Poisoned Waters
April 21, 2009
DIRECTED BY
Rick Young
WRITTEN BY
Hedrick Smith
Rick Young
CORRESPONDENT AND SENIOR PRODUCER
Hedrick Smith
PRODUCER
Marc Shaffer
EDITOR
Penny Trams
PRINCIPAL CAMERA
Peter Pearce
Foster Wiley
FIELD PRODUCER
Catherine D. Rentz
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Fritz Kramer
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Simona Raetz
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Eric Kaye
CAMERA
Kevin Ely
Sean Fine
Murray Pinczuk
SECOND CAMERA
Fritz Kramer
Catherine D. Rentz
Rick Young
SOUND
Brian Buckley
Greg Braezaele
Dwayne Dell
Chad Findlay
Corey Fuller
Paul Rusnak
Rodrigo Salvatierra
Dennis Towns
REPORTERS/RESEARCHERS
Ann Collier
Phil Eidenberg-Noppe
Rachel Feichter
Jenny Smith
ONLINE EDITOR
Jim Ferguson
SOUND MIX
Jim Sullivan
GRAPHICS
Jannis Productions
MOTION CONTROL
Berle Cherney
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Susan Zox
JIB OPERATOR
Steve Seitz
OFFICE MANAGER
Janina Roncevic
BUDGET COORDINATOR
Suzanne Snyder
TRANSCRIBERS
Patti Pancoe
Suzanne Pardee
Kathleen Wills
INTERNS
Thomas Cartwright
Michael Drohan
Matt Fuentes
Sophie Glickstein
Jason Gordon
Sarah Harrison
Saila Huusko
Aruna K. Jain
Andrew Kirkman
Lindsay Markel
Oskar Piegsa
John Richter
Kate Schuler
Emily Paige Scott
Rachel Trainer
Insa Winter
Christopher J. Wohlers
STOCK VIDEO
Arlington County Government
Boeing Images
Carol Burns
Center for Whale Research, Ken Balcomb
Cleveland State University Library
Drescher Films, Inc.
KOMO 9
Maryland Sea Grant, Michael Fincham
Maryland Public Television, Mike English
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
National Geographic, Thought Equity
NBC News Archives
Nick Caloyianis Productions, Inc.
NOAA, NWFSC, Brad Hanson
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Pond 5
Piedmont Environmental Council
Sea Studios Foundation
Walkabout Productions, Inc.
Washington Scuba Alliance, Mike Racine
Washington Tourism Board, Sean Frego
The Weather Channel
STILL PHOTOS
AP Images
Corbis
Rick Dove
David Harp
Delaware Public Archives
Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post
Farm Sanctuary
Getty Images
Interstate Commission on Potomac River Basin
Skagit County Historical Museum
Washington State Dept. of Transportation, Ferries Division
Waterkeeper Alliance
West Group
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Arnold & Porter
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
James Fitzpatrick
Mike & Kathryn Hanley
Seattle Public Utilities
The Tower Club Tysons Corner
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
The Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center
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ASSISTANT EDITORS
Mark Dugas
Tyrra Turner
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Megan McGough
SERIES MUSIC
Mason Daring
Martin Brody
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Diane Buxton
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Alissa Rooney
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Sandy St. Louis
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Peter Lyons
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Beth Lowell
SECRETARY
Christopher Kelleher
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Carla Borras
COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Lisa Palone
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Eric Brass
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Lisa Sullivan
UNIT MANAGER
Mary Sullivan
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Tobee Phipps
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Maya Carmel
WEBSITE ASSOCIATE DEVELOPER
Bill Rockwood
WEBSITE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Gretchen Gavett
David Kieley
WEBSITE PRODUCER
Richard Parr
WEBSITE COORDINATING PRODUCER
Sarah Moughty
DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
Sam Bailey
COORDINATING PRODUCER
Robin Parmelee
STORY EDITOR
Catherine Wright
SENIOR PRODUCER SPECIAL PROJECTS
Sharon Tiller
SENIOR EDITOR
Ken Dornstein
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Marrie Campbell
SERIES MANAGER
Jim Bracciale
SENIOR PRODUCER
Raney Aronson-Rath
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Louis Wiley Jr.
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Michael Sullivan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
David Fanning
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