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2006 EPA Innovations Forum Community Partnerships for Water Quality Protection Fenix Grange

2006 EPA Innovations Forum Community Partnerships for Water Quality Protection Fenix Grange Agency Toxics Coordinator Oregon Department of Environmental Quality grange.fenix@deq.state.or.us. Using the performance partnership agreement to focus efforts on toxics reduction.

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2006 EPA Innovations Forum Community Partnerships for Water Quality Protection Fenix Grange

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  1. 2006 EPA Innovations Forum Community Partnerships for Water Quality Protection Fenix Grange Agency Toxics Coordinator Oregon Department of Environmental Quality grange.fenix@deq.state.or.us

  2. Using the performance partnership agreement to focus efforts on toxics reduction

  3. 2004 PPA – Toxics component • Funding Agency Toxic Coordinator • Focus on pilot projects • Available data review and toxics prioritization

  4. 2004 PPA – Toxics component • Focus on pilot projects • Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships • Stormwater mgmt • HWG wastewater management • Abandoned mines

  5. PSP Problem Statement:Current use pesticides are tough to regulate - 9,500 registered formulations in Oregon

  6. Pilot Project Approach:Collaborative partnerships and voluntary actions can lead to measurable environmental improvements

  7. Hood River and The Dalles

  8. Hood River Story • Temperature TMDL development and local concerns about ESA fish listings • Local partners worked together on better pesticide management of two key insecticides • WQ monitoring led to change in management practices • Ongoing improvements in WQ

  9. Hood River - Lower Neal Creek Spring Sampling Chlorpyrifos - Average, Maximum, and Frequency of Detection Chloryprifos Chronic AWQC = 0.041 ug/L

  10. The Dalles • Cherry growing region near Hood River • Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Area secured BPA funding • Used DEQ WQ monitoring to measure IPM and BMP effectiveness • Ongoing improvements in WQ • 50% reduction in farmer reported use of malathion

  11. The Dalles – Fifteen Mile Creek Spring Sampling Chlorpyrifos & Malathion Concentrations Zollner Creek at USGS Gauge Excerpted from: Fifteenmile Creek Orchard Pesticide Pollution Risk Study 2004 Annual Report

  12. Taking the show on the road - 2005 • Dryland orchards • Row crops • High intensity, mixed use ag lands

  13. Pudding & Clackamas River Partnerships • Complex, high intensity ag and rural residential • Multiple stakeholders at the table • Early data show different pesticide patterns • Engage local expertise to solve both types of problems • Address other pesticide/WQ issues raised

  14. Key Components • Local buy-in is crucial • Use local expertise to identify sources and solutions • Provide effectiveness monitoring for IPM programs • Use both WQ and crop quality to measure success • Measurable results for real problems

  15. Looking ahead2006 PPA • Focus on pilot projects • Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships • Add drinking water protection • Other land uses • Anonymous/free legacy pesticide collections • Stormwater mgmt • EPA Columbia River Toxics Reduction Effort

  16. Looking aheadFunding the work Pilots funded to date • 319 grants • 104 (b) to support TMDL development • Limited state/regional funding sources Long term outlook?

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