United States
                             Environmental Protection
                             Agency	
                                Pesticides and
                                Toxic Substances (7506C)
                         EPA-735-K-94-026
                         August 1994
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                             Protecting  Endangered
                             Species
                             Interim  Measures
                             Robertson 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.S. EPA
                                                     401M 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 the shaded pattern of the species with
 Codes listed underneath them.
  The Code indicates the specific limitation that;
 is necessairy to protect the species. The section
 titled Limitations on Pesticide Use explains the
 code.

 Does Tliis Information Apply to You?

  To detennine 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 ihe shaded area on the county map?
    Are any of the 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  " $*L
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 in-
   gredient 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.
                                                         Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients
Active Ingredient
Shading Pattern
    CZ3
Limitations on Pesticide Use
                                      Code
2,4-D (all forms)
AMMONIUM SULFAMATE
ATRAZINE
CLOPYRALID
DICAMBA (all forms)
DICHLORPROP (2,4-DP)
HEXAZINONE
MCPA (all forms)
PARAQUAT
PICLORAM (all forms)
TEBUTHIURON
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Codes/Limitations
  29 Do not apply this pesticide in the species
     habitat (described under the Shading Key).
     In addition, for ground applications do not
     apply within 20 yards of the habitat, nor
     within 100 yards for aerial applications.

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 Robertson County, Kentucky
            LEGEND

            —  County Border
                County Seat
                City
                U.S., State or
                  Other Highway
                River, Stream, Creek
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SHADING KEY
      I Short s goldenrod, Solidago shortii (Asteraceae, the aster family). Within the shaded area shown on
       the map, the species habitat is found in dry, open areas including cedar glades and thickets- in open
       eroded areas; in the edges of dry, open, oak-hickory woods, pastures, and old fields; in roadside ditches-
       and in road cuts and rock ledges along highways.

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                                    Reducing Runoff and Drift
Careful use of pesticides can diminish harm to the environment and reduce exposure of endangered and threatened species
to pesticides. 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.
Runoff                                                                           ,_     •    .   .
Where possible, 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 incorporate the pesticide
into the soil.
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
applied when the wind direction is away from areas of concern; try to avoid application during periods of high winds.
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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      Environmental Protection
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