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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For what it&#8217;s worth and fyi:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of the Interior have agreed to &nbsp;improve coordination and collaboration on issues related to pharmaceuticals in drinking water through a new memorandum of understanding. Under this agreement, federal agencies will share scientific data and information and coordinate potential future research on the presence of pharmaceuticals in drinking water, their sources and potential health effects. The agencies formulated the agreement in response to a recommendation by the Government Accountability Office in 2011. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0013NEsI9DMjX6Y6VDGlE1pcYS8xF8En29qKJBfRs0496kfQbBcQGCley2zwL9x3VvA117SuFOJFPjc_bonboWNNsfuA30tBroQY7BVAhY9QovIo0lilRllQZHBh5FUCw45SRGsVm6R53KvQWqJMeugMFIFJyBLehhy" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>Click here for more information on the agreement</span></a> or <a href="http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/ppcp/index.cfm">http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/ppcp/index.cfm</a> under &#8220;Other <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>New!</span>&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Allen Gilliam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>501.682.0625</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>