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Good afternoon, Howard, Would you please look into the attached request? {sent it on April 2, 2015 and haven’t heard back. Mike/Howard, Would it be possible to arrange a meeting sometime soon, maybe the next time Mike conducts a site visit in Flint? Thanks Jim Jim Henry RS, MBA Environmental Health Supervisor Genesee County Health Department www.gchd.us 630 S, Saginaw St., Suite 4 Flint, MI 48502-1540 Phone (810) 257-3618 Fax (810) 257-3125 E-mail [email protected] xxxEND_PAGE:deq03_b604_2838_3252_081 *NOTIC are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, use, distribution, copying, or taking of any action in reliance of the contents of this e-mail is stricdly prohibited. Ul you have received this ¢-mail in error, please notify me via e-mail and permanently delete the original and destroy all copies. ‘Thank you. his e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee and may contain proprictary, confidential or privileged information. Ifyou For a copy of the Health Department’s Notice of Tnformation Practices, contact the Health Department or visit the Health Department's website at http://www. gchd.us/

Hello everyone, - The Genesee County Health Department has made several written and verbal requests for specific information since October, 2014, including a Freedom of Information Act Request on January 27, 2015. The information still has not been received and the city’s lack of cooperation continues to prevent my office from performing our responsibilities. The Genesee County Health Department has the responsibility to conduct Illness Investigations and consider all potential sources, this Is not optional. In 2014, Genesee County experienced a significant increase of confirmed Legionella illnesses relative to previous years. Legionella can be a deadly, waterborne disease that typically affects the respiratory s' (stem. The increase of the illnesses closely corresponds with the timeframe of the switch to Flint ’ River water. ‘The majority of the cases reside or have an association with the city. Also, McLaren Hospital identified and mitigated Legionella in their water system: This is rather _ glaring information and it needs to be looked into now, prior to the warmer summer months “when Legionella is at its peak and we are potentially faced with a crisis. < This situation has been explicitly explained to MDEQ-and many of the city’s officials. | want to make sure, in writing that there are no misunderstandings regarding this significant and urgent public health issue. The Trihalomethane issues “pale i in comparison” to the poteniial public ai risks of Legionella. _lam subnilting ‘the attached FOIA request again and requesting that the legal. obligations of the request are met. If the information is not available, please let me know. In the past, | \ have requested to meet with the water plant staff dnd MDEQ regarding Legionella concerns. | did'not receive a response from the water plant staff and MDEQ declined. | think it is in the: best Interest for all stakeholders that we meet and discuss the Issues. Respectfully, Jim xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b240_1890_2019_015 Jim Henty RS, MBA Environmental Health Supervisor, Genesee County Health Depariment veww.gchd us 630 S. Saginaw St., Suite 4. Flint, MI 48502-1540 Phone (810) 257-3618 Fax (810) 257-3125 E-mail [email protected] — xxxEND_PAGE:deq26_b240_1890_2019_016