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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