AQUATIC PESTICIDE PERMITS

Contacts

 
 
Permit Administration Technical Assistance

Jon Jennings
Water Quality Program
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-407-6283
Fax: 360-407-6426
Email: Jon.Jennings@ecy.wa.gov

Kathy Hamel
Water Quality Program
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-407-6562
Fax: 360-407-6426
Email: Kathy.Hamel@ecy.wa.gov

Ecology Regional Contacts

Central Regional Office (Yakima) Ray Latham
Phone: (509) 575-2807
E-mail: rlat461@ecy.wa.gov
Eastern Regional Office (Spokane) Jeremy Ryf
Phone: (509) 329-3610
E-mail: Jeremy.Ryf@ecy.wa.gov
Northwest Regional Office (Bellevue) Tricia Shoblom
Phone: (425) 649-7288
E-mail: tsho461@ecy.wa.gov
Southwest Regional Office (Olympia) Kim McKee
Phone: (360) 407-6407
E-mail: Kim.McKee@ecy.wa.gov

Ecology Noxious Weed Permitting Contact

Statewide Contact (Olympia)
Noxious Weeds
Kathy Hamel
Phone: (360) 407-6562
E-mail: Kathy.Hamel@ecy.wa.gov

Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Permitting Contacts

Noxious Freshwater Emergents (Yakima) Greg Haubrich
Phone: (509) 225-2604
E-mail: ghaubrich@agr.wa.gov
 
Spartina (Olympia) Chad Phillips
Phone: (360) 902-1923
E-mail: CPhillips@agr.wa.gov
 
General Noxious Weed Application Information (Olympia) Brad White
Phone: (360) 902-2071
E-mail: BWhite@agr.wa.gov


Other Department of Agriculture Contacts

Before applying any aquatic herbicide, the applicator must obtain a pesticide applicator license and an aquatics endorsement through the Department of Agriculture (WSDA), Pesticide Management Division, Program Development (http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/LicensingEd/Licensing.aspx).

Western Washington WSDA
Pesticide Licensing and Recertification
Phone: 1-877-301-4555
Eastern Washington WSDA
Pesticide Licensing and Recertification
Phone: (509) 225-2639

WA Department of Health

The Department of Health has been granted coverage under the "Aquatic Mosquito Control National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Waste Discharge General Permit" by the Department of Ecology. The Department of Health is extending its coverage of the permit to entities that intend to control mosquito larvae in surface waters of the state. The entity granted permit coverage is legally obligated to comply with the conditions of the permit and to implement the best management practices for mosquito control. There is no fee when permit coverage is extended through Health.

Permit coverage is extended from WA Department of Health.  Contact:

 

Jo Marie Brauner Zoonotic Disease Program
Phone:  (360) 236-3064
Email: jomarie.brauner@doh.wa.gov