Protecting Endangered Species: Interim Measures, Dubuque County, Iowa


 United States
 Environmental Protection
 Agency
    20T-3016
    September 1990
 Pesticides And Toxic Substances (H-7506C)
 Protecting  Endangered
 Species

 Interim  Measures
 Dubuque County,  Iowa
    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 1991. 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 drop us a line to let us
 know whether the information is clear and
 correct. Also tell us to what extent
 following the recommended measures
would affect your 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 (H7506C)
   Public Docket and Information Section
                            U.S. EPA
                     401 M Street, SW
                Washington, DC 20460
 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 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 necessary to protect the species. The
 section titled 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
 the 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 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 the area where you will apply pesticides.

2) Read the shading key for those patterns to identify
   the specific area involved.

3) In the "Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients," locate
   the active ingredients in the pesticide you intend
   to apply.

4) Locate the code 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.
Table Of Pesticide Active Ingredients
Active Ingredient
Shading Pattern/Code
AM1NOCARB
CARBARYL
DICHLORPROP (2,4-DP)
FENITROTHION
            28
            28
            28
            28
METHYL PARATHION
TRICHLORFON
            28
            28
Limitations On Pesticide Use
Code   Limitation
  28    Do not apply within 100 yards of species
        habitat for aerial applications or within
        20 yards of species habitat for ground
        applications.

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 Dubuque County, Iowa
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              City
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Shading  Key
       Iowa Pleistocene snail, Discus macclintocki. The shaded areas shown on the map are
       T89N R1W and T90N R2W. Within these areas, use limitations only apply on forested slopes
       For specific range information, contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS): (309)
       793-5800.  The FWS will need to know the location and perhaps other details of your
       application site,  as well as  your product's active ingredients. The FWS will then tell you if
       your site is within the habitat of the species.

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