WSR 06-20-066
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Filed September 29, 2006,
12:25 p.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-11™, Agri-Dex™, Class Act Next Generation™, Competitor™,
Dyne-Amic™, Kinetic™, or LI-700™) and marker dyes may be used
to control invasive Spartina grass species between June 1,
2006, and October 31, 2006. 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
24-hour emergency/spill response hotline is (425) 649-7000
(northwest region) or (360) 407-6300 (southwest region).
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