Implementation of Best Management Practices to Mitigate OP Pesticides Runoff; a CALFED funded grant project.
Summary
SCH Number
2002048102
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley), Sacramento
Document Title
Implementation of Best Management Practices to Mitigate OP Pesticides Runoff; a CALFED funded grant project.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/9/2002
Document Description
This project will serve as a vehicle for implementing the Sacramento River Watershed Program (SRWP) Organophosphate Pesticide Focus Group (OPFG) Water Quality Management Strategy for Diazinon in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers (WQMS) which was developed to address water quality problems stemming from the use of diazinon as a dormant orchard spray. The strategy includes a full suite of practices organized into three categories: Pest Management Strategies, On-site Practices for Runoff Reduction and Application Methods. The project team will work with growers in the defined project area to establish demonstration sites in privately owned orchards. Various combinations of management practices from the three categories will be implemented in the demonstration orchards, and their effectiveness in pest management and/or reducing off-site movement of diazinon will be evaluated.
Contact Information
Name
Kelly Briggs
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley),
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sutter, Yuba
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304, 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities, which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action, which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded.
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