WSR 03-11-049
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[
Filed May 16, 2003,
1:56 p.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 herbicide glyphosate (Rodeo¦ or Aquamaster¦),
surfactant (R-11¦, X-77¦ or LI-700¦) and marker dyes may be
used between June 1, 2003, and October 31, 2003. Properly
licensed pesticide applicators who have obtained coverage
under a WSDA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Waste Discharge General Permit may apply glyphosate 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 the herbicide, glyphosate, is one of the options
used to control Spartina. These infestations may also be
treated by mowing, digging or covering.
For more information, including locations of possible
application sites, contact the WSDA Spartina Control Program
at (360) 902-1923 or (360) 902-1853, or write to the WSDA
Spartina Program, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560. 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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