Monitoring results are nearing the performance goal exceedance from results collected May 12. Memorial Day weekend typically marks the peak usage for thiobencarb, and subsequently the highest monitoring results.
With favorable weather forecast, there should not be issues with maintaining the waterholding requirements and managing drift over the drains.
All monitoring results have been excellent with the upper Colusa Basin Drain site at the performance goal of 1.5 µg/L on May 12.
Water Quality Is Our Collective Stewardship
The water quality monitoring under the Rice Pesticide Program (RPP) will begin on April 29th. The RPP monitors for thiobencarb for 10 consecutive weeks at 4 agricultural drain sites and one site in the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento.
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Course is available through the Calricenews.org website.
The link for the online mandatory thiobencarb stewardship training is now active and available through the Commission’s industry website here.
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Water Quality Monitoring Programs Begin April 30th
The water quality monitoring under the Rice Pesticide Program (RPP) and Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) will begin on April 30th.
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