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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">From</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">another list,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Portland, Oregon -</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Something to make you smile</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://blog.gayleleonard.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dope-in-the-water.jpg"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The parody song “Dope In the Water” (sung to the tune of “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple) was wri</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">tten and performed by Steve Anderson, Water Resources Analyst at Clean Water Services, Portland, Oregon. This is of course a timely issue since the release of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23503485"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">2008 Associated Press study</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> that claims</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">at least 41 million Americans may be getting a bonus of drugs and pharmaceuticals in their water supply</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2010/04/h2o-mp3-dope-in-the-water-steve-anderson/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="sans-serif">http://blog.gayleleonard.com/2010/04/h</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="sans-serif">2o-mp3-dope-in-the-water-steve-anderson/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Lyrics</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">We flush them down our toilets<BR>
We wash</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">‘</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">em down the drain<BR>
We take</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">‘</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">em when we feel bad<BR>
We take</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">‘</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">em for the pain<BR>
They come to us in the sewers<BR>
We</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">d treat</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">‘</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">em all but we can</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">t<BR>
When they show up at the headworks<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">They pass right through the treatment plant</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dope in the water<BR>
Hormones in the creek<BR>
Dope in the water</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">And what about them birth control pills?<BR>
At the outfall where the effluent swirls<BR>
Makin</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> changes in the wildlife<BR>
Little boy fish look a lot like girls<BR>
And</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> then we have our Prozac<BR>
Discharged by the very best<BR>
Don</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">t know how the fish like that<BR>
At least I guess they</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">re not depressed</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dope in the water<BR>
Hormones in the creek<BR>
Dope in the water</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">My coffee in the morning<BR>
Can keep a fish awake at night<BR>
Painkillers migh</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">t make</FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">‘</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">em feel good<BR>
But you know it just ain</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">t right<BR>
Cosmetics and perfumes, well<BR>
Just add to this witch</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">s brew<BR>
It</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">’</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">s high time to figure it out<BR>
Just what the hell this stuff can do</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Dope in the water<BR>
Hormones in the creek<BR>
Dope in the wate</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">r</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Deborah L. DeBiasi</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">(NEW!)<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Office of Water Permit Programs</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">PPCP</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">s, EDCs, and Microconstituents</FONT></SPAN></P>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN></I></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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