WSR 04-16-032
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[
Filed July 27, 2004,
11:53 a.m.
]
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SPARTINA TREATMENT IN WESTERN WASHINGTON
LEGAL NOTICE: The Washington State Department of
Agriculture (WSDA) Laboratory Services Division is hereby
notifying the affected public that the herbicides glyphosate
(Aquamaster¦, Aquaneat¦, or Rodeo¦) and imazapyr (Habitat¦),
surfactants (R-11TM, X-77TM, Agri-DexTM, Class Act Next
GenerationTM, CompetitorTM, Dyne-AmicTM, KineticTM, or LI-700TM) and
marker dyes may be used to control invasive Spartina grass
species between June 1, 2004, and October 31, 2004. Properly
licensed pesticide applicators who have obtained coverage
under the WSDA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Waste Discharge General Permit may apply glyphosate or
imazapyr to control the noxious weed Spartina on the saltwater
tideflats of Grays Harbor, Hood Canal, Willapa Bay, Puget
Sound, and the north and west sides of the Olympic Peninsula. Use of herbicides is one of the options used to control
Spartina. These infestations may also be treated by mowing,
digging, crushing, or covering.
For more information, including locations of possible
application sites or information on Spartina, contact the WSDA
Spartina Control Program at (360) 902-1923, or write WSDA
Spartina Program, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560. To
contact the WSDA NPDES permit coordinator, call Brad White at
(360) 902-2071. The Washington State Department of Ecology
twenty-four hour emergency/spill response hotline is (425)
649-7000 (northwest region) or (360) 407-6300 (southwest
region).
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