{"id":3872,"date":"2010-07-13T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T04:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2010-07-12T23:59:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T03:59:16","slug":"tell-epa-to-strengthen-proposed-pesticide-water-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/07\/tell-epa-to-strengthen-proposed-pesticide-water-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell EPA to Strengthen Proposed Pesticide Water Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2010) Beyond Pesticides is urging the public to send comments by July 19, 2010 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its recently issued draft \u201cgeneral permit\u201d under the Clean Water Act<\/em> (CWA) that will govern aquatic pesticides and certain pesticide spraying over or near surface waters, including mosquito spraying and spraying over forest canopies and near irrigation ditches. Environmental groups believe the pesticide industry is lobbying to make this permit as weak as possible. <\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides encourages individuals to send comments to EPA supporting strong, meaningful regulation of pesticide applications in order to fully protect public health and the environment<\/strong><\/em>. See talking points and instructions for sending comments below.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong>
\nEPA announced the public availability of a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit, posted here<\/a>, for certain pesticide use patterns, also known as the Pesticides General Permit (PGP) on June 2, 2010. The action stems from a 2009 court decision in the case of the National Cotton Council et al. v. EPA<\/em>, in which the 6th circuit court of appeals ruled that pesticide discharges into water are pollutants and require permitting under the CWA. This ruling overturned the Bush administration policy that exempted pesticides from regulation under the CWA, and instead applied the less stringent standards of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act<\/em> (FIFRA). <\/p>\n

CWA uses a health-based standard known as maximum contamination levels to protect waterways and requires permits when chemicals are directly deposited into rivers, lakes and streams, while FIFRA uses a highly subjective risk assessment that does not consider safer alternatives. For more background on the issue, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 June 4, 2010 Daily News Blog entry<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Talking Points<\/strong>
\nEPA\u2019s draft permit has several good features, but it is weak in certain areas and industry is pushing hard to make it even weaker. The following are important points about which EPA needs to hear from as many residents and community groups as possible: <\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2\tRequire the use of least toxic alternatives \u2014 The draft permit requires large applicators to evaluate available alternatives to pesticides (including taking no action, and using preventative or mechanical control methods), but essentially lets the applicator decide when a pesticide should be used instead. [p.8-14, 31] EPA should require the use of the least toxic alternative (or require that non-toxic methods of pest control be tried first), and set objective standards for when pesticide use is allowed. <\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2\tExpand the range of pesticide applications covered by the permit \u2014 The draft permit imposes more stringent requirements on discharges that cover more than 20 acres for aquatic pesticides or more than 640 acres (one square mile) for mosquito spraying. [p. 3, 37-38] These thresholds are arbitrary and are too high. If you are concerned about a water body that doesn\u2019t meet these thresholds, EPA needs to hear about it.<\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2\tProtect drinking water and sensitive watersheds \u2014 The draft permit fails to make special considerations for pesticide applications directly into drinking water sources or into water bodies that feed drinking wells. When drinking water may be impacted by pesticide discharges, there should be more stringent limitations on pesticide use. The same should go for water bodies that serve as habitat for endangered or threatened species. <\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2\tStrengthen site monitoring requirements \u2014 EPA should require meaningful water quality monitoring after pesticide applications in all cases, just like EPA requires for other sources of permitted water pollution. The draft permit does not require in-stream monitoring after pesticide applications; instead, the applicator need only conduct a visual \u201cspot check,\u201d and need only do that if the opportunity arises. [p. 14, 31] <\/p>\n

\u201d\u00a2\tStrengthen the public\u2019s right-to-know \u2014 The public should have access \u2014 on EPA\u2019s website and in state environmental agency offices \u2014 to all notices of intent to discharge pesticides, pesticide treatment planning documents, and monitoring data generated as part of the general permit process. The draft permit allows applicators to keep much of this information to themselves, or requires it to be disclosed only in the form of unhelpful summaries. [p. 19-25]<\/p>\n

Take Action<\/strong>
\n1.\tSubmit Comments to EPA<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Written comments must be received on or before Monday, July 19, 2010. Email your comments to ow-docket@epa.gov<\/a> identified by the subject line: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0257. The more specific you can be about your own experiences and the water bodies you care about, the better.<\/p>\n

2.\tSign-on to Others Comments<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Beyond Pesticides, Toxics Action Center, Pesticide Watch, Riverkeeper, National Environmental Law Center and many other groups are submitting detailed comments. The more people and groups signing on the better. See contact info below.<\/p>\n

3.\tDistribute this Action Alert<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 and ask others to take action. Re-post on listserves and send to friends and family. <\/p>\n

For more information<\/strong>
\nNichelle Harriott<\/a>, Research Associate, Beyond Pesticides, 202-543-5450
\nSylvia Broude<\/a>, Organizing Director, Toxics Action Center, 617-747-4407
\nElizabeth Martin-Craig<\/a>, Community Organizer, Pesticide Watch, 415-622-0036
\nJoe Mann<\/a>, National Environmental Law Center, 415-622-0086 ext. 306<\/p>\n

Sources: Toxics Action Center, Pesticide Watch, National Environmental Law Center, EPA
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Background EPA announced the public availability of a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit, posted here, for certain pesticide use patterns, also known as the Pesticides General Permit (PGP) on June 2, 2010. The action stems from a 2009 court decision in the case of the National Cotton Council et al. v. EPA, in which the 6th circuit court of appeals ruled that pesticide discharges into water are pollutants and require permitting under the CWA. 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By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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