### January 7, 2016



# COMPARISON OF 303( d ) PESTICIDE IMPAIRMENT DATA WITH 2011 PGP

ANNUAL REPORT DATA

As part of preparing for the issuance of the 2016 Pesticide General Permit (PGP), EPA examine d
available information in December 2015 regarding whether uses of pesticides negatively impact water quality in waters of the United States

. Exhibit 1

, below

, compares available CWA 303(d) impairment information regarding water quality impairments caused by pesticides for states expected to be covered by the 2016 PGP with pesticide / active ingredient information submitted pursuant to the annual report requirements in the 2011 PGP. The 303(d) data is from EPA’s Impaired Waters and TMDL webpage ( http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/tmdl/ ) and reporting years are specified.

Exhibit 1 indicates:

 Of the 17 pesticide active ingredients identified on the relevant 303(d) lists as causes of water
quality impairment, 7 of these pesticides hav e been cancelled 1 

### and others have significant

restrictions.

 Based on 2011 PGP annual report data, 2 

### n one of the 303(d) impairments caused by pesticides in
states expected to be covered by the 2016 PGP for the 303(d) reported years were for pesticides
applied under the 2011 PGP in th ose respective state s

. 3



### Exhibit 1. Comparison of 303(d) Impairments Caused by Pesticides in States Expected to be Covered by
the 2016 PGP with Pesticides Reported as Applied Under the 2011 PGP Annual Rep ort Requirements

State 303(d) Pesticide Causes of

Impairment * 303(d) Reporting

Year Is this Pesticide / Chemical

Identified as Applied in the PGP Annual Reports for the Relevant

State ( 2012, 2013 , 2014 ) Pesticide Status ** /

Notes

Massachusetts Chlordane 2012 No C ancelled

DDT No Cancelled DEHP (Di

- Sec

- Octyl Phthalate) No

New Hampshire 2

- Methylnaphthalene 2010 No

DDD No Cancelled

DDE No Breakdown product of DDT (has no uses)

DDT No Cancelled

Dieldrin No Cancelled

Endrin No Cancelled Heptachlor No Cancelled Indeno[1,2,3

- Cd]Pyrene No

Lindane No Cancelled

1 

### DDE is also effectively cancelled with the cancellation of DDT.

2 

### Note that not all pesticide dischargers are required to submit annual reports. Annual reports are required from

decision

- makers required to submit an NOI and who are large entities, and dec ision

- makers with discharges to water containing NMFS listed resources of concern.

3 

### See s ec

. 1.1.2.1 of the PGP

.State 303(d) Pesticide Causes of Impairment * 303(d) Reporting

Year Is this Pesticide / Chemical

Identified as Applied in the PGP Annual Reports for the Relevant

State ( 2012, 2013 , 2014 ) Pesticide Status ** /

Notes

Naphthalene No

Trans

- Nonachlor No

New Mexico DDT (in fish tissue) 2014 No Cancelled

Idaho Chlorpyrifos 2012 No Applied in MA (2012

- 2014), NM (2012) &

OK (2012).

Malathion No Applied in NM in
2012, 2013, 2014 Methyl Parathion No 12/31/99 EPA

cancelled use on many types of crops
used as foods.
Emulsifiable

concentrate
formulations cancelled 4/30/97.

Puerto Rico Pesticides 2014 NA 303(d) data does not identify pesticide/

chemical

District of
Columbia Chlordane 2014 No Cancelled

DDD No Cancelled

DDE No Breakdown product of DDT (has no uses)

DDT No Cancelled

Dieldrin No Cancelled Heptachlor Epoxide No Oxidation product of Heptachlor, which since 1988 is only registered for fire ant control in power
transformers.

Guam Chlordane 2010 No Cancelled

Chlordane in Fish Tissue No Cancelled

Dieldrin No Cancelled



### * http://iaspub.epa.gov/waters10/attains_nation_cy.control?p_report_type=T

** http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/20011E0G.PDF?Dockey=20011E0G.PDF

http://npic.orst.edu/ingred/specchem.html