United States
                       Environmental Protection
                       Agency	
Pesticides and
Toxic Substances (7506C)
EPA-735-K-94-016
August 1994
                       Protecting  Endangered
                       Species
                       Interim Measures
                       Letcher County,  Kentucky
                          The information in this pamphlet is similar to
                          what the U.S. Environmental Protection
                          Agency (EPA) expects to distribute once our
                      Endangered Species Protection Program is in
                      effect. The limitations on pesticide use are not
                      law at this time, but are being provided now for
                      your use in voluntarily protecting endangered and
                      threatened species from harm due to pesticide
                      use. We encourage you to use this information.
                      We also welcome your comments.

                       The Endangered Species Act is intended to
                      protect and promote recovery of animals and
                      plants that are in danger of becoming extinct due
                      to the activities of people. Under the Act, EPA
                      must ensure that use of pesticides it registers will
                      not result in harm to the species listed as
                      endangered or threatened by the U.S. fish and
                      Wildlife Service, or to habitat critical to those
                      species' survival. To accomplish this, the EPA
                      expects to implement program requirements
                      beginning in  1994. This program will protect
                      endangered and threatened species from harm due
                      to pesticide use.
                       EPA requests your comments regarding the
                     information presented in this publication. Please
                     let us know whether the information is clear and
                     correct. Also  tell us to what extent following the
                     recommended measures would affect you typical
                     pesticide use or productivity. This information
                     will be considered by EPA during the final stages
                     of program development.

                                       Please submit comments to:
                                      Interim Endangered Species
                                      Protection Program-(7506C)
                                                    U.S71TPX
                                              401 M Street, SW
                                         Washington, DC 20460
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           About This Publication

            This publication contains a County Map
           showing the Area within the county where
           pesticide use should be limited to protect listed
           species. These areas are identified on the map by
           a shaded pattern. Each shaded pattern
           corresponds to a species in need of protection.
            The Shading Key shows the name of the species
           that each shaded pattern represents and often
           describes the shaded area. The area may be
           described in terms of Township, Range, and
           Section or by giving details about the habitat of
           the species.
            The first column of the "Table of Pesticide
           Active Ingredients" lists the active ingredients for
           which there should be limitations on use to
           protect certain species. The next columns are
           headed by ihe shaded pattern of the species with
           Codes listed underneath them.
            The Code indicates the specific  limitation that
           is necessary to protect the species. The section
           tilled Limitations on Pesticide Use explains the
           code.

           Does This Information Apply to You?

            To determine whether this information applies
           to your use of a pesticide, review the questions
          below. The information applies only if you
          answer "yes" to both questions:
              Do you intend to use pesticides within or
              near the shaded area on the county map?
              Are any of Ihe ingredients listed on the front
              panel of your pesticide product label named
              in the 'Table of Pesticide Active
              Ingredients"?
           If you answer "yes" to both questions, you
          should follow the instructions on "How to Use
          This Information" to determine if you should
          limit use of the pesticide to help protect listed
          species.
           If you answer "no" to either question, you
          should follow the usage directions on the
          pesticide product label.

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    How To Use This Information
    1) On the county map, find the specific shading patterns that cover, or are close to, the area where you intend to apply pesticides.
    2) Read the descriptor in the Shading Key for those patterns; this may further identify the area involved.
    3) In the "Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients," locate the active ingredients in the pesiticide you intend to apply.
    4) Locate the codes to the right of the active ingredient name and under the shading patterns that apply to you.
    5) When using the pesticide, you should follow the limitations indicated for those codes described under "Limitations on
       Pesticide Use."
    6) If you are applying more than one listed active ingredient or applying a listed active ingredient in an area with more than one
       shaded pattern (species), multiple codes may apply. If so, you should follow the most restrictive limitation.
    7) Read the information on Reducing Runoff and Drift on the back of this pamphlet.
Letcher County, Kentucky
                LEGEND
                     County Border
                     County Seat
                     City
                     U.S., State Highway
                     River, Stream, Creek
                                                          Poor Fork
                                                         Cumberland
                                                               River
5 km
 SHADING KEY
         Blackslde dace (fish), Phoxinus cumberlandensis. Within the shaded areas shown on the map,
         pesticide use limitations apply on and along the streams. The upstream protection zone is Vt. mile
         up all tributaries that join the shaded area.

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Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients

Active Ingredient
                                    Shading Pattern
                                       Code TAR*
 Limitations on Pesticide Use
 ^— — — — — - — —

 Codes/Limitations

   2
                                                              Active Ingredient
ALOICARB " "
ATRAZINE (granular)
ATRAZINE (non-granular)
AZINPHOS-METHYL
BENOMYL
BENSULIDE (granular)
BENSULIDE (non-granular)
CAPTAN
CARBARYL
CARBOFURAN
CHLOROTHALONIL (granular)
CHLOROTHALONIL (non -granular)
CHLORPYRIFOS
Alfalfa, Peanuts
Apples
Mosquito Larvicide Use
All Other Uses Except as a Termiticide
COPPER SULFATE, BASIC
CYPERMETHRIN
Cabbage and Lettuce
DEF
DIAZINON
DICOFOL
DICROTOPHOS
DIFLUBENZURON
DIMETHOATE
DISULFOTON
DIURON
ENDOSULFAN
ESFENVALERATE
ETHION
ETHOPROP
FENAMIPHOS
FLURIDONE
FONOFOS
ISOFENPHOS (granular)
ISOFENPHOS (non-granular)
3
3
399 1.5
2c
3
3
399 4
3
2c
3
3
399 2.8
43
41
61
3
3
2
2c
2c,10.
399 1
2c -
3
3
3
3
3
3
2c
3
2c
20
3
3
399 0.5
                                                                                                  Shading Pattern

                                                                                                      LZZJ
Code TAR*
MALATHION
MANCOZEB
METHIDATHION
METHOMYL (granular)
METHOMYL (non-granukr)
METHYL PARATHION
Mosquito Larvicide Usie
All Other Uses
MEVINPHOS
NALEO
Mosquito Larvicide Use
All Other Uses
NITRAPYRIN
OXAMYL (granular)
OXAMYL (non-granular)
OXYDEMETON-METHYI.
OXYFLUORFEN
PARATHION (ethyl)
PENDIMETHALIN
PERMETHRIN
PHORATE
PHOSMET
PHOSPHAMIDON
PROFENOFOS
PROPACHLOR (granular)
PROPACHLOR (non-granular)
PROPARGITE
PYRETHRINS
SULPROFOS
TERBUFOS
THIODICARB
THIOPHANATE-METHYL
TRICHLORFON
TRIFLURAUN (granular)
TRIFLURALIN (non-granular)
2c,10
399 1.25
2c
399 0.6
3
61
3
2c
61
3
3
3
399 1.25
3
3
2c
3
297 0.04
2c
2c
399 4
2c
3
399 0.4
399 1.5
2c,10
3
3
399 7
3
2c
3
399 0.5
                                                         °f Water
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                                                                                      for ground app.ications nor
                                                                     the edge of water within either the shaded
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4?  Do not aPP'y d'-r8Ctly -t(? wat?r within  l.ne shaded area.
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                                                                  not
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                                                                            ft" al aPP"ca«°ns, do not apply this
                                                                                       ,., ,,„„„„
                                                                              directiy to
                                                       °f
     2&ff

 Q7  Fnrnn°r«fmHy.thi?-pef-ticideJaS & m°9<*u*<> larvicide within the shaded area

             edVe^/'waKtht »ff ffi
            r aeria, app.ications, do not apply
                                                                       shaded

                                                                within the shaded
 ground app.ications, nor

for ground app.ications, nor



             within 40 yards
399
     rithTn'thf^ '"?'!. Pest'c{de above the threshold application rate (TAR)
     yithm the shaded area for ground app.ications, nor within V4 mile fo

     . Threshold Application Rate (Pounds of active ingredient per acre per application)
                          above the threshold application rate (TAR) indicated within 1 on i/arH* *•„   «u   .,
                         ground applications, nor within V4 mile foV SertolI application" y rds from the ed9e of water

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                                    Reducing Runoff and Drift

Careful use of pesticides can diminish harm to the environment and reduce exposure of ^^
topesliddes. Using pesticide runoff and drift measures may be helpful in keeping more of the applied pesticide on the
field and may also lower your costs of pesticides.

merfpossible, use methods which reduce soil erosion, such as limited till and contour plowing; these methods also

reduce pesticide runoff.
Where feasible, use application techniques such as T banding and in-furrow techniques, which ^corporate the pesticide

into the soil.                                                                               ..   t   .
Pesticides with ground water warning labels are more likely to enter ground and surface water than those without such
warnings. When possible, use a pesticide that does not contain a ground water warning label.
Keep Informed about changing weather conditions, and try to avoid pesticide application when heavy rainfall is expected.


Wind direction speed and evaporation are important factors in reducing drift. Most importantly, pesticides should be

^pld«
Avoiding applications during the hottest part of the day, when evaporation is highest, will further reduce drift.

When high winds and excessive evaporation are not present, a drift retardant may be useful for aerial applications.

Using the largest droplet size compatible with the pesticide coverage will reduce drift. Typically, higher spray volumes

will also result in less drift.
         For the Protection of Your Land, Always Read and Follow Label Directions
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