Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-232 - Use restricted herbicides in certain counties › Section 16-232-047 - Boundaries and restrictions on use restricted herbicides in Walla Walla County Area 6

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Area 6
				description. An area including all lands lying within a boundary line beginning
				at the Snake River and the east section line of Section 23, T9N, R31E; thence
				south approximately twelve miles along section lines to the Walla Walla River;
				thence west along the Walla Walla River until its intersection with the
				Columbia River and the Walla Walla-Benton County line; thence northwesterly
				along the Columbia River approximately two miles to the southern section line
				of Section 8, T7N, R31E; thence east approximately two miles along the section
				line until its intersection with U.S. Highway 12 in Section 10, T7N, R31E;
				thence northwesterly along U.S. Highway 12, approximately three-quarters of a
				mile until its intersection with the Union Pacific Railroad; thence northerly
				approximately four miles along the railroad until its intersection with the
				southern section line in Section 15, T8N, R31E; thence east approximately
				one-quarter mile along the section line to the southeast corner of Section 15,
				T8N, R31E; thence north approximately three miles until its intersection with
				SR 124; thence west along SR 124 approximately two and one-half miles until its
				intersection with the Bonneville Power Administration power line in Section 32,
				T9N, R31E; thence northwesterly along the power line until its intersection
				with the Snake River in Section 25, T9N, R30E; thence northeasterly along the
				Snake River to the point of beginning.
(2) Area 6 restrictions.
(a) The use or application of low volatile
				ester formulations of use restricted herbicides shall be 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.
(b) 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 in conformance with 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.
(c) On and after
				April 5th through October 31st of each year, aerial applications of use
				restricted herbicides are prohibited daily from three hours prior to sunset
				until two hours after sunrise the following morning.