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Pesticide Facts: Regulatory Controls

Pesticide Facts: Regulatory Controls. Carol Ramsay Pesticide Education Specialist. State Pesticide Regulators. WA Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) Product Registration Pesticide Compliance Applicator Licensing WA Dept. of Ecology (DOE)

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Pesticide Facts: Regulatory Controls

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  1. Pesticide Facts:RegulatoryControls Carol Ramsay Pesticide Education Specialist WSU WNV Presentation - April 14, 2003

  2. State Pesticide Regulators • WA Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) • Product Registration • Pesticide Compliance • Applicator Licensing • WA Dept. of Ecology (DOE) • Special permits for applying anypesticide into water (Dept. of Health)

  3. Laws regarding pesticide salesand use • Federal • FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act • US EPA - delegated state authority to WA Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) • State • RCW 15.58 and WAC 17.21 • General Rules related to Pesticide Use • Administered by WA Dept. of Agriculture

  4. Testing Prior to Registration • Manufacturer conducts tests • EPA scientists review data; make decisions on approval of the labeled product • Efficacy or performance • Acute and chronic toxicity • Degradation and mobility • Environment and wildlife • Residue testing (food & feed crops)

  5. WSDA Pesticide Registration • General Use products • Home and garden products • Professional grade products • Restricted Use products for professionals • Because of human health or environmental concerns • RestrictedUse by US EPA • RestrictedUse by WSDA

  6. Insecticide Mosquito Pesticides • Home and Garden products • Aquatic larvicides exempt from Restricted Use status • Adulticides • Professional Use products • Aquatic larvicides • ALL RESTRICTED USE in WA • All uses require application by a certified applicator and a pollutant discharge permit • Adulticides

  7. Mosquito Control Products Remember: All non home & garden LARVICIDES are Restricted Use • Adulticides • Repellants • Knockdown and Kill • Larvicides • Petroleum oils • Insect growth regulators • Microbial (bacteria) • Organophosphates

  8. Restricted Use Pesticide • Can only be purchased by a “Certified Applicator” or their authorized agent • Can only be used by a Certified Applicator or person under their direct supervision

  9. WSDA Applicator Licensing • Examination process to document ability of person to understand: • Pesticide laws • Label comprehension • Human health and environmental safety • Proper pesticide handling practices • IPM basics • Pest management overview

  10. “Certified Applicators” in WA • Public Operator • Commercial Applicator/Operator • Private-Commercial Applicator • Private Applicator • NOT: consultants or dealers

  11. Public Operator • Works for public agency or public utility (city, county, state, federal) • License only valid for work being done “on the job” with that agency. Not valid if not employed or not working for agency. • Can provide advice as well

  12. Commercial Applicator/Operator • Commercial Applicator • Head of business - Joint license for a single person, can provide advice as well • Certified in all categories for which the company does business • Commercial Operator • Employed by a Commercial Applicator • Exam endorsement for areas in which they work • Only valid while employed • Can provide advice as well

  13. Private-Commercial Applicator • Applies to private property (owner or employee) that does not produce an agricultural commodity. • Apartment complex, housing association, commercial building grounds manager • Private golf course grounds manager • Tribal nations, non agriculture

  14. Private Applicator • Owner or employee of farm, dairy, ranch, forest, nursery, or greenhouse • Producing an agricultural commodity or associated non-cropland

  15. Who must be certified to APPLY? • Any person applying or supervising the use of a “restricted use pesticide” • Any person who is in the “business” of applying pesticides (for hire) • Any public employee who applies general use pesticides through power equipment

  16. Who must be certified to CONSULT? • Any person who provides advice regarding the selection or use of any non-home and garden pesticide • Public Consultant (i.e. WSU employees) • Commercial Consultant • Dealer-Manager (within distribution facility) • Public or Commercial Applicators/Operators can consult

  17. Mosquito ControlExams and Endorsements Required • Public, Commercial, Private-Commercial • Statewide Pest Control (PHPC) • Public Health Pest Control • Larvicides into water** • Adulticides • Aquatic Pest Control • Larvicides into water** • Adulticides (assoc. w/ aquatic situations) ** only categories which allow larviciding Applicators Operators Consultants Must pass Laws & Safety Exam

  18. Exams/Endorsement for Adulticides only:Public, Commercial, and Private-Commercial • Agric. Insect & Disease - any agricultural site allowed by label • Turf & Ornamental Insect & Disease - any turf or ornamental site allowed by label • PCO General - any residential or commercial building site for indoor or perimeter spray treatments allowed by label • Livestock Pest Control - onand around livestock

  19. Mosquito ControlExams and Endorsements Required • Private farm, forest, nursery, greenhouse • Private applicator -Adulticides, or larvicides into water wholly-contained on their agricultural property • Private applicator plus Aquatic Pest Control - larvicides into water that “moves off the property”

  20. WSDA Exam Locations • Yakima or Olympia - Every Tuesday Other WSDA Offices • Spokane, Wenatchee, Mt. Vernon • Monthly - check website • Moses Lake - bimonthly • Private Applicator only - some county Extension Offices for a $10 exam fee 1-877-301-4555 press 1, 1, 1 to location

  21. Annual Pesticide License Fees

  22. Maintain License • Annual fee - renewal notice in November, reports recertification credits as well • Recertification requirements • Private Applicator - 20 credits in 5 years, not to exceed 8 in any single year • All others - 40 credits in 5 years, not to exceed 15 in any single year • Examination option - every 5 years

  23. Pesticide Compliance • Must follow all label directions and precautions • Can only use on sites listed on the label • “It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.” • Chemical trespass concerns

  24. Pesticide Compliance • School and Day Care notification and posting rules are in effect for public health pesticide applications • Landscape posting rules not in effect for public health pesticide applications • Senstive Person Registry Notification rules not in effect , but I would encourage it

  25. Any questions regarding WSDA requirements? Onto WA Dept. of Ecology NPDES Permit

  26. Laws regarding placing any pesticide into water • Federal - Clean Water Act • US EPA - delegate state authority to WA Dept. of Ecology (DOE) • State - RCW 90.48.020 • Administered by WA Dept. of Ecology • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals did not exempt applicators from the need to obtain a permit to discharge pesticides into water

  27. NPDES Permit • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit • Exempts applicator from any liability stemming from a legal pesticide application into water that followed the guidelines of the NPDES permit for that application

  28. Aquatic Mosquito Control NPDES Permit • WA Dept. of Ecology general permit covering larvicide applications into water for control of mosquito larvae • WA Dept. of Health joined DOE permit for public health control

  29. Aquatic Mosquito Control NPDES Permit • Entities can apply to DOH to become part of the NPDES permit • It may fall to your local health district • Entities= mosquito control districts, municipalities, school districts, counties, public agencies, home owner associations, private firms, farms, etc (the landholder).

  30. NPDES Permit Requirements (1) • Annual application fee - $310 • Covered, if through Dept. of Health • 38 days pre-application public notification • Covered, if through Dept. of Health • Education and outreach • Covered, if through Dept. of Health • SEPA (State Envir. Policy Act) review • Covered, if through Dept. of Health

  31. NPDES Permit Requirements (2) • Adopt IPM/BMP measures in Ecology’s Best Management Practices for Mosquito Control • http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/pesticides/final_pesticide_permits/mosquito/mosquitocontr-bmpsfinal.pdf Or • Submit your own IPM/BMP’s measures with your application for approval IPM

  32. NPDES - IPM basis • Minimize contact with people and mosquito breeding sites • Monitoring mosquito populations and disease incidence • May be mosquito species-specific • Establish action thresholds for control • Mosquito treatment using IPM

  33. NPDES - BMP basis for small areas of concern • Conduct education and outreach to areas of control • Eliminate mosquito breeding sites (standing water) • Use of repellants • Protections for domestic animals • Track avian, equine, and human surveillance data • Action thresholds and IPM strategies

  34. NPDES BMP basis for wide-areasof concern • New construction sites, drainage and water treatment facilities, residential and commercial occupants, farms, and irrigation districts

  35. NPDES BMP basis for wide-areasof concern • Education and outreach to areas of control • Minimize mosquito breeding sites • Use of repellants • Protections of domestic animals • Repellants and vaccines • Track avian, equine, and human surveillance data • Action thresholds and IPM strategies

  36. DOE Permitted Larvicides • Monomolecular surface film - (suffocation) • Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis(bacteria) • Bacillus sphaericus(bacteria) • Methoprene (arthropod-specific growth regulator) • Petroluem distillates • Temephos (organophosphate) • Malathion (organophosphate) Must be registered in WA and approved by DOE

  37. Any questions regarding WA Dept. of Ecology(Dept. of Health)NPDES permits? Onto WSU Pesticide Resources

  38. WSU Pesticide Education • Web site • http://pep.wsu.edu • Schedule for Pre-license courses • Schedule for Recertification course • Special courses and conferences • Fact Sheets • Pesticide Licensing for Professional Mosquito Control • Prevention and Control of Mosquitoes • Link to WSDA, WSPRS, DOH-WNV

  39. Study Manuals for Licensing • WA Pesticide Laws and Safety, MISC0056 - for everyone except private applicators • Categories have similar names • Public Health Pest Control exam = Public Health Pest Control manual, WSU Extension publication MISC0151 • Order from Extension Bulletins Office • Toll free phone: 1-800-723-1763 • Website: http://pubs.wsu.edu/

  40. Public Health Pest Control Licensing Short Courses • Laws & Safety, plus Public Health Pest Control • 2-day with exam --> April 15,16 • Public Health Pest Control • 1-day with exam • July and August in Eastern & Western WA • Carol Ramsay, contact ramsay@wsu.edu • http://pep.wsu.edu

  41. Pesticide Personnel at WSU • Carol Ramsay - Pesticide Education Specialist • Carrie Foss - Community IPM Coordinator • Catherine Daniels - Pest Mgmt. Resource Manager • Art Antonelli - Urban/Livestock Entomologist • Doug Walsh - Agricultural IPM Specialist • Allan Felsot - Environmental Toxicologist

  42. WSU - WNV Web Site linkshttp://wnv.wsu.edu Pesticide Education Programhttp://pep.wsu.edu WSDA Pesticide Licensinghttp://www.wa.gov/agr/PestFert/LicensingEd/default.htm WA Dept. of Ecology NPDES permithttp://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/pesticides/index.html WA Dept. of Health West Nile Virushttp://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/Zoo/WNV/WNV.html

  43. Pesticide Education Program Thank You for Your Participation Carol Ramsay

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