Pesticide Use Notification Plan - Parramatta City Council

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Notice of pesticide use will be provided by one or more of:• Signs• Letters• Fax or email• Letterbox drops• Door knocking• Council’s website• Notices to registered or approved park usersEXEMPTIONS TO NOTIFICATIONCouncil uses small quantities (up to 15lt of mixed solution) of some pesticides thatare widely available in retail outlets and ordinarily used for domestic purposes(including home gardening). Council does not intend to provide notice for suchpesticide applications other than by way of this description in this plan (or generalinformation on Council’s website).This will also apply to minor control of indoor andoutdoor pests using baits or aerosol spray cans and spot weed control using a wandor hand-held applicator.Council provides small amounts of rodenticide to ratepayers and local residents ona quarterly basis. A register will be kept listing:• Name and address of the person collecting the rodenticide• Quantity and type of pesticide supplied• Date supplied• Notice that the pesticide is not to be used in a Public Place• Notice that application must be in accordance with manufacturersinstructionsSPECIAL MEASURES FOR SENSITIVE PLACESClause 11J (1) of the Pesticides Regulation defines a sensitive place to be any:• School or pre-school• Kindergarten• Childcare centre• Hospital• Community health centre• Nursing home• Place declared to be a sensitive place by the Environment ProtectionAuthority (EPA) – now a department of Environment and Conservation(DEC).Parramatta City Council Pesticide Use Notification Plan.Final 28 September 2007 V.3 2
Notification of pesticide application adjacent to sensitive areas, as previouslydefined, will take place when pesticide application is:• In line with those listed in Table 1 requiring notification• When the application area is within thirty meters of a sensitive placeNotification is to be provided in writing to the relevant operators of the place at leastforty eight hours prior to pesticide application.If a pesticide must be used to deal with an emergency in an outdoor public placethat is adjacent to a sensitive place, Council will organise a door-knock in thatsensitive place, preferably at least 30 minutes before, so people are aware that apesticide is about to be used to deal with a dangerous pest infestation.EMERGENCY PESTICIDE APPLICATIONSIn cases where emergency pesticide applications are required (not adjacent to asensitive place), Council will provide notice by posting signs nearby at the time ofapplication. If this is not possible, Council will provide information via CustomerService or by request to the person applying the pesticide.PESTICIDE CONTRACTORS AND LESSEES OF PUBLIC PLACESWhere Council uses contractors to apply pesticides on its behalf, Council willensure that notification is made in accordance with the notification requirements ofthis plan.Lessees of public places and or Council facilities will comply with this plan4. WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDEDIn Accordance with clause 11L (2) (g) of the pesticide regulation, notices ofpesticide use must include all the following information:• The full product name of the pesticide to be used• The purpose of the use, clearly setting out what pest or pests are beingtreated• The proposed date/s or date range of the pesticide use• The place where the pesticide is to be used• Contact telephone number and email address of the council officer whopeople can contact to discuss the notice• Any warnings regarding re-entry to or use of the place of applicationspecified on the product label or the Australian Pesticides and VeterinaryMedicines Authority permit.Signs will be of a standardised design that will be easily recognisable to the publicand workers.Parramatta City Council Pesticide Use Notification Plan.Final 28 September 2007 V.3 3
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