Compensating For Late Planting
In January 2009, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA's policy and ruled that pesticide applications made to, over or near water bodies will require NPDES permits. CropLife America (CLA), along with other entities, has requested that the panel's decision be reviewed by the full U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The "general permits" referenced by the panel's January decision could take months or perhaps years to develop. They are especially vulnerable to possible litigation for which farmers and applicators, not product registrants, could be held responsible.
"Over three decades and through two CWA amendments by Congress, EPA has never issued an NPDES permit for pesticide application," says Jay Vroom, CLA president and CEO. "We're confident that Congress never anticipated its ban on the 'discharge of a pollutant' without an NPDES permit would apply to pest control activities."
source : cottonfarming
In January 2009, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA's policy and ruled that pesticide applications made to, over or near water bodies will require NPDES permits. CropLife America (CLA), along with other entities, has requested that the panel's decision be reviewed by the full U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The "general permits" referenced by the panel's January decision could take months or perhaps years to develop. They are especially vulnerable to possible litigation for which farmers and applicators, not product registrants, could be held responsible.
"Over three decades and through two CWA amendments by Congress, EPA has never issued an NPDES permit for pesticide application," says Jay Vroom, CLA president and CEO. "We're confident that Congress never anticipated its ban on the 'discharge of a pollutant' without an NPDES permit would apply to pest control activities."
source : cottonfarming
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