United States
               Environmental Protection
               Agency	
Pesticides and
Toxic Substances (H7506C)
21T-3019
April 1991
               Protecting  Endangered
               Species
               Interim  Measures
               Eddy County,  New  Mexico	
                   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 1993. 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 (H7506C)
                                                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 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.
Eddy County, New Mexico
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                                                                                               County Border
                                                                                               County Seat
                                                                                               City
                                                                                               U.S., State,
                                                                                                 or Other Highway
                                                                                               Pipeline (above
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Shading  Key
                                                      Table Of Pesticide Active Ingredients
        Gypsum wild-buckwheat, Eriogonum
        gypsophilum (Polygonaceae, the buckwheat
        family). There are two shaded areas shown on
        the map. The northern area is T20S R25E-
        R26E. The other area is bordered on the north
        by the north edge of T24S R26E-R27E east of
        highway 62 and 180;  it is bordered on the east
        by the east edge of T24S-T26S R27E.  Use
        limitations only apply within these shaded
        areas except in irrigated pastureland and
        cropland.


        Lee pincushion cactus, Coryphantha
        sneedii var. leei (Cactaceae, the  cactus
        family). The shaded area shown on the map
        is:
          T24S  R21E-R25E
          T25S  R21E-R24E
          T26S  R21E-R23E.
        Use limitations only apply within  this area
        except in irrigated pastureland and cropland.
        Lloyd's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus
        lloydii (Cactaceae, the cactus family). The
        shaded areas shown on the map are:
          T21S  R24E  Sec. 13-36
          T22S  R23E  Sec. 1-3, 10-15, 22-24
                 R24E  Sec. 4-9, 17-18 and
          T23S  R24E  Sec. 25-36
                 R25E  Sec. 19-36
          T24S  R23E-R24E
                 R25E  west of U.S. Highway 62 and 180
          T25S  R23E-R24E
                 R25E  west of U.S. Highway 62 and 180.
         Use limitations only apply within these areas
         except in irrigated pastureland and cropland.

         McKittrick pennyroyal, Hedeoma
         apiculatum (Lamiaceae, the mint family). The
         shaded area shown on the map  is:
           T24S R21E-R22E south of State Highway 137
           T25S R21E-R23E
           T26S R21E-R22E
                 R23E Sec. 3-6.
         Use limitations only apply within this area
         except in irrigated pasturetand and cropland.
Active Ingredient
                     Shading Pattern/Code
13
22
2,4-D 2
2,4-D (AMINES, ESTERS, SALTS) 2
AMMONIUM SULFAMATE 2
ATRAZINE 2
DICAMBA 2
DICHLORPROP (2,4-DP) 2
DIMETHYLAMINE DICAMBA 2
HEXAZINONE 2
MCPA, ACID 2
MCPA (AMINES) I 2
MCPA (SALTS) 2
METRIBUZIN 2
OXYFLUORFEN c
PARAQUAT 2
PICLORAM J
POTASSIUM PICLORAM 2
SODIUM DICAMBA *
SULFOMETURON-METHYL C
TEBUTHIURON <
TRIETHYLAMINE PICLORAM J
§3
m Q
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
8 28
.8 28
!8 28
!2
53 33
>8 28
>8 28
>8 28
18 28
52
>8 28
>8 28
 Limitations On Pesticide Use

 Code   Limitation
         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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         Do not apply on rights-of-way within
         species habitat.

         Do not apply within one-quarter mile of
         species habitat.  	
          Sneed pincushion cactus, Coryphantha
          sneedii var. sneedii (Cactaceae, the cactus
          family). The shaded area shown on the map
          is:
           T24S  R21E-R25E
           T25S  R21E-R24E
           T26S  R21E-R23E.
          Use limitations only apply within this area
          except in irrigated pastureland and cropland.
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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.                                                                     '

          Drift

          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 applica-
          tion during periods of high winds.  Avoiding applications during the hottest part of the day, when evapora-
          tion is highest, will further reduce drift.

          When high winds and excessive evaporation are not present, a drift retardant may be useful for aerial
          applications.
                 For the Protection of Your Land, Always Read and Follow Label Directions
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