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AGENDA ITEM: Grant Application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and
Energy, Water Resources Division for the 2025-2026 Rapid Methods and Microbial Source Tracking
for Beaches Program
DEPARTMENT: Health & Human Services
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2025 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-4838
Motion to approve the grant application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes
and Energy (EGLE), Water Resources Division of the 2025 – 2026 Rapid Methods and Microbial
Source Tracking for Beaches Program in the amount $150,000.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Grant Penny Luebs
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Oakland County Health Division is applying for grant funding through the Michigan Department
of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Water Resources Division Rapid Methods and
Microbial Source Tracking for Beach Program in the amount of $150,000. The EGLE Rapid
Methods and Microbial Source Tracking for Beach Program provides funding for routine monitoring
of beaches used by the public for recreational use to identify hosts and locations of fecal
contamination.
Grant funds will be used to continue analyzing bathing beach waters to prevent illness, provide data
to assist in evaluating the detection of Escherichia coli (E. Coli), and identifying sources of fecal
contamination through September 30, 2026.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Leigh-Anne Stafford, Director Health & Human Services
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 1/23/2025
AGENDA DEADLINE: 01/23/2025 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. Grant Review Sign-Off
2. New Project Description qPCR 2025-2026
3. Timetable 2025-2026
4. qPCR Grant application cover sheet 2025
5. PCR Grant Work Plan 2025-2026
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2025-01-14 Public Health & Safety - Recommend to Board
2025-01-23 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Penny Luebs
Seconded by: Commissioner Christine Long
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault,
Linnie Taylor, Robert Smiley (18)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: William Miller III (1)
Passed
GRANT REVIEW SIGN-OFF – Health & Human Services/Health APP00201
GRANT NAME: 2025-2026 Rapid Methods and Microbial Source Tracking for Beaches
FUNDING AGENCY: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Stacey Sledge 248-452-2151
STATUS: Application (Greater than $50,000.00)
Please be advised that the captioned grant materials have completed the internal grant review. Below are the returned
comments.
The Board of Commissioners’ liaison committee resolution and grant application package (which should include this sign-
off and the grant application with related documentation) should be downloaded into Civic Clerk to be placed on the next
agenda(s) of the appropriate Board of Commissioners’ committee(s) for grant acceptance by Board resolution.
DEPARTMENT REVIEW
Management and Budget:
Approved – Shannon Lee (12/20/2024)
Human Resources:
Approved by Human Resources. No position impact. – Hailey Matthews (12/23/2024)
Risk Management:
Approved. No County insurance requirements. – Robert Erlenbeck (12/21/2024)
Corporation Counsel:
Approved. There are no legal issues with the grant application. - Sharon Kessler (12/23/2024)
Project Description- Rapid Methods and Microbial Source Tracking For Beaches Program
2025-2026
Statement of Water Resource Concerns/Issues
Oakland County’s bathing beach water quality has been monitored for nearly 40 consecutive
years by testing for fecal coliform (until 1995) and E.coli (1995-present). The county has had
reason to recommend closure of beaches to swimmers many times due to the presence of E.
coli bacteria that exceeded water quality standards. The Health Division’s concern is for the
health and safety of its recreational bathing beach users and for the accurate and timely
conveyance of sampling results to would be swimmers. Though this is not a mandated
program, Oakland County intends to continue dedicating resources to bathing beach water
quality sampling for the purpose of protecting and promoting public health by evaluating the
quality of water at bathing beaches to determine whether the water is safe for bathing
purposes. In 2015, Oakland County acquired 2 Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
(qPCR) machines for beach water analysis. The Oakland County laboratory began analyzing
beach samples via qPCR late that year and continued through the summers of 2016 through
2023. In the summer of 2023, Oakland County Laboratory began testing 12 beaches daily and
using a calculated threshold for each beach to issue advisories.
With continued funding, Oakland County hopes to maintain analyzing beach waters with
qPCR to ultimately aid in creating a standard for E.coli using this rapid testing analysis.
Additional funding will also allow for source- tracking analysis on select beaches.
By enforcing 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.12541) as amended, citizens will be made aware of
the sampling efforts and the location of reported sampling results. If the water is
determined to be unsafe for bathing, the bathing beach will be closed by order or by other
measures.
Project Goals and Objectives
Oakland County’s Bathing qPCR Beach Program has the following goals: 1) to prevent
illness associated with recreational bathing beach waters, 2) to provide accurate and timely
sampling results to the public 3) to protect and improve the environment 4) to provide data
to assist in evaluating the detection of Escherichia coli (E.coli) via qPCR compared to
traditional culture based methods and 5) to identify sources of fecal contamination at
selected beaches.
These goals will be met with the following objectives: Sampling will occur at the season’s
selected public and semi-public beaches at least 4 times per week during the 10-week bathing
season and will be consistent with sections 12541 to 12546 of Act 368,
P.A. 1978 and Rules. Beaches will be selected that were sampled and analyzed with qPCR in
previous beach seasons. These beaches were originally selected for qPCR analysis based on
historical E.coli levels consistently greater than 10 E.coli/100ml. The left, center, and right
samples (A, B, and C) will be run using the traditional culture-based method (Colilert) and a
composite will be done with both culture and qPCR. This will allow for 12 paired samples
(Colilert vs qPCR) per day Monday through Thursday. Additional beaches will be sampled
and analyzed using the standard culture-based method only. Standard results will be
recorded and made available to the public electronically through the State and County
websites and updated on a daily basis. Beach contacts and local municipalities will be
notified via telephone and/or email. Monitoring protocol will comply with Rule 62, of the
Part 4 Administrative Rules, Water Quality Standards, Part 31, Act 451, P.A. 1994.
Beaches with high levels of E.coli based on qPCR results will have an advisory posted the
same day as testing. Waters not in compliance with culture-based quality standards will be
immediately closed to swimmers until such time that additional samples have shown the
waters to be safe by laboratory analysis. Signage, indicating the beach is temporarily closed,
will be posted at the beach entrance, and removed upon acceptable sampling results. The
geometric mean results and closures will be posted on the BeachGuard website. In addition,
Oakland County will maintain a list of seasonal beach closings and re-openings on the
County Website.
Oakland County’s summer Student Sanitarians will be utilized for sampling, beach surveys,
and closing/reopening of beaches. The Program Coordinator and/or Assistant will perform
sample result review and data entry. Laboratory Students and Clinical Laboratory Scientists
will set up beach water samples for analysis. Clinical Laboratory Scientists will read beach
water sample results and run qPCR and source-tracking samples.
Background Information and Study Design
In the past, Oakland County routinely sampled over 100 public and semi-public beaches each
season. With the unfortunate downturn in available resources, Oakland County was forced to
limit its sampling program to exclusively public beaches beginning in 2009. Only 45 public
beaches were monitored during that time.
With the funding opportunities available Oakland County has been able to increase
monitoring to include not only the public beaches but also subsets of semi-public beaches.
The semi-public beaches are often subdivision or lake association beaches typically
frequented by residents of a particular area. These beaches are used by hundreds of bathers
each summer and tend to be closed more often than the public beaches. Sampling the semi-
public beaches is important as many may not be maintained on a regular basis. Deficiencies
in maintenance would be identified during the sanitary surveys. Sampling of the semi-public
beaches would not only help to educate the homeowners but would call attention to the
importance of maintaining septic systems, and keeping the beaches free from debris
including animal waste if sampling results proved unsatisfactory and further source- tracking
analysis pinpointed the causes of closures. The semi-public beaches having elevated E. coli
levels would continue to be sampled the following year. By identifying these problem semi-
public beaches, and sampling more frequently, Oakland County hopes to work with the
homeowner associations, encouraging participation in the active improvement of their beach
water quality.
Each of the proposed 12 bathing beaches is to be sampled four times weekly for qPCR- for a
minimum of 10 weeks during the swimming seasons. Each will be sampled in a minimum of
three locations representative of the designated swimming area. A composite will be used for
qPCR and left, right, center and composite will be run with Colilert. The daily geometric
mean and 30-day geometric mean, as applicable, will be calculated and results entered
directly to DEQ’s database via BeachGuard. Closing and re-openings will be posted on the
Oakland County website. qPCR values will be used to issue a beach advisory the same day as
sampling. Sampling is proposed to begin in June and continue through mid-August for each
of the bathing seasons.
Organization Information
Oakland County’s mission is, “To protect the community through health promotion, disease
prevention and protection of the environment.” We do this by focusing on our current
strategic priority “Protecting Environmental Health” and our vision of being “Your
recognized leader in public health”. The Health Division’s proposed bathing beach
monitoring program encompasses these as well as our values of service, education and safety.
With the help of program staff, the County has been able to keep bathing beach sampling
viable as a county program, and it remains one of our most in-demand and high-profile
summer programs. With additional grant assistance and the continued use of the qPCR
equipment for source-tracking, the beach monitoring program will be able to expand, thus
providing greater protection to our citizens and environment, moving toward real-time beach
analysis providing results to the public the same day.
Program staff consists of full time and part-time county employees and summer students
that devote a portion of their time to beaches. All staff involved have a strong educational
background in science, and the laboratory students are currently studying Clinical
Laboratory Science or related programs in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.
The student sanitarians are currently studying environmental health or related programs in
pursuit of a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.
Partners
None
Project Sustainability
Once the Student Sanitarians and Laboratory Students have completed their service to
Oakland County, full-time staff will monitor those beaches that continue to have water
quality problems as determined in the previous months’ sampling. Media contact will
continue to be a part of the program. When done in a responsible fashion, media stories help
inform the public about the program. Dissemination of the Oakland County and EGLE beach
monitoring websites also help keep the public informed. The County is optimistic that
continued sampling of all public beaches, as well as the semi-public beaches, will occur in
seasons to come. Oakland County intends to continue its summer bathing beach sampling
program in the future as it has in the past.
Evaluation
Evaluations of the Student Sanitarians and Laboratory students training, sampling, and
monitoring protocol will be conducted weekly. Improvements will be developed as
opportunity arises.
All results will be reported to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and
Energy (EGLE) per Section 12541 of Act 368, P.A. 1978 as amended and rules. This will be
done by utilizing the Oakland County portion of the BeachGuard website. Additional
reporting will be completed via Oakland County’s website by posting all beach closings and
re-openings for public use. Also, notifications of scheduled sampling will be provided to the
appropriate City, Village or Township, as well as the beach contac ts, prior to the sampling
start date with directions on how to locate individual results on both State and County
Websites. Beach contact personnel as well as the appropriate City, Village, or Township will
be notified via telephone and/or email when beaches are closed and/or reopened. qPCR and
source-tracking results will be provided to EGLE, as samples are analyzed, via spreadsheets
supplied by the EPA.
Project Summary
OCHD’s concern is for the health and safety of beach users. The Beach Monitoring
Program’s goals are to prevent illness associated with recreational waters, provide timely
sampling results to the public, and protect and improve the environment. Monitoring will
comply with Part 4, Rule 62, Water Quality Standards, Part 31, Act 451, P.A. 1994. qPCR
results will be used to issue beach advisories the same day as sampling. Waters not in
compliance will be closed until resamples show the waters to be safe. Closure and Advisory
signs will be posted and removed upon acceptable results. Results and closings/reopening
will be posted on the OCHD and EGLE websites. Beaches that have consistent high E.coli
results will be sent out to Oakland University or run in Oakland County Lab for Source
tracking. All source tracking results will be evaluated by the environmental epidemiologist
who will contact beach managers to resolve any issues.
The following 12 beaches will be run for qPCR testing.
2025 qPCR Beaches
BEACH LAKE WATERSHED CVT
Seven Lakes State Park
Big Seven
Lake Flint Holly
Independence Oaks County Park
Crooked
Lake Clinton Independence
Crossroads for Youth Handsome Clinton Oxford
Pontiac Recreation Area
Pontiac
Lake Huron White Lake
Ferndale Park
Sylvan
Lake Clinton Sylvan Lake
Thelma Spencer Park
Carter
Lake Clinton Rochester Hills
Willow Street Beach Cass Lake Clinton Keego Harbor
Grove Street Beach Cass Lake Clinton Keego Harbor
Dodge Park #4 Teeple Lake Recreation Area Cass Lake Clinton Waterford
Highland State Park Groveland Oaks County
Park
Teeple
Lake Huron White Lake
Paradise Beach
Stewart
Lake Flint Groveland
E.V. Mercer City Beach
Walled
Lake Rouge Walled Lake
Oakland County Beach Monitoring Program 2025/2026 Timetable
2025 2026
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8%1 Planning
1.1. QAPP
1.2. GPS
1.3. Deliver Notification Signs
1.4. Create database/forms
1.5. Assign beaches to
students/ create maps
1.6. Update website
1.7. Identify contacts and send
letters
3%2 Training
2.1. Update presentation
2.2. Field exercise
51%3 Sampling
3.1. Surveys
3.2. Weekly samples
3.3 Enter survey info
20.5%4 Laboratory Analysis
3%5
Data Entry and Sample
Review
5.1. Calculate geometric mean
5.2. Update OCHD website
5.3. Update BeachGuard
5.4 Supervisor Review
5.5. Review/data entry/filing
10%6 Follow-Up
1.0%7 Complaint Response
1%8 Contractual Services
3%9 Reporting
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Oakland County Beach Monitoring Program 2025/2026 Timetable
2026
Michigan.gov/EGLE Page 1 of 1 EQP5832 RAPID (Rev. 02/2222)
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
BEACHES PROGRAM
RAPID METHODS AND MST FOR BEACHES GRANT APPLICATION COVER SHEET
(Authorized by 1994 PA 451)
Project Name:
Project Location (Primary County):
Organization Name:
Organization Address: (# and Street Name)
(City) (State) (Zip Code)
Organization UEI #: Organization Federal ID #:
SIGMA ID: SIGMA Location Code:
Contact Person: (Name) (Title)
Contact’s E-Mail: Organization Phone:
Grant Amount Requested: $
Senate District Number(s):
Representative District Number(s):
Person with Grant Acceptance Authority:
(Name) , (Title)
Signature: Date:
If you need this information in an alternate format, contact EGLE-Accessibility@Michigan.gov or
call 800-662-9278.
EGLE does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, marital
status, disability, political beliefs, height, weight, genetic information, or sexual orientation in the
administration of any of its programs or activities, and prohibits intimidation and retaliation, as
required by applicable laws and regulations. Questions or concerns should be directed to the
Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator at EGLE-NondiscriminationCC@Michigan.gov or
517-249-0906.
This form and its contents are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be released to
the public.
This is page 1 of all proposals. Continue on the next page with the remainder of proposal.
Oakland County qPCR Grant Work Plan
If funding is awarded, Oakland County is requesting additional funds for the qPCR Methods for Oakland
County Beaches grant. The Grant application requests additional funding of $150,000.00 to expand the
beach monitoring program to cover the 2025-2026 beach monitoring season. The Work Plan for the
2025-2026 beach monitoring season is as follows:
Task 1 (Planning- Staffing/Fringe)
The beach monitoring program will be organized and planned in the winter and spring of 2025 and 2026.
The Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) will be prepared and reviewed with laboratory staff. Any
beaches currently without recent GPS coordinates will be captured. Proposed beach sampling points will
be mapped. Data entry programs and websites will be updated to reflect current sampling sites. Notices
will be sent to beach contacts and city, villages, and townships regarding sampling.
Sub-Task 1.1
Drafting and submission of the required Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) will be
completed by the Program Supervisor and laboratory staff in accordance with EGLE guidelines.
Approval of the QAPP is to be granted prior to any beach sampling for the se ason.
Sub-Task 1.2
The proposed lists of bathing beaches to be sampled will be used to create a spreadsheet for data
entry. Other tables, forms and reports are developed as necessary for program information
management. Annual and Routine survey forms may be updated/revised.
Sub-Task 1.3
Beaches will be clustered by geographical area and assigned to a Student Sanitarian. Each
Student Sanitarian is given a report generated from the bathing beach database indicating the
beach name, beach identifier, city, village, or township of beach location, and beach address
and/or cross-streets as a reference.
Sub-Task 1.4
The Program Coordinator will update the Oakland County website and Beach guard with current
beach monitoring information.
Sub-Task 1.5
The cities, villages, and townships in which each of the season’s beaches is located, as well as the
beach operator/contact person for each beach will be notified via form letter informing them of
the sampling to occur. The Program Coordinator/Supervisor will complete the letters. Work will
be in accordance with Section 12541, Act 368, P.A. 1978 as amended.
Estimate percentages for Task 1: 1.1 % Staffing/Fringe Budget (13 Total Hours: Laboratory
Supervisor, Beach Program Coordinator, Beach Program
Supervisor, Program Sanitarian)
Task 2 (Training- Staffing/Fringe)
Seasonal training will be conducted by the Program Coordinator, Program Sanitarian and/or Supervisor.
Student Sanitarian training includes an introduction to Oakland County’s beach monitoring program,
beach survey methodology, laboratory tour, and sampling techniques and transport. Laboratory students
that are hired will be trained by a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in the technique for running culture
samples and filtering beaches for qPCR. Only trained Clinical Laboratory Scientists will do extractions
and pipet the 96 well plates. Clinical Laboratory Scientists will also analyze data in the workbooks
provided by the EPA. Additionally, Oakland County staff will be kept up to date regarding current beach
sampling information through attendance at MiNet calls.
Sub-Task 2.1
Training materials, including the inventory of equipment, will be reviewed. Hard-copy training
materials and electronic presentations will be updated (MS PowerPoint). Folders containing
PowerPoint notes, regulations, water guidelines, etc. will be provided to each Student Sanitarian.
Sub-Task 2.2
A field exercise and demonstration will be performed by the Program Coordinator for proper
depth and sampling technique. Proper sample handling, storage and transport will be discussed.
A tour of the laboratory will also be included.
Sub-Task 2.3
As time allows, the Program Supervisor will attend MiNet calls to stay abreast of current
monitoring throughout the state.
Estimated percentages for Task 2: 3.5% Staffing/Fringe Budget (54.75 Total Hours: Program
Coordinator, Program Sanitarian, Program Supervisor, 6 EH
Students, 2 lab students, Lab supervisor, 3 laboratory clinical
scientists.)
Task 3 (Sampling- Staffing/Fringe, Supplies)
The sampling season will run for 10 weeks each summer. Each of 12 beaches selected for qPCR testing
will be sampled four days per week. Beaches remaining closed past the routine monitoring dates will
continue to be sampled by program staff until the E.coli levels fall below standards or the beach is closed
for the season. Beach surveys will be conducted prior to routine sampling. Routine beach surveys will be
done prior to each sampling event. Survey results will be entered into Beach guard.
Sub-Task 3.1
Annual beach surveys will be performed the week prior to the sampling start date. Routine beach
sanitary surveys will be done during each sampling event. Oakland County sanitary survey forms
will be used.
Sub-Task 3.2
Water will be sampled at 3 locations within the boundaries of each assigned beach. Samples will
generally be taken one foot below the surface in water that is between three and six feet in depth
and will be collected 4 days per week. Each sample will be stored and transported in coolers with
cold-packs and delivered to the county lab within 4 to 5 hours of the day’s first sample. Sampling
will be for 10 weeks.
Sub-Task 3.3
EH Students will enter the beach annual and routine surveys into Beach guard upon returning to
the office or at their earliest convenience if resampling is necessary.
Estimated percentages for Task 3: 23.0% Staffing/Fringe Budget (450 Total Hours: 6 EH Students)
10 % Supplies Budget (Bottles)
Task 4 (Laboratory Analysis- Staffing/Fringe, Supplies)
Standard curves will be created by each Clinical Laboratory Scientist prior to qPCR analysis. Water
samples will be delivered directly to the laboratory the day of sampling. The Health Division lab is
EGLE certified. Culture samples are set up and run the day of receipt. Results are read for each
sample at the end of the 18-hour incubation time. All qPCR samples will be analyzed the same day.
If samples arrive late to the laboratory, they may be filtered and frozen for analysis at a later date.
Resampling and complaint response may extend beyond the 10 weeks scheduled for Student
Sanitarians due to unresolved closures. Beaches sampled for qPCR will also have resamples
analyzed with qPCR. Beaches selected for standard culture monitoring will have resamples run with
standard culture-based analysis. Selected beaches showing elevated E. Coli levels and consistent
beach closures will further be tested for source-tracking.
Sub-Task 4.1
Standard curves- these will be done at the beginning of the season by each Clinical
Laboratory Scientist that will be running the samples.
Sub-Task 4.2
Laboratory analysis of samples using culture and qPCR. Composites will be made for
each beach sample that will have qPCR. The composite sample will also be run using
a culture method.
Sub-Task 4.3
Source-tracking will be done on select samples for beaches with consecutive closures.
Filters will be sent out or run at Oakland County Lab for testing on markers requested by EH.
Estimated percentages for Task 4: 28% Staffing/Fringe Budget (280 Total Hours: 4 Lab
Technicians, 2 Lab Students)
90% Supplies Budget (qPCR Supplies, Bottles, Reagent, Trays)
Task 5 (Data Entry and Sample Review- Staffing/Fringe)
Once sample results have been obtained from the County’s laboratory, the Program Coordinator,
Sanitarian, or Supervisor enters results into an in-house database. Results are entered and any closures
are updated well within the 36-hour requirement per the Public Health Code.
Sub-Task 5.1
The Program Coordinator will calculate the geometric mean for each sampling event. Analysis
will comply with Rule 62, of the Part 4 Rules, Water Quality Standards, Part 31, Act 451, P.A.
1994 for total body contact.
Sub-Task 5.2
The Program Coordinator will update closings or re-openings on the Oakland County Website.
Information updates may extend beyond the 10 weeks scheduled for Student Sanitarians.
Sub-Task 5.3
The Program Coordinator will enter all sampling results directly to the EGLE database via the
BeachGuard website. Annual and routine Sanitary Survey information will also be entered (EH
Students may perform this task). Information updates may extend beyond the 10 weeks scheduled
for Student Sanitarians.
Sub-Task 5.4
The Program Supervisor will review beach sample results each week and determine if source-
tracking is necessary.
Sub-Task 5.5
The Program Coordinator will complete any outstanding survey entries and file beach
information appropriately at the conclusion of each beach season.
Sub-Task 5.6
Environmental Epidemiologist will review all reports and estimate individual qPCR numbers for
each beach.
Estimated percentage for Task 5: 20% Staffing/Fringe Budget (Total Hours 175: Beach Program
Coordinator, Beach Program Supervisor, Program Sanitarian,
Epidemiologist)
Task 6 (Follow-up- Staffing/Fringe)
The sampling results may indicate needed follow-up for individual beaches. Follow-up may include
notifying the beach owner/operator of noncompliance, notifying the appropriate city, village, or township,
and closing the bathing beach to the public by posting the beach closing sign or advisory sign on site.
Student sanitarians are assigned follow-up as needed. All results will be entered into Beachguard.
Estimated percentages for Task 6: 3.8% Staffing/Fringe Budget (46 Total Hours: 6 EH Students,
Program Coordinator, Program Supervisor, Program Sanitarian
Task 7 (Complaint Response- Staffing/Fringe)
The Oakland County Health Division will respond to all bathing beach complaints during the standard
swimming season (June – August) within 24 hours. Each complaint will be entered into our in house
Ehealth or Accella system for tracking purposes and documented in the quarterly reports submitted to
EGLE. When necessary, a site visit and investigation will occur. Water samples may be taken at bathing
beach locations if the beach is identified as a semi-public beach.
Estimated percentage for Task 7: 3.1% Staffing/Fringe Budget (25 Total Hours: Senior
Sanitarian/ Beach Program Coordinator, Program Supervisor,
Program Sanitarian)
Task 8 (Contractual Services- Staffing/Fringe, Contractual Services)
Recognizing the importance of keeping up to date on newer technologies, keeping abreast of the latest
findings, as well as networking with fellow beach program coordinators, Oakland County proposes to
send staff to applicable conferences/webinars, such as the Great Lakes Beach Association conference .
We will also contract with other labs to run source tracking on beach samples that have consistently high
E coli results.
Estimated percentages for Task 8: 2.5 % Staffing/Fringe Budget (20 Total Hours: Beach Program
Coordinator, Beach Program Supervisor, Epidemiologist
-100% Contractual Services Budget (Conference/Webinar fees)
Task 9 (Reporting- Staffing/Fringe)
The development and submission of the quarterly status reports and a final report, following EGLE
guidance, will be completed by the Laboratory Supervisor. Draft and final products and deliverables will
be provided, as applicable, to EGLE.
Estimated percentage of for Task 7: 15% Staffing/Fringe Budget (100 Total Hours: Beach Program
Supervisor, Epidemiologist)
Note: Providing products and deliverables will include all data collected in both hard copy and electronic
format as requested.
Estimated total hours in proposed Grant for qPCR Methods for Oakland County Beaches= 1 163.75
hours