Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-230 - Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties › Section 16-230-836 - Boundaries and restrictions in Benton County Area 1A

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Area 1A description. All lands lying
				within a boundary line beginning at the northwest corner of Section 31, T8N,
				R24E; thence east two miles along section lines to the northwest corner of
				Section 33, T8N, R24E; thence north one mile along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 28, T8N, R24E; thence east seven miles along
				section lines to the northwest corner of Section 27, T8N, R25E; thence north
				two miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 15, T8N, R25E;
				thence east eight miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section
				13, T8N, R26E; thence south two miles along section lines to the northwest
				corner of Section 25, T8N, R26E; thence east two miles along section lines to
				the northwest corner of Section 29, T8N, R27E; thence south one mile along
				section lines to the northwest corner of Section 32, T8N, R27E; thence east
				three miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 35, T8N,
				R27E; thence south one mile along section lines to the northwest corner of
				Section 2, T7N, R27E; thence east one mile along section lines to the northwest
				corner of Section 1, T8N, R27E; thence south two miles along section lines to
				the northwest corner of Section 13,T7N, R27E; thence east four miles along
				section lines to the northwest corner of Section 15, T7N, R28E; thence south
				one mile along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 22, T7N, R28E;
				thence east ten miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section
				20, T7N, R30E; thence south two miles along section lines to the northwest
				corner of Section 32, T7N, R30E; thence east seven miles along section lines to
				the Columbia River in Section 29, T7N, R31E; thence north approximately three
				miles to the Kennewick Irrigation District (K.I.D.) Division Four Canal in
				Section 8, T7N, R31E; thence westerly along the K.I.D. Division Four Canal to
				the intersection with the K.I.D. Main Irrigation Canal at the Amon Pumping
				Station located in Section 7, T8N, R29E; thence westerly along the K.I.D. Main
				Irrigation Canal to its intersection with the east section line of Section
				14,T9N, R26E; thence south approximately one mile along the section line to the
				northwest corner of Section 25, T9N, R26E; thence northwest approximately one
				and four tenths miles diagonally across Section 23 to the northwest corner of
				Section 23, T9N, R26E; thence west two miles along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 21, T9N, R26E; thence southwest approximately one
				and four tenths miles diagonally across Section 20 to the northwest corner of
				Section 29, T9N, R26E; thence west one mile along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 30, T9N, R26E; thence south one mile along section
				lines to the northwest corner of Section 31, T9N, R26E; thence west two miles
				along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 35, T9N, R25E; thence
				southwest approximately one and four tenths miles diagonally across Section 34
				to the northwest corner of Section 3, T8N, R25E; thence west one mile along
				section lines to the northwest corner of Section 4, T8N, R25E; thence southwest
				approximately one and four tenths miles diagonally across Section 5 to the
				northwest corner of Section 8, T8N, R25E; thence west one mile along section
				lines to the northwest corner of Section 7, T8N, R25E; thence south one mile
				along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 18, T8N, R25E; thence
				west two miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 14, T8N,
				R24E; thence south one mile along section lines to the northwest corner of
				Section 23, T8N, R24E; thence west four miles to the northwest corner of
				Section 19, T8N, R24E; thence south two miles along the county line to the
				point of beginning.
(2) Area 1A
				restrictions.
(a) Application by air of use
				restricted pesticides as defined in WAC
				16-230-810
				is prohibited: Provided, That the department may issue written permits for
				application of insecticides not containing the signal words danger/poison on
				the label.
(b) The use or
				application of low volatile ester formulations of use restricted herbicides is
				prohibited on and after April 5th through October 31st of each year: Provided,
				That phenoxy hormone-type sprays may be applied by aircraft to orchards for the
				prevention of fruit drop.
(c) On
				and after April 5th through October 31st of each year, applications of use
				restricted herbicides are prohibited daily from three hours prior to sunset
				until two hours after sunrise the following morning: Provided, That
				applications of use restricted herbicides are exempt from the sunset and
				sunrise restrictions when using an application rate of forty gallons of water
				carrier or greater per treated acre and conforming to the manufacturer's
				specified combination of nozzle type/size and pressure in pounds per square
				inch (psi) at the nozzle that produces a spray droplet size that falls within
				the very coarse (or larger) range as defined by the ASABE standards: Provided
				further, That applications of granular and pellet formulations of the use
				restricted herbicides are exempt from the sunset and sunrise restrictions:
				Provided further, That applications of use restricted herbicides on small
				experimental plots for research purposes are exempt from the sunset and sunrise
				restrictions.