Salmonid Habitat Locations for California
On January 22, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle imposed no-use buffer zones around salmon-supporting waters (as defined by the court) in Washington, Oregon, and California for certain pesticides. In 2014, U.S. EPA launched the Salmon Mapper Site, an interactive mapping website to help pesticide users better understand the court-ordered buffers.
The court’s order will remain in effect for each pesticide listed below until any of the following occur:
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) determines that these pesticides have no effect on listed Pacific salmon and steelhead, or
- U.S. EPA makes a determination that these pesticides are not likely to adversely affect these species, or
- U.S. EPA completes consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service about the potential effects of the pesticides on Pacific salmon and steelhead.
Meanwhile, under the court order, no-use buffer zones of 20 yards for ground applications and 100 yards for aerial applications apply from the edge of salmon-supporting waters for use of the following active ingredients (and sample trade names*):
- 1,3-Dichloropropene (Telone)
- 2,4-D (Weedar 64)
- Acephate (Orthene)
- Azinphos-methyl (guthion)
- Bensulide (Prefar)
- Bromoxynil (Buctril)
- Carbaryl (Sevin)
- Carbofuran (Furadan)
- Chlorothalonil (Bravo)
- Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban, Dursban)
- Coumaphos (Agridip)
- Diazinon (Spectracide)
- Diflubenzuron (Dimilin)
- Dimethoate (Cygon)
- Disulfoton (Di-Syston)
- Diuron (Karmex)
- Ethoprop (Mocap)
- Fenbutatin-oxide (Vendex)
- Lindane (Lindane)
- Linuron (Lorox)
- Malathion (Malaspray)
- Metalochlor (Dual)
- Methamidophos (Monitor)
- Methidathion (Supracide)
- Methomyl (Lannate)
- Methyl Parathion (Penncap-M)
- Metribuzin (Sencor)
- Naled (Dibrom)
- Oxyfluorfen (Goal)
- Pendimethalin (Prowl)
- Phorate (Thimet)
- Prometryn (Caparol)
- Propargite (Omite)
- Tebuthiuron (Spike)
- Trifluralin (Treflan)
- Tryclopyrester (Garlon 4)
*This list may not include every trade name for each active ingredient. Always check the active ingredient list on the label to verify the presence of the above ingredients.
For more information:
- Court Order in the case of Washington Toxics Coalition, et. al., v. US. EPA, Western District of Washington (January 22, 2004).
- Federal Register Notice (February 17, 2004) announcing the availability of the court ruling.
- Background on this Court Case
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