WSR 09-13-009
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[
Filed June 4, 2009,
9:18 a.m.
]
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR SPARTINA TREATMENT IN WESTERN WASHINGTON
LEGAL NOTICE: The Washington state department of
agriculture (WSDA) plant protection division is hereby
notifying the affected public that the herbicides glyphosate
(e.g. Aquamaster¦, Aquaneat¦, or Rodeo¦) and imazapyr (e.g.
Habitat¦ or Polaris AQ¦), surfactants (e.g. 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, 2009, and October 31,
2009. 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, but not
eradicated, 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 number for reporting concerns about Spartina
treatments is (360) 407-6938.
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