Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-231 - Use restricted herbicides › Section 16-231-215 - Boundaries and restrictions for Area 1 in Yakima County

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Area 1 description. (An area south of the
				Yakima firing center including the upper and lower Yakima Valley.) An area
				starting at the Yakima-Benton County line and the northeast corner of Section
				1, T11N, R23E; thence west along section lines seventeen miles more or less to
				the southeast corner of Section 31, T12N, R21E; thence north eight miles along
				section lines to the northeast corner of Section 30, T13N, R21E; thence west
				along section lines eleven miles to the Yakima River; thence northwesterly
				along the Yakima River four miles more or less to the junction of the Yakima
				and Naches Rivers; thence northwesterly along the Naches River for seven miles
				more or less to the northwest corner of Section 31, T14N, R18E; thence south
				one mile along the section line to the southwest corner of Section 31, T14N,
				R18E; thence west along section lines six miles to the northwest corner of
				Section 6, T13N, R17E; thence south twenty-four miles along section lines to
				the southwest corner of Section 31, T10N, R17E; thence east twenty-four miles
				along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 36, T10N, R20E; thence
				south six miles along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 31, T9N,
				R21E; thence east six miles along section lines to the northwest corner of
				Section 6, T8N, R22E; thence south six miles along section lines to the
				southwest corner of Section 31, T8N, R22E; thence east twelve miles along
				section lines to the Benton County line; thence north twenty-four miles to the
				point of beginning.
(2) Area 1
				restrictions.
(a) The use or application of
				low volatile formulations of use restricted herbicides is prohibited on and
				after April 5th through October 31st: Provided, That low volatile ester
				formulations of 2,4-DB may be applied to alfalfa and red clover seed crops at
				any time.
(b) Ground applications
				of use restricted herbicides on asparagus shall conform 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 coarse (or larger) range as defined by the ASABE standards.
(c) Aircraft applications of use restricted
				herbicides are allowed only on nonirrigated lands on and after November 1st
				through April 4th of the following year. Aircraft applications of use
				restricted herbicides are prohibited on and after April 5th through October
				31st: Provided, That hormone sprays may be applied to orchards to prevent fruit
				drop: Provided further, That aircraft applications are allowed by written
				permit issued by the Washington state department of agriculture in those dry
				land wheat growing areas east of Moxee and on the Rattlesnake Ridge and the
				area south of Horse Heaven Hills Ridge contained in Sections 25, 26, 27, 28,
				32, 33, 34, 35 and 36, T8N, R23E up to within one mile of commercial grape
				plantings and to within one-quarter mile of other susceptible crops.