Monitoring for 2019
Thiobencarb monitoring starts at the Colusa Basin Drain 5 (CBD5) on Tuesday – the typical start date of water quality monitoring. The CBD5 site is off Highway 20 in Colusa County, and receives drainage from both Colusa and Glenn Counties. The Colusa County Agricultural Commissioner’s office announced receipt of the first thiobencarb notice of intent (NOI) with applications under way. Confirmation of intent to apply thiobencarb from the other rice counties will trigger the decision to add in the remaining monitoring sites. We estimate this will happen as early as May 7.
Changes to the REI and field posting
The thiobencarb restricted entry interval (REI) was decreased from 7-days to 12-hours. The change is reflected in a supplemental label, which must be present and available (in-hand) at time of application. Without the supplemental label, you are held to the 7-day REI and field posting requirements. You can receive the supplemental label from your Valent representative, or thiobencarb suppliers.
