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Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit

The general permit covers the discharge of products used to control noxious weeds in waters of Washington state.  Under the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act, a permit is required to discharge pollutants that alter the biological or chemical characteristics of a water body.

Aquatic Noxious Weed Control NPDES General Permit Documents
        
I.  Permit Information

• Final Aquatic Noxious Weed Permit (January 16, 2008)
• Response to Comments
• Focus Sheet
• Fact Sheet

Click Here to Fill Out the Online Application Form  (Application Instructions)

• Supporting Documents:
  • Triclopyr TEA FAQ
  • WA Fish and Wildlife Fish Timing Table for Herbicide Applications to lakes (Word document)
     
• Noxious Emergent Plant Integrated Pest Management Plan
  • Japanese Knotweed update Addendum to the Plan - 2007
     
• 2005 Spartina Integrated Pest Management Plan
   
• Integrated Management Plan for Early Infestations of Eurasian Watermilfoil
   
• Court Ordered Buffers around Pacific Salmon Supporting Waters (EPA website)
   
• Pesticides Currently Registered For Use In Washington State Waters

Call or contact Kelly McLain for information about specific sites proposed for herbicide treatment in 2008 - (360) 407-6938 or kelm461@ecy.wa.gov

• Lakes Monitoring Plan
• Lakes Monitoring Results
  
  Spartina
• Washington Department of Agriculture's Spartina Eradication Program Legislative Reports
• 2003 Spartina Monitoring Plan
• 2003 Spartina Monitoring Results
• 2004 Spartina Monitoring Plan
• 2004 Spartina Monitoring Results
• 2005 Spartina Monitoring Plan
• 2005 Spartina Monitoring Results
• 2006 Spartina Monitoring Plan
• 2006 Spartina Monitoring Results
• 2007 Spartina Monitoring Plan

Freshwater Emergent Plants

• 2003 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Plan
• 2003 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Results
• 2004 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Plan
• 2004 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Results
• 2005 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Plan
• 2005 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Results
• 2006 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Plan
• 2006 Freshwater Emergent Monitoring Results

For more information please contact:

Kelly McLain  (help with permitting)
Phone: (360) 407-6938
E-mail: kelm461@ecy.wa.gov

Kathy Hamel (general information or lakes)
Phone: (360) 407-6562
E-mail: kham461@ecy.wa.gov

Greg Haubrich (general information or noxious emergent plants)
Phone: (509) 225-2604
E-mail: ghaubrich@agr.wa.gov

Chad Phillips (state Spartina coordinator)
Phone: (360) 902-1923
E-mail: CPhillips@agr.wa.gov

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