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Home : Software : Tiger Jill: California Reporting
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FOR OVER 23 YEARS JILL & TIGER JILL PREPARES THE FOLLOWING CALIFORNIA EPA APPROVED REPORTS:
JILL & TIGER JILL PREPARES THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL REQUIRED REPORTS:
With a few clicks of the mouse Tiger Jill will create and transmit to the designated county your NOI & Use Reports. Simply click the menu item, specify to which county and the dates included, click OK and Tiger Jill creates the PUReData file and sends it. It’s completely automated.
Minimal setup of information is required since Tiger Jill comes loaded with a comprehensive material database that includes EPA numbers, state material names and ID numbers, manufacturers, active ingredients etc.
FOR OVER 5 YEARS JILL & TIGER JILL PREPARES THE California Electronic Data Transfer (CEDTS)
2003 California to expand pesticide management zones More than 2.4 million acres in California -- eight times more acreage than today -- would be protected by pesticide use restrictions under new state water-pollution regulations.
Farmers would have to get permits to use certain pesticides within the protected areas, possibly find alternative pesticides or take measures to restrict the movement of chemicals to groundwater.
For instance, they might have to contain runoff from fields or decrease the amount of irrigation water.
The regulations, which also would affect crews spraying roadside weeds, are expected to be final by the end of the year.
Sacramento and Yuba counties would see some of the most dramatic increases in the amount of state-regulated lands. Neither county currently contains a pesticide management zone,
but the Department of Pesticide Regulation has preliminarily identified 97,000 acres of groundwater-protection areas in Sacramento and 126,000 acres in Yuba.
"We are going to have issues, but I don't think they will be major," said Clifford Ohmart, research director for the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission.
The expansion in protected areas shows how the pesticide department is moving toward preventing pollution by soil-applied herbicides rather than seeking solutions after problems are found.
Agency officials say they aren't trying to get rid of chemicals, just curtailing their use when the type of soil and groundwater depth could lead to pollution.
"We needed to shift our focus and identify the groundwater basins that are particularly susceptible to contamination and ... get ahead of the curve," said Paul Helliker, director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner Frank Carl applauded the new policy. "Taking a proactive approach is the way they need to go," he said.
Changes may work to the benefit of farmers, who could lose the use of certain chemicals if additional protections are not put in place.
But the changes also come at a cost -- about $13.1 million over three years, according to state projections for the expense of new pesticide management efforts and different chemicals.
In time, more chemicals are expected to be added to the state's list of problem pesticides, potentially increasing the expense for farmers.
Despite an inability to eliminate new groundwater pollution, the old pesticide monitoring system started in 1985 generated substantial information -- more than 20,000 wells were sampled -- and allowed pesticide department scientists to create a sophisticated computer model.
The California vulnerability model, known as CalVul, has identified broad areas where pesticide may run off land or leach into the soil with routine use.
State officials say the model merits the increase in protected areas from 313,000 acres to 2.4 million acres -- about 18 percent of which intersects with lands where seven problematic pesticides are applied.
Grower groups mostly are concerned about the possible impact on Central Valley orange and grape farmers, some of whom will have to substitute more expensive chemicals. Approximately 70 percent of the state's orange land and 20 percent of the grape land falls within protection areas.
The major farming counties of Fresno, Merced and San Joaquin will bear the brunt of the regulations with one-third of the protection areas.
Wine-grape growers are among those most likely to be affected in Sacramento County. They used the inexpensive and effective herbicide simazine, one of the targeted chemicals, to treat an estimated 6,500 acres in 2001.
Tony Francois, director of water resources for the California Farm Bureau Federation, said it's too early to grade the changes.
"The balance that we are always looking for is responsible protection of the environment without going overboard ... into the areas where you are not getting an environmental benefit but are still increasing costs and regulatory burden," he said.
The California Plant Health Association, a pesticide and fertilizer industry group, also is reviewing the proposed rules and plans to comment before the June 3 deadline. So far, said spokeswoman Sara Miller in Sacramento, "Our members think this is something they can work with."
Pesticide Record Keeping for Growers Information a private applicator is required to keep on all restricted use products (RUP)
The information required shall be recorded within 30 days following the pesticide application. RUP records must be retained for three years from the date of application.
Tell workers and handlers where information is posted and allow them access. Tell them if emergency facility information changes and update the posted information. Keep the posted information legible. Pesticide Safety Training
When any handler or worker may have been poisoned or injured by pesticides:
Notice need not be given to a worker if the employer can assure that one of the following is met:
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Tiger Jill Tutorial - How to use CEDTS
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