Training Dates and Locations for Inspection Procedures, Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium Volume 4

The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will conduct training sessions for County Agricultural Commissioner’s staff on the newly developed Volume 4 of the Pesticide Use Enforcement Program Standards Compendium, Inspection Procedures as follows.

Northern California
October 22, 2008
Northern California EMS, Inc
43 Hilltop Drive
Redding, California 96003

Northern California (Note new added location)
October 28, 2008
Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 110
Santa Rosa, California 95403-2810

Bay Area
October 29, 2008
Alameda County Public Works
4825 Gleason Drive
Dublin, California 94568

San Diego Area
November 5, 2008
San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
5555 Overland Avenue, Building 10
San Diego, California 92123-1292

Riverside Area
November 6, 2008
Coachella Valley Water Rummonds Facility
85-995 Avenue 52 and Hwy 111
Coachella, California 92236

Modesto Area
November 12, 2008
Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Harvest Hall
3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite B
Modesto, California 95355

Central Valley Area
November 13, 2008
Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Auditorium Building
4437 S. Laspina Street
Tulare, California 93274

Coastal Area
November 18, 2008
Santa Barbara County Department of Agriculture
Library
263 Camino Del Remedio
Santa Barbara, California 93110

Los Angeles Area
November 19, 2008
Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
12300 Lower Azusa Road
Arcadia, California 91006-5872

Sacramento Area (Note date change from October 23)
December 2, 2008
Cooperative Extension Auditorium
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, California 95827

Coastal Area
December 18, 2008
Monterey County Agricultural Center
Agricultural Conference Room
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, California 93901

The training session is scheduled to run from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Persons interested in attending the training session must contact Mr. Mostafa Chrichi, Environmental Scientist, by e-mail at mchrichi@cdpr.ca.gov no later than two weeks prior to any training date. Confirmation e-mail will be sent.

Please review the Inspection Procedures Manual and attachment included in ENF letter 2008-22 before attending the training so that the exercises and scenarios will help you better understand the updated policies and procedures in this manual. Although the training is for beginners and others, we recommend attendees have some prior experience in conducting inspections.

The manual is available on- line at www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/compend/vol_4/inspect_procedures.htm. DPR will mail to each county a CD containing the Inspection Procedures Manual in both Word and PDF formats prior to the training. Hard copies of the manual will be distributed to CAC staff at the training.

If you have further questions, please contact your Enforcement Branch Liaison.

Sincerely,