Northwest Environmental Advocates Petition to the Environmental Quality Commission to Initiate Rulemaking Related to Pesticides

On Aug. 9, 2012, Northwest Environmental Advocates submitted a petition to the Environmental Quality Commission requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking to adopt pesticide use regulations into Oregon’s water quality standards rules (Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 340, Division 41). The petition also requests that DEQ revise the pesticide general permit and that the Commission petition the state boards of agriculture and forestry to take actions.

The Commission decided to deny the rulemaking petition at their meeting in Bend, Oregon on October 25, 2012. Please see the documents below for additional information.

EQC Order

EQC Staff Report

Attachments

• Attachment A - Petition
• Attachment B - Presiding officer's report on public hearing
• Attachment C - Summary of public comments
• Attachment D - Evaluation of a petition to initiate rulemaking and take actions related to pesticide use in Oregon, October 11, 2012

Public Notice

Q & A

Petition Cover Letter

Petition Table of Contents

Petition

• Appendix A: Point-of-Sale Notifications
• Appendix B: Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives Applicable to Species in Oregon for Which NMFS Found Jeopardy or Adverse Modification in its Biological Opinions for Pesticides
• Appendix C: Reasonable and Prudent Measures, Terms and Conditions, and Conservation Recommendations Applicable to Species in Oregon for Which NMFS Found Jeopardy or Adverse Modification in its Biological Opinions for Pesticides
• Appendix D: Summary of the Jeopardy and Adverse Modification Findings from NMFS BiOps
• Appendix E: EPA Pesticide General Permit Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives, Reasonable and Prudent Measures, Terms and Conditions, and Conservation Recommendations
• Appendix F: Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives and Reasonable Applicable to Species in Oregon for Which the USF&WS Found Jeopardy in its 1998 Biological Opinion for Selected Pesticides
• Appendix G: Amphibians and Reptiles in Oregon: Oregon Spotted Frog, Columbia Spotted Frog, Western Pond Turtle, and Western Painted Turtle
• Appendix H: EPA Pesticide General Permit Excerpts and Appendix I
• Appendix I: NMFS Listed Resources of Concern
• Appendix J: OAR 340-041-0034 Tables A and B
• Appendix K: Other Persons Known to the Petitioner to Be Interested in the Rule

Contact Information

For more information, contact Debra Sturdevant, DEQ's Water Quality Standards Program, at 541-229-6691, toll-free in Oregon at 1-800-452-4011, ext. 6691 or by email.

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