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 16-230-835 - Boundaries and restrictions for Benton County Area 1

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Area 1 description (North Horse Heaven
				Hills). An area including 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 south approximately two miles along the Columbia River to the south
				section line of Section 5, T6N, R31E; thence west approximately eight miles
				along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 1, T6N, R29E; thence
				north two miles along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 25, T7N,
				R29E; thence west thirteen miles along section lines to the southeast corner of
				Section 27, T7N, R27E; thence north one mile along the section line to the
				northeast corner of Section 27, T7N, R27E; thence west one mile along the
				section line to the northwest corner of Section 27, T7N, R27E; thence north two
				miles along section lines to the northeast corner of Section 16, T7N, R27E;
				thence west one mile along the section line to the southeast corner of Section
				8, T7N, R27E; thence north one mile along the section line to the northeast
				corner of Section 8, T7N, R27E; thence west approximately twenty miles along
				section lines to the Benton-Yakima County line at the southwest corner of
				Section 6, T7N, R24E; thence north two miles along the county line to the point
				of beginning.
(2) Area 1
				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 hormone 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, all applications of use restricted
				herbicides are prohibited daily from three hours prior to sunset to sunrise the
				following morning: Provided, That applications of use restricted herbicides are
				exempt from the sunset 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
				restrictions: Provided further, That applications of use restricted herbicides
				on small experimental plots for research purposes are exempt from the sunset
				restrictions.