WSR 05-13-001
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[
Filed June 1, 2005,
2:43 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, 2005, and October 31, 2005. 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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