Pesticides and Water Quality - Texas Center for Policy Studies

Reporting of some types of non-agricultural uses ofpesticides--such as individual homeowner use--may notbe feasible. Nevertheless, because several of thepesticide water quality problems being detected relate tourban use of pesticides such as diazinon, it is critical tohave some level of information on urban use. Onealternative for providing at least some useful data onhomeowner use is reporting of retail pesticide sales byzip code or other geographical basis. Reporting for otherurban uses – such as pesticide use on golf courses, parksand soccer fields, rights-of-way, etc. is more feasiblethan individual homeowner use, and should be includedin the use reporting system.KEY DATA ELEMENTS OF APESTICIDE USE REPORTING SYSTEM• Location and date of pesticide application;• Amount of active ingredient applied and targetpest;• Application method;• Applicator license/certification identification;• Sales reporting to capture urban use patterns.11