| Pesticides and water quality |
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| Water quality program description |
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As the state lead agency for FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act) , The Oregon Department of Agriculture-Pesticides Division holds the primary responsibility for pesticide registration and use regulation within the state of Oregon. As the EPA designated state lead agency for pesticides, ODA is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Pesticide Management Plan (PMP) for the State of Oregon as stipulated in the annual EPA/ODA Consolidated Pesticide Cooperative Agreement.
In Oregon, statutory authority for development and enforcement of water quality policies lies with several different state agencies, primarily the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). An inter-agency team (the Water Quality Pesticide Management Team or WQPMT) composed of representatives from these agencies has been formed to efficiently address the protection of waters of the state from pesticide contamination.
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| Water Quality Pesticide Management Team (WQPMT) |
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The Water Quality Pesticide Management Team (WQPMT), composed of staff from the Oregon Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, Human Services and Environmental Quality, has ramped up efforts to improve water quality in Oregon related to pesticide use. The WQPMT facilitates and coordinates water quality activities such as monitoring, analysis and interpretation of data, effective response measures, and management solutions. Members:
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| | DEQ | Kevin Masterson | Agency Toxics Coordinator | (503) 229-5615 | MASTERSON.Kevin@deq.state.or.us | | DEQ | Koto Kishida | Non-Point Source Specialist | (503) 229-6381 | Kishida.Koto@deq.state.or.us | OHA
| David Farrer | Public Health Toxicologist | (971) 673-0971 | David.G.Farrer@state.or.us
| ODA
| Janet Fults | Registration/Certification Manager | (503) 986-4652 | jfults@oda.state.or.us | ODA
| Steve Riley | Water Issues Specialist | (503) 986-6485
| sriley@oda.state.or.us
| ODA
| Dave Wilkinson
| Water Quality Program Manager | (503) 986-4712 | dwilkins@oda.state.or.us
| ODA
| Sheila Marcoe | Water Quality Specialist
| (503) 986-4707 | smarcoe@oda.state.or.us
| ODF
| Marganne Allen
| Policy & Monitoring Manager
| (503) 945-7240
| mallen@odf.state.or.us
| ODF
| Bradley A. Knotts
| Private Forests Program
| (503) 945-7484
| bknotts@odf.state.or.us
| | ODA | Rose Kachadoorian
| Pesticide Registration Specialist
| (503) 986-4651
| rkachado@oda.state.or.us |
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| Program goals |
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- Develop and implement a statewide pesticide management plan (PMP).
- Identify and prioritize higher risk pesticides, use patterns, and watersheds.
- Coordinate water quality monitoring plans, resources, and activities.
- Compile, evaluate, and manage water-monitoring data.
- Recommend management solutions and outreach/educational activities.
- Improve communication with state and federal agencies, farmers, commodity groups, OSU Extension, environmental groups, industry, local water entities, and others about pesticides and water quality.
- Help local organizations prevent or reduce pesticide contamination in water.
- Measure progress and try new strategies if necessary.
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| WQPMT 2007-2009 projects |
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- Establish a way to set water quality benchmark concentrations when federal or state standards do not exist.
- Obtain EPA approval of the Oregon Pesticide Management Plan (PMP).
- Develop an action plan based on the concentration of a detected pesticide and its frequency of detection.
- Plan and facilitate a pilot project in the Clackamas River Sub-Basin.
- For more information on the WQPMT, please contact Janet Fults or Steve Riley at ODA (503) 986-4635.
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| Pesticides of interest and pesticides of concern |
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Nationwide, state agencies compiled a list of 57 active ingredients or groups of active ingredients that are most likely to affect water quality. Of those 57 ingredients under the PMP, the WQPMT selected the following "pesticides of interest" and “pesticides of concern" for Oregon in 2008-2009.
2009-2010 pesticide of interest
A pesticide that has the potential to occur at concentrations approaching or exceeding a federal, state or tribal health or environmental reference concentration. All those listed are currently under evaluation.
- 2,4-D - added in 2008
- carbaryl - added in 2008
- diuron - added in 2008
- glyphosate - added in 2008
- imidacloprid - added in 2008
- triclopyr - added in 2008
- trifluralin - added in 2008
- clorothalonil - added in 2009
- pendamethalin - added in 2009
- terbacil - added in 2009
- triallate - added in 2009
2009-2010 pesticide of concern
A pesticide that approaches or exceeds an established benchmark concentration, indicating a possible risk to human or ecological life.
- azinphos-methyl
- chlorpyrifos
- diazinon
- endosulfan
- ethoprop
- simazine
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| Resources |
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Pesticide management plan, pdf (2.3MB)
USGS Clackamas River Basin 2008 Report
EPA aquatic life benchmarks
WQPMT response matrix, pdf (32K)
WQPMT pesticides of concern evaluation process, pdf (60K)
Complete list of pesticides of interest and concern, pdf (64K)
WQPMT Poster presented at SETAC 2010 conference, pdf (467K)
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