WSR 02-15-123
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[
Filed July 19, 2002,
12:27 p.m.
]
LEGAL NOTICE
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)
Laboratory Services Division is hereby notifying the affected
public that the herbicide Rodeo¦ (glyphosate), surfactant (R-11,
X-77 or LI-700) and marker dyes may be used between June 15,
2002, and October 31, 2002. Properly licensed pesticide
applicators who have obtained coverage under a WSDA National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Waste Discharge General
Permit may apply Rodeo¦ 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 Rodeo¦ 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 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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