£EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Prevention, Pesticides,
And Toxics Substances
(7507C)
July 1994
State Contact Personnel
Responsible For Documenting And
Storing Data On Incidents
Involving Pesticide Exposures To
Wildlife
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Section I: Contact Personnel-Job descriptions and detail of each agency's role (continued)
Oklahoma 1-101
Oregon 1-103
Pennsylvania 1-107
Rhode Island 1-109
South Carolina 1-113
South Dakota 1-116
Tennessee 1-117
Texas 1-120
Utah 1-127
Vermont 1-128
Virginia 1-130
Washington 1-132
West Virginia 1-135
Wisconsin 1-137
Wyoming 1-141
Section IT. Contact Personnel-Condensed list of pertinent names and agencies
Alabama 2-2
Alaska 2-2
Arizona 2-2
Arkansas 2-3
California 2-3
Colorado 2-4
Connecticut 2-4
Delaware 2-4
District of Columbia 2-5
Florida 2-5
Georgia 2-5
Hawaii 2-5
Idaho 2-6
Illinois 2-6
Indiana 2-7
Iowa 2-7
Kansas 2-7
Kentucky 2-8
Louisiana 2-8
Maine 2-8
Maryland 2-8
Massachusetts 2-9
"Michigan 2-10
Minnesota 2-10
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter of Introduction i
Section I: Contact Personnel-Job descriptions and detail of each agency's role
Alabama 1-2
Alaska 1-6
Arizona 1-7
Arkansas 1-10
California 1-13
Colorado 1-16
Connecticut 1-18
Delaware 1-20
District of Columbia 1-24
Florida 1-26
Georgia 1-29
Hawaii 1-31
Idaho 1-31
Illinois 1-34
Indiana 1-42
Iowa v 1-45
Kansas 1-46
Kentucky ; 1-52
Louisiana 1-53
Maine 1-55
Maryland 1-58
Massachusetts 1-60
Michigan 1-68
Minnesota 1-71
Mississippi : 1-74
Missouri 1-75
Montana 1-76
Nebraska .' 1-77
Nevada 1-79
New Hampshire 1-84
New. Jersey 1-86
New Mexico " 1-88
New York .' . ,' 1-90
North Carolina 1-95
North Dakota . . , .'. 1-96
Ohio 1-99
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Section II: Contact Personnel-Condensed list of pertinent names and agencies (continued)
Mississippi 2-10
Missouri 2-11
Montana 2-11
Nebraska 2-11
Nevada 2-12
New Hampshire 2-12
New Jersey 2-13
New Mexico 2-13
New York . 2-14
North Carolina 2-14
North Dakota 2-14
Ohio 2-15
Oklahoma 2-15
Oregon 2-16
Pennsylvania 2-16
Rhode Island 2-17
South Carolina 2-17
South Dakota 2-18
Tennessee 2-18
Texas 2-18
Utah 2-19
Vermont 2-19
Virginia 2-19
Washington 2-20
West Virginia 2-20
Wisconsin 2-21
Wyoming 2-21
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HEALTH SCIENCKS CENTER
School of Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
Luhhock, TX 79430
(806)743-3091 1 -800-858 ?37K
May, 1994
DEAR READER:
A continuing problem within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been how to
compile, on a national basis, incident data from pesticide exposures to wildlife, including
mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and non-target plants. A
compilation of the data would present a clearer picture of the potential problems certain
pesticides may cause to the nation's wildlife species.
This report, for the first time, makes available a list of all of the personnel within each state
who are responsible for investigating, documenting, and storing data on incidents involving
pesticide exposures to wildlife. The U,S, Environmental Protection Agency Environmental
Fate and Effects Division sponsored this project.
The EPA contact person is Candace Brassard, and it has been her continuing objective to
obtain the available incident data. We have endeavored to cover any and all possible state
offices and organizations that may have responsibilities in this area, if we have missed
someone, please let me know.
You may note that the individual call records frequently mention the route that Ms. Brassard
may take for obtaining the incident data. She continues to receive data, but still needs the
assistance of all of the state contacts. If you are aware of pesticide incident data involving
wildlife, please contact Ms. Brassard at 703-305-5392.
This report is divided into two separate sections:
Section I: Contact Personnel: job description and detail of each
agency's role
Section II: Contact Personnel: condensed list of pertinent names and
agencies
Questions or comments on this report can be directed to me at 806-743-3092 or Candace
Brassard.
Jill Haukos
Associate Director
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network.
An Affirmative Action Institution
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SECTION I
CONTACT PERSONNEL
Job descriptions and detail of each agency's role
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ALABAMA
Date: 06/22/93
Name: DR. JAMES B. ARMSTRONG
Tide: EXT. WILDLIFE SCIENTIST
Agency: STATE EXTENSION SERVICE
Address: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
City: AUBURN, State: AL Zip: 36849
Phone: 205-844-9233 FAX: 205-844-9234
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
DR. ARMSTRONG IS THE EXTENSION SCIENTIST THAT WOULD BE IN CHARGE
OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE EXTENSION SERVICE HAS NOT
DOCUMENTED ANY INCIDENTS IN THE PAST. IF A COMPLAINT WAS
RECEIVED, THE EXTENSION SERVICE WOULD INVESTIGATE AND DOCUMENT
IT. THE EXTENSION SERVICE WOULD ONLY COVER INCIDENTS IN THEIR
GENERAL AREA.
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ALABAMA
Date: 06/28/93
Name: JOHN CHITWOOD
Title: CHIEF OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MGT.
Address: 1751 CONGRESSMAN DICKENS DRIVE
City: MONTGOMERY, State: AL Zip: 36109
Phone: 205-260-2700 FAX: 205-272-8131
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
JOHN CHITWOOD, CHIEF OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND EMERGENCY
RESPONSE, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS. AN INCIDENT
IS DOCUMENTED IF IT IS RECEIVED AS A COMPLAINT. THERE IS NO KILL
SIZE REQUIREMENT. FIELD OPERATIONS OFFICERS ARE IN CHARGE OF
INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENTS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND ON COMPUTER. ONLY
DOCUMENTS FROM THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF ARE ON COMPUTER. THE
DEPT. USES AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMPUTER SYSTEM. DOCUMENTS ARE
KEPT FOR 10 YEARS.
THE DEPT. HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS SINCE THE EARLY
1970'S. THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION COVERS THE WHOLE STATE. JOHN
ESTIMATED THAT THE DEPT. DOCUMENTS TWO INCIDENTS, WHICH INVOLVE
PESTICIDES, EACH YEAR.
INCIDENT DATA IS CURRENTLY SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE IN ATLANTA.
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ALABAMA
Date: 06/18.793
Name: DR. PAT MORGAN
Title: PESTICIDE ADMINISTRATOR
Agency: DEPT. OF AG. / PLANT DIVISION
Address: THE RICHARD BEARD BUILDING
City: MONTGOMERY State: AL Zip: 36193
Phone: 205-242-2656 FAX: 205-240-3103
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
DR. PAT MORGAN IS THE PESTICIDE ADMINISTRATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ALL DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS ARE
RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
AGRICULTURE INSPECTORS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE ACTUAL INVESTIGATION.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER. STARTING IN JULY, DOCUMENTS
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO COMPUTER. THE DEPT. WILL BE USING THE CAT
TRACKING SYSTEM. DR. MORGAN SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE
DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ON THE COMPUTER UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE
YEAR. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
INCIDENTS THAT ARE NOT MISUSE CASES ARE SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA
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OFFICE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS IN ATLANTA. DR. MORGAN IS WILLING TO
SEND DOCUMENTS TO THE USEPA IF THE TASK IS SMALL. IF THE TASK IS
LARGE, DR. MORGAN SAID THAT THE EPA CAN COME AND MAKE COPIES OF
INFORMATION WITH FULL ACCESS TO THE FILES.
THE DEPT. OF AG. HAS DOCUMENTS DATING BACK TO THE LATE 1970'S.
DOCUMENTS BEFORE 1986 ARE CONSIDERED TO BE VAGUE. THE MAJORITY
OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVE BIRDS AND FISH. THE DEPT. OF AG.
DOCUMENTS BETWEEN 150 AND 250 INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
DR. MORGAN IS CURRENTLY SENDING INFORMATION CONCERNING PESTICIDE
INCIDENTS TO THE REGION EPA OFFICE IN ATLANTA.
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ALASKA
Date: 03/08/94
Name: ROSEMARY LUMBARDI
Tide: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Address: 500 SOUTH ALASKA ST.
City: PALMER, State: AK Zip: 99645
Phone: 907-745-3236 FAX: 907-745-8125
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
PART OF STATE
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Narrative of Call:
ROSEMARY LUMBARDI IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST WHO IS IN
CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT
IN THE 3 YEARS THAT MS. LUMBARDI HAS BEEN THERE. THE DEPT. DOES
NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS OF PAST INCIDENTS.
THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY
PROCEDURES FOR INVESTIGATING PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS. MS.
LUMBARDI INDICATED THAT SHE WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY INCIDENT IF ONE
OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL LANDS.
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ARIZONA
Date: 07/27/93
Name: MARK DAHLBERG
Title: WILDLIFE SPECIALIST III
Agency: GAME & FISH DEPT.
Address: 2222 W. GREENWAY RD.
City: PHOENIX, State: AZ Zip: 85023-4312
Phone: 602-789-3375 FAX: 602-789-3920
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
MARK DAHLBERG IS THE WILDLIFE SPECIALIST IN CHARGE OF
INVESTIGATING AND DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO
KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE DEPT. OF HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORY FOR
NECROPSY.
THE GAME & FISH DEPT. HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS SINCE THE
EARLY 1970'S. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. MR. DAHLBERG ESTIMATED THAT THEY DOCUMENT 2
INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE HAS COPIES OF ALL WILDLIFE INCIDENTS UP
UNTIL 1990. MR. DAHLBERG WILL SEND THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE PAST
TWO YEARS TO MS. BRASSARD. HOWEVER, MR. DAHLBERG CAN NOT START
SENDING INFORMATION TO CANDACE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
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ARIZONA
Date: 07/26/93
Name: DIANA MARSH
Tide: ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Address: 3033 N. CENTRAL
City: PHOENIX, State: AZ Zip: 85012
Phone: 602-207-4545 FAX: 602-207-4528
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
DIANA MARSH IS THE ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT. IN ORDER FOR THE DEPT. TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT, IT
HAS TO BE RELATED TO SURFACE WATER.
FIELD INSPECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. THE DEPT.
WILL INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE EXCEPT FOR
THOSE ON INDIAN LANDS. THE DEPT. SENDS ALL SPECIMENS TO OTHER
STATE LABS FOR NECROPSY. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT FOR 10 YEARS.
INFORMATION FROM THE INCIDENTS IS SENT TO THE REGIONAL AND
FEDERAL EPA IN A 305 B REPORT. THE REGION 9 CONTACT IS EB LIU.
THE FEDERAL CONTACT IS BERRY BERGAN. MS. MARSH STATED THAT MS.
BRASSARD CAN RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THESE TWO EPA PERSONNEL.
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ARIZONA
Date: 07/22/93
Name: RAY PEERY
Tide: CERTIFICATION SPECIALIST
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 1688 WEST ADAMS
City: PHOENIX, State: AZ Zip: 85007
Phone: 602-542-3578 FAX: 602-542-0446
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
RAY PEERY IS THE CERTIFICATION / TRAINING SPECIALIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
FIELD INVESTIGATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS. ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER. EACH DOCUMENT IS KEPT FOR 5
YEARS. THE DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT FOR THREE YEARS IN HOUSE AND TWO
YEARS IN STORAGE. THE DEPT. CAN SET FINES BY USING A POINTS AND
PENALTY SYSTEM.
THE DEPT. WILL HAVE AN E-MAIL # IN THE FUTURE. MR. PEERY STATED
THAT CANDACE CAN OBTAIN COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE REGION 9
EPA OFFICE.
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ARKANSAS
Date: 08/02/93
Name: CHARLES ARMSTRONG
Title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Agency: STATE PLANT BOARD / PESTICIDE DIVISION
Address: P.O. BOX 1069
City: LITTLE ROCK, State: AR Zip: 72203
Phone: 501-225-1598 FAX: 501-225-3590
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: w
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 150
Narrative of Call:
CHARLES ARMSTRONG IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IF IT
IS RECEIVED AS A COMPLAINT INVOLVING PESTICIDES. THERE IS NO
KILL SIZE CRITERIA.
AGRICULTURAL INSPECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS.
LOG BOOKS AND BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT ARE KEPT IN
PAPER FILES. SUMMARIES OF EACH INCIDENT ARE KEPT IN COMPUTER
FILES USING DBASE. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY. THE
STATE PLANT BOARD HAS PAPER DOCUMENTS DATING BACK TO THE EARLY
1980'S.
THE REGION 6 EPA OFFICE RECEIVES ANNUAL REPORTS CONCERNING
PESTICIDE INCIDENTS. THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE REVIEWS THE
INCIDENT FILES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR.
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ARKANSAS
Date: 08/04/93
Name: FRANK ESRY
Title: SECTION MANAGER, WATER DIV.
Agency: DEPT. OF POLLUTION CONTROL & ECOLOGY
Address: P.O. BOX 8913
City: LITTLE ROCK, State: AR Zip: 72219-8913
Phone: 501-562-7444 FAX: 501-562-4632
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
FRANK ESRY IS THE SECTION MANAGER IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ALLEN PRICE IS THE TECHNICAL SERVICES
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF STORING ALL DOCUMENTS. INCIDENTS ARE
DOCUMENTED IF THEY ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL
SIZE REQUIREMENT.
SECTION MANAGERS IN THE WATER DIVISION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
INVESTIGATIONS. RICHARD THOMPSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE
LABORATORY WORK DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT. 99% OF THE INCIDENTS
DOCUMENTED INVOLVE FISH KILLS.
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DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTERS. THE DEPT.
DOCUMENTS EACH INCIDENT USING AN EPA REPORT FORM. ALL DOCUMENTS
ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
MR. PRICE SAID THAT HE WILL COPY ALL PESTICIDE INCIDENT FILES AND
SEND THEM TO CANDACE BRASSARD. IN THE FUTURE, HE WILL SEND
COPIES OF EACH PESTICIDE INCIDENT AS THEY ARE COMPLETED.
MR. THOMPSON WILL SEND COPIES OF THE LABORATORY WORK TO MS.
BRASSARD.
FRANK ESRY'S INTERNET # IS: ESRY @ ADPCE.LRK.AR.US
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CALIFORNIA
Date: 10/27/93
Name: TOM HALL
Title: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
Agency: DEPT. OF PESTICIDE REGULATION
Address: PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT BRANCH
City: SACRAMENTO, State: CA Zip: 95814
Phone: 916-654-0606 FAX: 916-654-1427
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 5
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 12
Narrative of Call:
TOM HALL IS THE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF PESTICIDE REGULATION DOCUMENTS
TWELVE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR. MR. HALL WORKS WITH
THE DEPT. OF FISH AND GAME ON WILDLIFE INCIDENTS.
PESTICIDE USE SPECIALISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPT. OF FISH AND GAME AND FROM
THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS IS DONE BY THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. THE
DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS 40 YEARS AGO.
THE DEPT. OF PESTICIDE REGULATION HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS
INVOLVING CHLORPYRIFOS AND PRORATE. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND SUMMARIES
ARE SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE.
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CALIFORNIA
Date: 10/29/93
Name: BOB HOSEA
Tide: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
Agency: DEFT. OF FISH & GAME
Address: PESTICIDE INVESTIGATION UNIT
City: RANCHO CORDOVA, State: CA Zip: 95670
Phone: 916-355-0136 FAX: 916-355-0132
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
BOB HOSEA IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. MARY MENCONI IS THE CONTACT FOR
FISH KILLS. MR. HOSEA AND MS. MENCONI CAN BE REACHED AT THE SAME
PHONE NUMBER (916-355-0136). THE DEPT. OF FISH & GAME STARTED
DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS 15 YEARS AGO.
GAME WARDENS OR DISTRICT BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. GAME WARDENS CARRY A POLLUTION RESPONSE KIT FOR
SAMPLING WATER AND SPECIMENS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE CRITERIA.
THE DEPT. OF GAME & FISH DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY ANALYSIS.
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SHERIFF'S DEPT.,
OR THE DEPT. OF PESTICIDE REGULATION.
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RECORDS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER USING DBASE IV.
RECORDS IN DBASE IV CAN BE ACCESSED BY SPECIES, CHEMICAL NAME, OR
TRADE NAME OF THE CHEMICAL INVOLVED. ALL RECORDS ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY.
THE DEPT. OF GAME & FISH HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS INVOLVING
PHORATE AND CHLORPYRIFOS.
A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. HOSEA CAN BEGIN SENDING
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO CANDACE BRASSARD.
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COLORADO
Date: 02/05/93
Name: LINDA COULTER
Title: CHIEF OF PESTICIDE SECTION
Agency: COLORADO DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 700 KIPLING
City: LAKEWOOD, State: CO Zip: 80215
Phone: 303-239^140 FAX: 303-239-4177
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
LINDA COULTER, CHIEF OF THE PESTICIDE SECTION, IS IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT. AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED ONLY IF ITIS A COMPLAINT
CONCERNING A COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR. THE COLORADO DEPT. OF
AGRICULTURE REGULATES COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS.
PLANT AND INSECT SPECIALISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND ON COMPUTER. ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS. IF AN INCIDENT REQUIRES
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THEN THE DOCUMENT IS KEPT INDEFINITELY.
THE DEPARTMENT BEGAN DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN 1947. LINDA
COULTER ESTIMATED THAT THE DEPT. DOCUMENTS 1 TO 2 INCIDENTS EVERY
5 YEARS.
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COLORADO
Date: 03/22/93
Name: TOM REMINGTON
Tide: WILDLIFE RESEARCHER
Agency: COLORADO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: 317 W. PROSPECT
City: FORT COLLINS, State: CO Zip: 80526
Phone: 303-484-2836 EXT.381 FAX:
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
TOM REMINGTON, WILDLIFE RESEARCHER, IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. IN ORDER FOR AN INCIDENT TO BE DOCUMENTED,
THE KILL SIZE MUST BE GREATER THAN SIX. IF THE INCIDENT OCCURS
WITHIN A METROPOLITAN AREA THEN THERE IS NO KILL SIZE CRITERIA.
DISTRICT WILDLIFE RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS AND HAVE
SAMPLES ANALYZED AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY. BILL ADREAN IS IN
CHARGE OF WRITING THE FINAL REPORTS AS WELL AS STORING DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY ON PAPER. THE DEPT. HAS
RECORDS DATING BACK 15 YEARS.
MR. REMINGTON STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEM FOR STORING
AND RETRIEVING DOCUMENTS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS NO FORMAL
APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE MANY INCIDENTS
WITHIN THE STATE OF COLORADO. MS. BRASSARD NEEDS TO CONTACT MR. REMINGTON
TO START RECEIVING DOCUMENTS.
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CONNECTICUT
Date: 03/30/93
Name: MIKE DEZZENI
Title: SUPERVISORY ANALYST
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Address: PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
City: HARTFORD, State: CT Zip: 06106
Phone: 203-566-5148 FAX: 203-5664924
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
MIKE DEZZENI IS THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER THAT STORES DATA
CONCERNING INCIDENTS. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE SIX INSPECTORS
WITH THE PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
HE STATED THAT THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION STATION
LABORATORY, AT NEW HAVEN, DOES THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS FOR
DIVISION. THIS WAS THE ONLY OTHER AGENCY THAT HE FELT WAS
INVOLVED IN THE DOCUMENTATION OF INCIDENTS IN THE STATE.
THE CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE IF A CASE IS WORTHY OF
DOCUMENTATION ARE:
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1) WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE TIME (HOW BUSY THEY ARE)
2) CAN THEY GET GOOD SAMPLES (RECENT KILLS)
3) THERE IS NO MINIMUM NUMBER OF ANIMALS OR PLANTS THAT ARE
IMPACTED IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE.
THE SYSTEM OF INVESTIGATION IS:
1) VISIT THE SITE
2) VISIT THE COMPANY THAT SPRAYED AND CONDUCT "USE INVESTIGATION"
A) ARE THEY CERTIFIED (LICENSED)
B) LOOK AT RECORDS FOR RATES, ETC. OF APPLICATION
C) COLLECT SAMPLES TO BE SENT TO THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION STATION LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS.
MR. DEZZENI STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS FOR
15 YEARS, BUT THAT THEY ONLY HAD RECORDS FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS.
AFTER 7 YEARS THE DATA ARE DESTROYED. THE DOCUMENTS ARE STORED
ON PAPER. HE ESTIMATED THAT THERE ARE 5 OR FEWER DOCUMENTED
CASES PER YEAR THAT ARE VERIFIED AS PESTICIDE EXPOSURES. ANOTHER
12 OR FEWER CASES ARE SUSPECTED BUT NEVER VERIFIED PER YEAR.
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DELAWARE
Date: 02/16/93
Name: ROY MILLER
Title: PROGRAM MANAGER, FISHERIES
Agency: DIVISION OF FISH & WILDLIFE
Address: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
City: DOVER, State: DE Zip: 19903
Phone: 302-739-3441 FAX: 302-739-6157
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
IF A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED ON FISH KILLS, IT IS TURNED OVER TO
THE FISHERIES SECTION OF THE DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. ROY MILLER STATED THAT
NOBODY IN THE DNR INVESTIGATES TERRESTRIAL INCIDENTS.
MR. MILLER STATED THAT IF A PESTICIDE WAS SUSPECTED, THEY WOULD
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT
THE DNR HAD THE AUTHORITY TO FINE FOR THE VALUE OF TIME FOR
INVESTIGATION AND WILDLIFE.
WHEN A CALL IS RECEIVED, MR. MILLER HAS A CHECKLIST OF STEPS TO
BE TAKEN AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF HIS INVESTIGATORS.
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GENERALLY HE WILL CALL THE ENFORCEMENT PERSON FIRST, AND THEN THE
BIOLOGISTS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE BIOLOGISTS GENERALLY HAVE CARS
AT THEIR HOME AND CAN ARRIVE AT THE SCENE SOONER. THEY HAVE A
STATE LABORATORY AVAILABLE FOR USE. SOMETIMES THE DNR USES THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S LABORATORIES. ROY MILLER PREPARES AN
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE DNR.
MR. MILLER ALREADY SENDS DATA TO THE EPA GROUP THAT PREPARES THE
"ANNUAL FISH KILL REPORTS." HE DOES NOT WANT TO SEND THE
INFORMATION AGAIN. TRY TO OBTAIN DATA FROM ANOTHER EPA OFFICE.
HE DID NOT RECALL THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM HE SUBMITTED
DATA.
ROY STATED THAT THEY HAVE RECORDS OFFICIALLY SINCE 1980 AND
UNOFFICIALLY SINCE 1976. ONLY 1-2 INCIDENTS ARE INVESTIGATED PER
YEAR.
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DELAWARE
Date: 02/16/93
Name: DAVID PINE
Title: PESTICIDE COMPLIANCE & CONTROL
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 2320 SOUTH DUPONT HIGHWAY
City: DOVER, State: DE Zip: 19901
Phone: 302-739^811 FAX: 302-697-6287
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: PART OF STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: F
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 6
Narrative of Call:
DAVID PINE IS ONE OF THREE INSPECTORS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE. HIS CORRECT TITLE IS "PESTICIDE COMPLIANCE AND
CONTROL SPECIALIST." THE THREE INSPECTORS COVER THE ENTIRE
STATE. GRIER STAYTON (SEE BELOW) IS THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE THREE
INSPECTORS.
INVESTIGATIONS ARE STARTED WHENEVER THEY RECEIVE A COMPLAINT
INVOLVING A PESTICIDE.
ONE OF THE THREE INSPECTORS STARTS BY TALKING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL
FILING THE COMPLAINT. THEY THEN TRY TO DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION BY TALKING WITH THE LAND OWNER AND PESTICIDE
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APPLICATOR: CHEMICAL USED, RATE APPLIED, CROP USED ON, WEATHER,
ETC.
THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE SAMPLES DEAD ANIMALS AS WELL AS CROPS
FOR RESIDUALS IN THEIR OWN LABORATORY. THEY CAN ISSUE FINES FOR
MISAPPLICATION UNDER DELAWARE PESTICIDE LAW. THEY DO NOT FINE
FOR THE VALUE OF THE WILDLIFE OR TIME SPENT ON THE INVESTIGATION.
MR. PINE STATED THAT NORMALLY A CALL WILL GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. IF THE DNR FEELS THERE IS A PESTICIDE
INVOLVED THEY WILL CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
SOME TIMES BOTH DEPARTMENTS WILL WORK TOGETHER ON AN INVESTIGATION.
MR. PINE STATED THAT THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED 15-20 CASES PER YEAR
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. DATA ARE RECORDED ON PAPER, MICROFILM, AND
COMPUTER (PROGRAM CALLED "AREV").
I SPOKE WITH GRIER STAYTON, PESTICIDE COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR, WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ON MAY 21, 1993. HE CONFIRMED ALL
OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY DAVID PINE EXCEPT AS NOTED BELOW. HE
ALSO STATED THAT THE TWO OTHER INSPECTORS NAMES ARE
STEVE McREYNOLDS AND CHRIS WEBB.
MR. STAYTON STATED THAT THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS NOTED BY MR. PINE
WAS HIGH. HE SAID THAT THEY INVESTIGATE APPROXIMATELY 6
INCIDENTS PER YEAR INVOLVING PESTICIDES. THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
GIVEN BY MR. PINE (15-20) WAS CORRECT BUT THAT NUMBER INCLUDED
ALL INCIDENTS, INCLUDING NON-PESTICIDE RELATED CASES.
HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE GOOD RECORDS BACK TO 1980. HE DID NOT
WANT TO TURN THE RECORDS OVER TO EPA. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE
ALREADY SENDING SUMMARY DATA TO DON LOTT (BRANCH CHIEF WITH
REGIONAL EPA). WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD SEND THE FULL (NO-SUMMARY)
DATA FILES TO EPA, HE AGAIN STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DO
SUCH.
HE ADDED THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE FINES WERE DETERMINED BY THE
ERA'S "CIVIL PENALTIES ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE".
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Date: 02/08/93
Name: MARK GREENLEY
Tide: BRANCH CHIEF
Agency: DC REGULATION ADMINISTRATION
Address: PESTICIDE BRANCH - ROOM 203
City: WASHINGTON, State: DC Zip: 20020
Phone: 202-404-1136 FAX: 202-404-1141
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
MARK GREENLEY IS THE BRANCH CHIEF FOR THE DC REGULATION
ADMINISTRATION, PESTICIDE BRANCH. HE SAID THE WAY TO GAIN
ACCESS TO THEIR RECORDS IS CUSTOMARILY THROUGH A FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION REQUEST. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH FASTER AND
EASIER IF MS. BRASSARD OR SOMEONE IN HER OFFICE COULD PERSONALLY
VISIT HIS OFFICE AND GO THROUGH THE FILES AND SELECT THOSE OF
INTEREST. IF HE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE FILES LOOKING FOR THE FEW
INCIDENTS, IT WOULD TAKE QUITE A WHILE. HE DID ADD THAT HE COULD
DIRECT THEM TO MOST OF THE INTERESTING MATERIAL.
HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINT THAT INDICATED
A PESTICIDE WAS INVOLVED. THESE COMPLAINTS COULD BE ANONYMOUS OR
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FORMAL (LE., NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPLAINER WAS KNOWN). THE
ACTUAL INVESTIGATION IS MADE OUT OF HIS OFFICE AND THEY MAINTAIN
THE RECORDS. HE ONLY RECALLED 3 CASES (INVOLVING BIRDS) IN RECENT
YEARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING RECORDS SINCE 1977 AND HAVE GOOD CASE
FILES SINCE ABOUT 1982. THE CASE FILES WILL INCLUDE SAMPLE
ANALYSIS RESULTS AS WELL AS THE STANDARD SITE DATA (LOCALITY,
DATE, SPECIES, NUMBERS, ETC.).
THE ONLY OTHER POSSIBLE CONTACT FOR THE DISTRICT WAS SUGGESTED BY
RON FOWLER (WILDLIFE SOCIETY NATIONAL CAPITOL CHAPTER) TO BE
KATHY BANGART WITH THE USFWS IN MARYLAND (PH. # 410-224-2732).
MS. BANGART WAS NOT CONTACTED AS SHE IS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE.
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FLORIDA
Date: 10/26/93
Name: DENNIS CULLIGAN
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
Agency: DEPT. OF AG. & CONSUMER SERVICES
Address: COMPLIANCE OFFICE
City: TALLAHASSEE, State: FL Zip: 32399-1650
Phone: 904-488-3314 FAX: 904-922-2134
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
DENNIS CULLIGAN IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
DOCUMENTS 400 INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC,
OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AND A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY HOTLINE
(904^88-1320). THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY
ANALYSIS.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY ON PAPER. THE DEPT. OF
AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS
SINCE 1978. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS INVOLVING
TERBUFOS AND CHLORPYRIFOS.
A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. CULLIGAN CAN BEGIN SENDING
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO CANDACE BRASSARD.
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FLORIDA
Date: 11/02/93
Name: BRYAN MILSAP
Title: BUREAU CHIEF
Agency: GAME & FRESHWATER FISH COMMISSION
Address: DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
City: TALLAHASSEE, State: FL Zip: 32399-1600
Phone: 904-488-3831 FAX: 904-488-6988
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS LOG WAS OBTAINED FROM GLEN REYNOLDS.
BRYAN MILSAP IS THE BUREAU CHIEF IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION DOCUMENTS LESS
THAN FIVE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
REGIONAL BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, IF
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEAD ORGANISMS IS LESS THAN TEN. IF THE
NUMBER OF DEAD ORGANISMS EXCEEDS TEN. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
WILL INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT. THE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION
SENDS SPECIMENS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE DISEASE
STUDY IN ATHENS, GEORGIA.
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ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY ON PAPER. THE GAME AND
FISH COMMISSION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS
FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MR. REYNOLDS INDICATED THAT ONLY THE
DOCUMENTS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS ARE WELL ORGANIZED.
MR, REYNOLDS INDICATED THAT CANDACE BRASSARD CAN OBTAIN COPIES OF
DOCUMENTS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE DISEASE
STUDY.
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GEORGIA
Date: 01/13/93
Name: SPINCER FUSSELL
Title: AGRICULTURAL MANAGER
Agency: GEORGIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: ENTOMOLOGY & PESTICIDE DIVISION
City: ATLANTA, State: GA Zip: 30334
Phone: 404-656-3645 FAX: 404-656-9380
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 5
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 40
Narrative of Call:
MR. FUSSELL IS IN CHARGE OF 9 FIELD INSPECTORS WHO
INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS. AN INCIDENT HAS TO BE PESTICIDE RELATED
AND NO MORE THAN 2 MONTHS OLD TO BE DOCUMENTED. THERE IS NO KILL
SIZE CRITERIA. SHARON KEITH IS IN CHARGE OF ENTERING AND STORING
DOCUMENTS. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER AS WELL AS ON HARD
COPY. DOCUMENTS IN THE COMPUTER ARE WRITTEN IN CLIPPER. THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS SINCE
1976. A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR MR. FUSSELL TO BEGIN
SENDING RECORDS TO MS. BRASSARD. THE WRITTEN REQUEST SHOULD BE
SENT TO TOMMY GRAY, MR. FUSSELL'S SUPERVISOR:
TOMMY GRAY
GEORGIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
ENTOMOLOGY & PESTICIDE DIVISION
19 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE; RM. 550
ATLANTA, GA 30334
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GEORGIA
Date: 01/06/93
Name: HAMP SIMPKINS
Title: COORDINATOR, SPECIAL PROJECT
Agency: GEORGIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: AGRICULTURE BLDG.
City: ATLANTA, State: GA Zip: 30334-2001
Phone: 404-651-7861 FAX:
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
HAMP SIMPKINS OF THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DOCUMENTS
EXPOSURES. EIGHT FIELD INSPECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
INVESTIGATIONS. OLD INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND NEW
INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER. THERE IS NO CRITERIA AS FAR AS
SIZE OF KILL WHICH DETERMINES IF AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED. AS
LONG AS THE INCIDENT IS PESTICIDE RELATED IT IS DOCUMENTED. MR.
SIMPKINS IS ALREADY SENDING RECORDS OF INCIDENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
MOST AGENCIES IN THE STATE REFER ALL KILLS INVOLVING PESTICIDES
TO MR. SIMPKINS. MOST INCIDENTS RECORDED INVOLVE FISH OR BIRDS.
HOWEVER, ANY ORGANISM INVOLVED IN A PESTICIDE INCIDENT WILL BE
DOCUMENTED.
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HAWAII
Date: 06/08/94
Name: WALTER IKEHARA
Title: AQUATIC BIOLOGIST
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES; 1151 PUNCHBOWL AVE., ROOM 330
City: HONOLULU State: HI Zip: 96813
Phone: 303-587-0111 FAX: 808-587-0115
Category of Contact: OTHER GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 0
Willing to Send Incident Data: N/A
Able to Send Incident Data: N/A
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters; F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 0
Narrative of Call:
MR. IKEHARA DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING FISH FOR
PESTICIDE RESIDUES, BUT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE FISH POPULATIONS OF THE STATE. ANY AQUATIC BIOLOGIST FOR THE
STATE WOULD BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE A FISH KILL.
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IDAHO
Date: 07/26/93
Name: LLOYD OLDENBURG
Title: STATE WILDLIFE MANAGER
Agency: FISH & GAME DEPT.
Address: P.O. BOX 25
City: BOISE, State: ID Zip: 83707
Phone: 208-334-2920 FAX: 208-334-2114
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
LLOYD OLDENBURG IS THE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. LLOYD IS THE FIRST PERSON ON THE
SCENE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. HE THEN CONTACTS A SPECIES
SPECIALIST TO CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
CRITERIA. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO EITHER THE STATE AGRICULTURAL LABORATORY OR
THE STATE HEALTH LABORATORY.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. LLOYD
OLDENBURG ESTIMATED THAT THEY DOCUMENT AROUND 2 INCIDENTS PER
YEAR. THE DEPT. HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS FOR 25
YEARS.
THE DEPT. WORKS WITH THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE ON EVERY INCIDENT.
MR. OLDENBURG SAID THAT MS. BRASSARD CAN RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM
THE REGION 10 EPA OFFICE.
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IDAHO
Date: 07/21/93
Name: BOB SPENCER
Title: SUPERVISOR / ED. COMPLIANCE
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: P.O. BOX 790
City: BOISE, State: ID Zip: 83701
Phone: 208-334-3243 FAX: 208-334-3547
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 400
Narrative of Call:
BOB SPENCER IS THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE EDUCATION COMPLIANCE
DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. FOUR HUNDRED INCIDENTS
ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE CRITERIA. SEVEN
AGRO CHEMICAL ANALYSTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS.
THE DEPARTMENT COVERS THE WHOLE STATE.
ALL LABORATORY WORK IS SENT TO THE YAKAMA LABORATORY AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE
YEARS THE IDAHO DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE WILL START DOING THEIR OWN
LABORATORY WORK.
DOCUMENTS SINCE 1988 ARE STORED ON COMPUTER. DOCUMENTS FROM THE
MID 1970'S UNTIL 1987 ARE STORED ON PAPER. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE
KEPT INDEFINITELY.
MR. SPENCER SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL NUMBER.
INCIDENT DATA IS CURRENTLY SENT TO THE REGION 10 EPA OFFICE, SEATTLE.
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ILLINOIS
Date: 01/12/93
Name: CARL BECKER
Tide: CHIEF OF DIVISION
Agency: ILLINOIS DEPT. OF CONSERVATION
Address: DIVISION OF NATURAL HERITAGE
City: SPRINGFIELD, State: IL Zip: 62701
Phone: 217-785-8774 FAX: 217-785-8277
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
CARL BECKER IS THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF NATURAL HERITAGE FOR
THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION. CARL COLLECTS DATA ON
ALL STATE LISTED ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AS
WELL AS NON-GAME ANIMALS. THEY HAVE RECORDS FOR ABOUT THE LAST
10 YEARS. FISH KILL RECORDS ARE ON COMPUTER (DATABASE ?) AND ALL
OTHER RECORDS ARE ON PAPER. THEY DOCUMENT APPROXIMATELY 2 DOZEN
OR LESS INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
ACCORDING TO CONTACT, A CALL WILL COME IN FROM PUBLIC. IT WILL
BE DIRECTED TO A CONSERVATION POLICE OFFICE OR OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. THEN THE CALL OR DATA WILL BE FORWARDED TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION FOR INVESTIGATION.
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ILLINOIS
Date: 01/21/93
Name: BILL BUSH
Tide: COORDINATOR OF GREAT LAKES
Agency: ILLINOIS EPA BUREAU OF WATER
Address: 2200 CHURCHILL ROAD, PO BOX 19276
City: SPRINGFIELD, State: IL Zip: 62794-9276
Phone: 217-782-1696 FAX: 217-782-9891
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
BILL BUSH IS THE COORDINATOR OF THE GREAT LAKES FOR THE ILLINOIS
EPA, BUREAU OF WATER. HE HAS ENTERED DATA GATHERED FROM 7
REGIONAL OFFICES INTO QUATRO PRO COMPUTER DATABASE. HE STARTED
THIS IN 1987 WHEN HE WAS MANAGER OF FIELD OPERATIONS, DIVISION OF
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
AS OF THE FIRST OF 1993, BUD BRIDGEWATER TOOK OVER BILL BUSH'S
JOB AS MANAGER. BUD WILL BE THE FUTURE CONTACT (PH. #
217-782-3362).
CURRENT RECORDS ONLY COVER INCIDENTS INVOLVING WILDLIFE (MAMMALS,
BIRDS, FISH) FOR WHICH DAMAGES MIGHT BE RECOVERED. ALMOST ALL
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INVOLVE FISH KILLS. BILL RECALLED ONE WATERFOWL INCIDENT IN THE
1960'S AND AN OIL SPILL INVOLVING TWO BEAVERS. MOST OF THE FISH
KILLS ARE FROM LIVESTOCK WASTES AND AG CHEMICAL RUNOFF. BILL
BUSH COORDINATES REPORTS ON INCIDENTS AND WILL SEND DATA HE HAS
(SUMMARIES OF STREAM LOCATION, SPECIES AND NUMBERS INVOLVED, KILL
COSTS, ETC.) TO MS. BRASSARD.
I FAILED TO MENTION THE ANNUAL REPORT, BUT THIS PROBABLY WOULD BE
BEST DISCUSSED WITH THE NEW MANAGER AFTER HE IS UNDERWAY IN HIS
NEW POSITION.
ON MARCH 2, 1993, I SPOKE WITH BUD BRIDGEWATER AND HE STATED THAT
THE RECORDS WERE MICROFICHED AFTER THE THIRD YEAR AND THAT THE
MICROFICHE WERE THEN MAINTAINED INDEFINITELY.
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ILLINOIS
Date: 12/17/92
Name: JIM MICK
Title: IMPOUNDMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Address: 524 SOUTH 2ND STREET
City: SPRINGFIELD, State: IL Zip: 62706
Phone: 217-782-6424 FAX: 217-785-8262
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
MR. MICK'S OFFICE HAS BEEN GATHERING INFORMATION SINCE THE MID-1970'S.
THEY RECORD 10-15 POSSIBLE INCIDENTS PER YEAR. DATA IS MAINTAINED ON
PAPER. THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SEND DATA TO MS. BRASSARD BUT SUGGESTED
IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FROM BELL BUSH (PH.# 217-782-1696) WITH THE STATE
EPA OFFICE.
WHEN A CITIZEN CALLS IN A SUSPECTED INCIDENT, IT GOES TO AN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE HOTLINE. IF THE INCIDENT INVOLVES FISH, MR. MICK'S OFFICE
COUNTS AND IDENTIFIES THE SPECIES. THEY ASSESS A VALUE FOR THE FISH
AND FOR THE COSTS OF CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION. THEY HAVE A FISH
PATHOLOGIST ON STAFF. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, THE DATA
IS SENT TO BILL BUSH WITH THE STATE EPA.
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ILLINOIS
Date: 12/17/92
Name: TOM A. WALKER
Title: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Agency: ILLINOIS DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
City: SPRINGFIELD, State: IL Zip: 62794-9281
Phone: 217-785-2427 FAX: 217-524-4882
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 3
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 2
Narrative of Call:
TOM A. WALKER IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND MANAGER OF
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD GOOD
RECORDS FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND POSSIBLY SOME DATA FOR THE 4TH
YEAR. AFTER 3 YEARS THE HARD COPIES ARE DESTROYED UNLESS THE
FILE IS STILL ACTIVE. MR. WALKER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SAY
FOR SURE IF HE COULD SEND THE RECORDS. HE REQUESTED THAT WE
FAX/WRITE HIM WITH A FORMAL REQUEST. HE FELT IT MIGHT BE
NECESSARY TO USE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. HE COULD NOT
STATE FOR SURE WITHOUT A WRITTEN REQUEST. ADDRESS REQUEST TO:
TOM A. WALKER
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
PO BOX 19281
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9281
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THE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED ON PAPER AS WELL AS COMPUTER (DBASE 4
PROGRAM).
THE CONTACT STATED THAT INCOMING CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC WERE
DIRECTED TO THE DIVISION OF NATURAL HERITAGE (DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION), IF THE SUSPECTED INCIDENT WAS NOT KNOWN TO BE
PESTICIDE RELATED. POSSIBLE INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DIRECTED TO TOM WALKER'S DIVISION.
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ILLINOIS
Date: 01/22/93
Name: DR. RICHARD WARNER
Tide: DIRECTOR
Agency: ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY
Address: CENTER FOR WILDLIFE ECOLOGY
City: CHAMPAIGN, State: IL Zip: 61820
Phone: 217-333-5199 FAX: 217-333-4949
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
DR. RICHARD WARNER IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR WILDLIFE
ECOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY. HE WAS NOT
CERTAIN IF THEY HAD ANY RECORDS BUT HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CHECK.
HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD MEMO ALL HIS DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SEE IF
ANY OF THEM HAD ANY RECORDS. IF SO, THEY WILL FORWARD THE
RECORDS TO EPA. HE SAID THEY DID NOT SPECIFICALLY INVESTIGATE
INCIDENTS. OCCASIONALLY SOMEONE WOULD BRING IN A DEAD ANIMAL AND
REQUEST THAT IT BE TOXICOLOGICALLY TESTED. HE FURTHER STATED
THAT EVEN IF A PESTICIDE WAS FOUND IN THE ANIMAL IT WAS NOT PROOF
THAT THE ANIMAL DIED OF SAID POISON.
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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
PO BOX 19281
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62794-9281
THE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED ON PAPER AS WELL AS COMPUTER (DBASE 4
PROGRAM).
THE CONTACT STATED THAT INCOMING CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC WERE
DIRECTED TO THE DIVISION OF NATURAL HERITAGE (DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION), IF THE SUSPECTED INCIDENT WAS NOT KNOWN TO BE
PESTICIDE RELATED. POSSIBLE INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DIRECTED TO TOM WALKER'S DIVISION.
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INDIANA
Date: 08/31/93
Name: JOE BECOVTTZ
Tide: PEST. PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Agency: STATE CHEMIST OFFICE / PEST. DIVISION
Address: 1154 BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING
City: WEST LAFAYETTE, State: IN Zip: 47907-1154
Phone: 317^94-1589 FAX: 317^94-4331
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of. Call:
JOE BECovrrz is THE PESTICIDE PROGRAM SPECIALIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE INCIDENTS. EACH YEAR, BETWEEN 250 AND 300
INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
THERE ARE TWO CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET:
1) FAIRLY SURE IT IS PESTICIDE RELATED.
2) NEED A WITNESS.
FIELD INSPECTORS ARE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS. THE STATE
CHEMIST OFFICE DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY WORK.
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THE STATE CHEMIST OFFICE STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS SEVEN
YEARS AGO. ONLY THE INCIDENTS FROM THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE
COMPLETE. INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER.
THE STATE CHEMIST OFFICE SENDS ALL REPORTS TO THE REGION 5 EPA
OFFICE. THE STATE CHEMIST OFFICE HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS
INVOLVING CHLORPYRIFOS.
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INDIANA
Date: 09/01/93
Name: DR. WAYNE FAATZ
Title: CONTAMINANTS PROGRAM MGR.
Agency: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: DIVISION OF FISH & WILDLIFE
City: INDIANAPOLIS, State: IN Zip: 46204
Phone: 317-232-4080 FAX: 317-232-8150
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
DR. WAYNE FAATZ IS THE CONTAMINANTS PROGRAM MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS. DR. FAATZ ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN TEN
PESTICIDE INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR. HE STATED THAT ON
AVERAGE ONLY ONE OR TWO INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS
COMPLAINTS.
CONSERVATION OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. SAMPLES ARE SENT TO
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH OR TO A PRIVATE LABORATORY FOR
ANALYSIS.
THE DIVISION OF FISH & WILDLIFE STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS 2
YEARS AGO. ALL RECORDS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. DR. FAATZ'S SECRETARY, JANET, WILL BEGIN SENDING DOCUMENTS TO
MS. BRASSARD.
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IOWA
Date: 01/12/93
Name: LYNN HALL
Tide: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER II
Agency: IOWA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: 900 EAST GRANT
City: DES MOINES, State: IA Zip: 50319
Phone: 515-281-6614 FAX: 515-281-8895
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
LYNN HALL OF THE IOWA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING FISH INCIDENTS. AREA FIELD OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE ACTUAL INVESTIGATIONS. ALL REPORTED FISH KILLS, CAUSED
BY PESTICIDES, ARE DOCUMENTED EXCEPT THOSE OCCURRING IN PONDS.
INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER USING DBASE. ALL RECORDS ARE
KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE IOWA DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS SINCE THE MID-1980'S.
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KANSAS
Date: 10/07/93
Name: STEVE ADAMS
Tide: NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR
Agency: DEFT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS
Address: 900 JACKSON STREET
City: TOPEKA, State: KS Zip: 66612
Phone: 913-296-2281 FAX: 913-296-6953
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
STEVE ADAMS IS THE NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS
WORKS WITH THE DEPT. OF AG. AND THE STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH ON ALL
INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. DOCUMENTS LESS THAT TEN PESTICIDE RELATED
INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
DISTRICT FISHERIES OR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. FISH SAMPLES
ARE SENT TO A STATE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER. THE DOCUMENTS FROM
THE PAST SIX YEARS ARE STORED ON COMPUTERS USING DBASE. ALL
RECORDS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING
INCIDENTS IN THE MID-1960'S.
THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS INVOLVING
CHLORPYRIFOS. A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. ADAMS CAN BEGIN
SENDING DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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KANSAS
Date: 10/06/93
Name: DON GILLILAND
Tide: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Agency: DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
Address: OFFICE OF SCIENCE & SUPPORT
City: TOPEKA, State: KS Zip: 66620
Phone: 913-296-1522 FAX: 913-296-6247
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS LOG WAS OBTAINED FROM BOB ANGELO. MR.
ANGELO IS THE CHIEF OF THE SCIENCE & STANDARDS SECTION.
DON GILLILAND IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH DOCUMENTS
LESS THAN TEN PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS A YEAR.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
THE DEPT. OF HEALTH WORKS WITH THE WILDLIFE AND PARKS DEPT. ON
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ALL INCIDENTS. SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE STATE ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY IN TOPEKA. EACH AGENCY KEEPS THERE OWN DOCUMENTS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER USING THE REFLEX
SYSTEM. ONLY THE DOCUMENTS SINCE THE 1980'S ARE ON COMPUTER.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH BEGAN
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE MID-1970'S.
COPIES OF PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS ARE SENT TO THE REGIONAL
EPA.
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KANSAS
Date: 10/06/93
Name: WILLIAM OSSMANN
Title: CHIEF
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PLANT HEALTH DIVISION
City: TOPEKA, State: KS Zip: 66612
Phone: 913-296-2263 FAX: 913-296-0673
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: F
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 3
Narrative of Call:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS LOG WAS OBTAINED FROM DALE LAMBLEY. MR.
LAMBLEY IS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR THE PLANT HEALTH DIVISION.
WILLIAM OSSMANN IS THE CHIEF OF THE PLANT HEALTH DIVISION AND IS
IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF AG.
WORKS WITH THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS ON ALL INCIDENTS. THE
DIVISION ONLY DOCUMENTS 3 TO 4 PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER
YEAR. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED
FROM OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR BY COMPLAINTS.
ECOLOGICAL SPECIALISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOES THEIR OWN LABORATORY ANALYSIS ON
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FISH SAMPLES. HOWEVER, BIRD SAMPLES ARE SENT TO THE DENVER USFWS
LAB.
ALL RECORDS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE
DEPT. OF AG. STORES DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE HAD ENFORCEMENT ACTION
TAKEN. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
WILDLIFE AND PARKS.
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE
AND PARKS.
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KANSAS
Date: 10/07/93
Name: BOB WOOD
Tide: TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGIST
Agency: DEPT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS
Address: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SECTION
City: PRATT, State: KS Zip: 67124
Phone: 316-672-5911 FAX: 316-672-6020
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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6
Narrative of Call:
BOB WOOD IS THE TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS OR FROM OTHER STATE
AGENCIES. THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS WORKS WITH THE DEPT. OF
AG. AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPT. ON ALL INCIDENTS.
DISTRICT BIOLOGISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. THE
MAJORITY OF INCIDENTS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SECTION
INVESTIGATES INVOLVE BIRDS. SAMPLES ARE SENT TO THE USFWS
LABORATORY IN MADISON, WISCONSIN.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SECTION, WITHIN THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE &
PARKS, BEGAN DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS TEN YEARS AGO.
A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. WOOD CAN
BEGIN SENDING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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KENTUCKY
Date: 02/16/93
Name: WAYNE DAVIS
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SECTION CHIEF
Agency: KY DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE
Address: #1 GAME FARM RD.
City: FRANKFORT, State: KY Zip: 40601
Phone: 502-564-5448 FAX: 502-564-6508
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
WAYNE DAVIS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTION CHIEF IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING FISH INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT. CONSERVATION OFFICERS AND FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS.
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE THE MID-1970'S. DOCUMENTS ARE
STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND ON COMPUTER USING Q & A SOFTWARE.
RECORDS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF INCIDENTS
RECORDED EACH YEAR VARIES BETWEEN 20 AND 30.
WAYNE DAVIS SAID THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS SENT TO CONGRESS
THROUGH A DOCUMENT CALLED: SEC. 305B WATER QUALITY REPORT TO
CONGRESS; CLEANWATER ACT.
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LOUISIANA
Date: 09/13/93
Name: JOHN MCPHERSON
Title: ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY
Address: PESTICIDE DIVISION
City: BATON ROUGE, State: LA Zip: 70821-3596
Phone: 504-925-3690 FAX: 504-925-3760
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
JOHN MCPHERSON IS THE ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS. MR. MCPHERSON STATED THAT THE NUMBER OF
PESTICIDE INCIDENTS VARIES TOO MUCH EACH YEAR TO ESTIMATE A
NUMBER. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL
SIZE REQUIREMENT. FISH SAMPLES NEED TO BE LESS THAN FIVE DAYS
OLD, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE PESTICIDE.
AGRICULTURAL SPECIALISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. ALL SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE VET LAB AT
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.
THE DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE INCIDENTS IN 1991.
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DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTERS, USING WINDOWS.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
IN SOME CASES, THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WILL START
DOCUMENTING AN INCIDENT. BUT AS SOON AS A PESTICIDE IS
SUSPECTED, THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE WELL TAKE OVER THE
INVESTIGATION. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE KEEPS ALL PESTICIDE
DOCUMENTS.
-S OF INCIDENTS ARE SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE.
MR MC-.1 'HliRSON STATED THAT THE REGIONAL EPA WILL BE REVIEWING
THE» f^A/nCCDE DOCUMENTS THIS WEEK. HE INDICATED THAT IF MS.
BRASSARI* WANTED THE DOCUMENTS THAT THE REGION EPA COULD MAKE
COPIES.
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MAINE
Date: 08/05/93
Name: HENRY JENNINGS
Title: CHIEF OF CERTIFICATION
Agency: DEPT. AGRIC., FOOD & RURAL RESOURCES
Address: MAINE BOARD OF PESTICIDE CONTROL
City: AUGUSTA, State: ME Zip: 04333
Phone: 207-287-2731 FAX: 207-287-7548
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
HENRY JENNINGS IS THE CHIEF OF CERTIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: ME/DOA/BPC(EPX2875).
HIS OFFICE HAS KEPT RECORDS SINCE 1980. RECORDS ARE STORED FOR 6
YEARS. HE IS WILLING AND ABLE TO SEND THE RECORDS, BUT HE
PROBABLY WILL FIRST CALL MS. BRASSARD TO DISCUSS WHAT TO SEND.
THEY STORE RECORDS ON PAPER AND A RECORD OF THE CALLS (CALL
RECORD FILE ONLY GIVES GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND
NONE OF THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION) ON R-BASE.
HENRY JENNINGS SUPERVISES THE 5 FIELD STAFF WHICH ARE SETUP IN
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THE STATE BY REGION. WHEN A CALL ABOUT AN INCIDENT COMES IN, IT
IS TAKEN BY MR. JENNINGS. HE THEN CONTACTS HIS FIELD STAFF WHO
GO TO THE SITE TO INTERVIEW AND COLLECT SAMPLES/DATA. ON FISH
KILLS THEY WOULD CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.
MR. JENNINGS STATED THAT THEY ARE THE LEAD STATE AGENCY AND THEY
DO ALL OF THE INVESTIGATIONS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES LABORATORY DOES THE TESTING OF
PLANTS FOR RESIDUES AND THAT A PROFESSOR (HE COULD NOT RECALL
NAMR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, ORONO, DOES THE ANIMAL
PATH- iLOGY.
MR. JENNINGS* DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINT IF MORE
THAN 1 MORTALITY EXISTS OR IF A LARGE ANIMAL IS SICK.
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MAINE
Date: 09/23/93
Name: LINDA WELCH
Title: GRADUATE STUDENT
Agency: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
Address: 1033 SOUTH MAIN STREET
City: OLD TOWN, State: ME Zip: 04468
Phone: 207-827-5938 FAX: 207-827-6099
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
LINDA WELCH IS A COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE GRADUATE STUDENT.
SHE IS EMPLOYED BY THE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE. SHE HAS NO
E-MAIL ADDRESS AT THE MOMENT.
HER DEGREE RESEARCH INVOLVES OSPREY AND BALD EAGLES. SHE HAS
DATA FROM 2 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND IS WORKING ON THE THIRD YEAR.
SHE HAS HER RECORDS ON PAPER AND ON SYSTAT AND WORDPERFECT.
MS. WELCH HAS EXAMINED 10 CARCASSES, 12 UNHATCHED EGGS, 160 BLOOD
AND FEATHER SAMPLES LOOKING FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES.
MS. WELCH INDICATED THAT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEND THE DATA AT
THIS TIME BECAUSE SHE FELT SHE WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN PERMISSION
FROM THE FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE.
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MARYLAND
Date: 03/24/94
Name: LARRY HINDMAN
Title: MIGRATORY BIRD PROGRAM BIOLOGIST
Agency: MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: PO BOX 68
City: WYE MILLS, State: MD Zip: 21679
Phone: 410-827-8612 FAX: 410-827-5186
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
LARRY HINDMAN IS THE MIGRATORY BIRD PROGRAM BIOLOGIST FOR THE
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. HIS OFFICE DOES THE
FIELD WORK INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT INVESTIGATION. NECROPSY OR
OTHER LABORATORY WORK ARE DONE EITHER BY THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER OR THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILL INVESTIGATE ANY INCIDENT
INVOLVING A MIGRATORY BIRD, EVEN IF ONLY A SINGLE BIRD IS
INVOLVED. TYPICALLY THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED OF AN INCIDENT BY A
CALL FROM THE PUBLIC OR A REPORT FROM A GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE.
ONCE NOTIFIED, THEY WILL GO TO THE SITE, RECORD DATA ON THE SITE,
AND COLLECT ANY BIRDS. FRESH SAMPLES ARE SENT TO THE LABORATORY,
OLDER SAMPLES ARE INCINERATED.
THEY HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S.
THEIR RECORDS ARE KEPT ON PAPER AT THIS TIME. THEY HAVE RECORDS
OF BALD EAGLE AND WATERFOWL INCIDENTS INVOLVING. FU RAD AN AS WELL
AS WATERFOWL INCIDENTS WITH DIAZINON.
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MARYLAND
Date: 03/26/93
Name: MARY ELLEN SETTING
Title: CHIEF OF PESTICIDE REGULAT.
Agency: MARYLAND DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 50 HARRY S. TRUMAN PARKWAY
City: ANNAPOLIS, State: MD Zip: 21401
Phone: 410-841-5710 FAX: 410-841-2765
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
MARY ELLEN SETTING, CHIEF OF PESTICIDE REGULATION, IS IN CHARGE
OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED ON A
COMPLAINT BASIS. THE MD DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES FORWARDS ALL
COMPLAINTS THAT THEY RECEIVE TO THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. SEVEN AGRICULTURAL INSPECTORS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS. INCIDENTS
ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE FILED UNDER THE COMPLAINANT'S-NAME.
THE DEPT. IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS TO
COMPUTER. COMPUTERIZED DATA WILL ONLY CONSIST OF SUMMARIES.
THE MARYLAND DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS
SINCE THE MID-1970fS. ALL DOCUMENTS WILL BE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 03/16/94
Name: LEE BRIDGES
Title: ASST. DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF RESEARCH
Agency: MASS. DFV. OF MARINE FISHERIES
Address: 100 CAMBRIDGE STREET
City: BOSTON, State: MA Zip: 02202
Phone: 617-727-3193 FAX: 617-727-7988
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
LEE BRIDGES IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF RESEARCH WITH
TOE STATE DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES. THE DIVISION COVERS ONLY
THE MARINE PORTIONS OF THE STATE. PESTICIDE EXPOSURES TO
FRESHWATER FISH ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD
AND AGRICULTURE AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
MR. BRIDGES' TELEPHONE EXTENSION NUMBER IS 336; PH. #:
(6H-727-3193). THEIR E-MAIL IS CURRENTLY ONLY FOR INTERNAL
COMMUNICATION.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES SINCE
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THE 1970'S. THEIR RECORDS ARE ON PAPER. THEY HAVE, IN THE PAST,
SENT COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO USEPA, BUT HAVE NOT DONE THIS
RECENTLY. COPIES OF ALL PESTICIDE INCIDENTS WILL BE FORWARDED TO
THE USEPA-ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS BRANCH.
MR. BRIDGES OVERSEES FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. DATA RECORDS OF THE
INVESTIGATIONS ARE MAINTAINED IN ONE OF TWO MAIN FIELD OFFICES
AND THE DATA SUMMARIES ARE MAINTAINED IN MR. BRIDGES' OFFICE.
THE ONLY INCIDENTS HE RECALLED ARE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM CRANBERRY
BOGS.
HIS OFFICE DOES NOT HAVE ANY SPECIAL CRITERIA IN DETERMINING
WHETHER A CASE IS WORTHY OF DOCUMENTATION. THEY HAVE
INVESTIGATED KILLS WITH AS FEW AS 25-30 FISH.
GENERALLY AN INCIDENT IS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC OR OTHER STATE
OFFICE TO EITHER THE FIELD OR MAIN OFFICE OF THE DIVISION OF
MARINE FISHERIES. AN INVESTIGATOR IS THEN SENT TO THE SCENE.
EVEN OBSCURE REPORTS ARE INVESTIGATED IF A FISH KILL IS REPORTED.
IF THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 2-3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INVESTIGATION THEY
WILL GENERALLY NOT FOLLOW-UP. THEY CAN PERFORM SOME PESTICIDE
ANALYSIS (ORGANOPHOSPHATES) IN THEIR OWN LABORATORY.
THE DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES CAN PROSECUTE AND FINE UNDER
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL STATUTES.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 09/13/93
Name: JOHN KENNEDY
Title: CHIEF INSPECTOR
Agency: MASS. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Address: PESTICIDE BUREAU
City: BOSTON, State: MA Zip: 02202
Phone: 617-727-3020 FAX: 617-727-7235
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 1
Narrative of Call:
JOHN KENNEDY IS THE CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. HIS TELEPHONE EXTENSION NUMBER IS 134
(617-727-3020). HE HAS NO E-MAIL ADDRESS AT THIS TIME.
HIS DEPARTMENT STARTED RECORDING INCIDENTS IN 1979 AND THEY HAVE
NO PLANS TO DISPOSE OF ANY OF THE RECORDS. THEIR RECORDS ARE ON
W\PER AND, STARTING IN 1993, THEY ARE ALSO USING A QUATRO PRO
PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY A PROGRAMMER WITH EPA REGION 1.
THV- DEPARTMENT IS THE LEAD AGENCY IN THE INVESTIGATION OF
HSTXaDE INCIDENTS IN THE STATE. SOMETIMES AN INVESTIGATION
WILL START WITH THE DIVISION OF FISH AND MARINE OR DEPARTMENT OF
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FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, BUT AS SOON AS THESE AGENCIES SUSPECT A
PESTICIDE IS INVOLVED THEY CONTACT MR. KENNEDY'S DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE HAS ITS OWN LABORATORIES
FOR ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES. THEY ALSO USE THE "PESTICIDE ANALYTICAL
LABORATORY" AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHURST.
THE ONLY CRITERIA USED TO DECIDE IF A CASE IS WORTHY OF
INVESTIGATION IS AN INDICATION THAT A PESTICIDE WAS MISUSED AND
THAT THE DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT SUCH (I.E., RECENT
INCIDENT). INCIDENTS INVOLVING MIGRATORY BIRDS OR ENDANGERED
ANIMALS ARE REFERRED TO THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
WHEN A CALL COMES INTO MR. KENNEDY'S OFFICE, AN INVESTIGATOR IS
ASSIGNED TO CONTACT THE AGENCY OR PERSON MAKING THE ORIGINAL
COMPLAINT. THEY GO TO THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT AND COLLECT
SAMPLES AND DATA. IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS AN IDEA WHAT PESTICIDE
WAS USED, THEY WILL RUN A CONFIRMATORY TEST FOR THAT PESTICIDE.
THEY ALSO GO TO THE APPLICATOR AND COLLECT DATA ON THE
APPLICATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CAN ASSIGN
PENALTIES AND FINES.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 03/15/94
Name: BOB MAffiTTA
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST
Agency: MASS. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Address: OFFICE OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
City: NORTH GRAFTON, State: MA Zip: 01536
Phone: 508-839-3469 FAX: 508-839-3469
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
BOB MAIETTA IS THE AQUATIC BIOLOGIST (OFFICIALLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYST) WITH THE OFFICE OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
THE D.E.P. DOES NOT GENERALLY INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS, BUT THEY ARE
INVOLVED IN SURVEYING FOR PESTICIDES IN FISH. IF THERE IS A
SPILL THE D.E.P. WOULD INVESTIGATE, OTHERWISE THE USFWS AND/OR
THE MASS. DEPT. OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE
INCIDENT. THERE IS A STATE "EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING" WHICH OUTLINES THE VARIOUS ROLES OF THE
AGENCIES.
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THE D.E.P. DEALS ONLY WITH FRESHWATER SPECIES OF FISH. THE MASS.
DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES DEALS WITH THE OTHER SPECIES.
THE D.E.P. FISH WORK BEGAN IN 1983 WHEN THEY SURVEYED FOR
DIOXANE. IN 1984, THEY LOOKED FOR DIOXANE AND METALS AND IN 1985
THEY SURVEYED FOR METALS AND ADDED A PCB/ORGANIC SCAN. MR.
MAffiTTA FELT THAT THE PCB'S MASK THE PRESENCE OF ORGANIC
PESTICIDES. IN 1987-1988 THEY CONTINUED TO USE THE PCB-ORGANIC
SCAN, BUT ONLY FOUND PESTICIDES WHEN PCB'S WERE ABSENT. IN 1993
THEY STARTED TO INCLUDE ALL OTHER PESTICIDES (ORGANOCHLORINES).
THE D.E.P.'S SAMPLES ARE SENT TO THEIR OWN LABORATORY IN
LAWRENCE, MA.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 03/11/94
Name: MARK POKRAS
Title: ASST. PROFESSOR VETERINARY MEDICINE
Agency: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Address: SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
City: MEDFORD, State: MA Zip: 01536
Phone: 508-839-7918 FAX: 508-839-7930
Category of Contact: OTHER PRIVATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
OTHER AREAS
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Narrative of Call:
MARK POKRAS IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE WITH
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. HIS INTERNET
ADDRESS IS: MPOKRAS1@PEARL.TUFTS.EDU.
PROF. POKRAS HAS BEEN GATHERING DATA ON BIRD (COMMON LOONS)
PESTICIDE EXPOSURES FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. SUMMARY REPORTS OF
THEIR DATA HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE EPA REGIONAL OFFICE IN
BOSTON (BARBARA BROWN). THEIR RECORDS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ON
THE MACINTOSH COMPUTER WITH CLARIS WORKS. COPIES OF HIS DATA
WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE USEPA-ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS BRANCH.
WHILE PROF. POKRAS DOES NOT ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE PESTICIDE
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INCIDENTS, HE IS PART OF A TEAM THAT STUDIES CONTAMINANTS IN
WILDLIFE. THEY DO THE NECROPSY OF WILDLIFE SPECIMENS BROUGHT ON
CAMPUS. AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE THEY ANALYZE THE DATA. THEIR
EFFORTS ARE COORDINATED WITH THE USFWS. MR. POKRAS INDICATED
THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
ARE GETTING INVOLVED WITH GATHERING DATA ON PESTICIDE EXPOSURES
IN WILDLIFE. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS HE NOTED WAS THAT FEW
FACILITIES COULD PERFORM BOTH THE NECROPSY AND ANALYZE THE
CHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF THE EXPOSURE. MORE COOPERATION IS NEEDED.
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MICHIGAN
Date: 08/09/93
Name: BRYAN ROWE
Title: PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT MGR.
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: P.O. BOX 30017
City: LANSING, State: MI Zip: 48909
Phone: 517-335-6838 FAX: 517-335-4540
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
BRYAN ROWE IS THE PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED BY
COMPLAINTS OR BY REFERRAL FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE
STATE. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
BOTH FIELD INSPECTORS AND PESTICIDE SPECIALISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS. MR. ROWE OVERSEES ALL LARGE
INVESTIGATIONS. IF THE KILL SIZE IS SMALL THEN A FIELD INSPECTOR
IS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. LAB WORK IS DONE BY EITHER MICHIGAN
STATE UNIVERSITY OR THE ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC LAB.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER. ONLY SUMMARIES
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OF INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT FOR
7 YEARS. THE DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE MID
1970*S.
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING MAJOR INCIDENTS ARE SENT TO THE REGION 5 EPA
OFFICE. DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE IF
ENFORCEMENT ACTION IS TAKEN.
IF THE DOCUMENTS AT THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE ARE NOT WHAT MS.
BRASSARD NEEDS, MR. ROWE CAN SEND COMPLETE DOCUMENTS TO HER UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST.
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MICHIGAN
Date: 08/16/93
Name: STEVE SCHMTTT, DVM
Title: WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN
Agency: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES / WILDL. DIV.
Address: ROSE LAKE WILDLIFE DISEASE LAB
City: EAST LANSING, State: MI Zip: 48823
Phone: 517-373-9358 FAX: 517-641-6663
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Abie to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
STEVE SCHMITT IS THE WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN WITHIN THE DEPT. OF
NATURAL RESOURCES. DR. SCHMITT DOES NOT INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS IN
THE FIELD. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NECROPSIES DONE ON WILDLIFE.
'CHE DOCUMENTS THAT DR. SCHMnT HAS ON FILE ARE RESULTS FROM THE
NFiCROPSEES. ALL SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO HIM BY VARIOUS WILDLIFE
WOLOGISTS WITHIN THE STATE.
THE DOCUMENTS ARE ON PAPER AND COMPUTERS. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE
STORED INDEFINITELY.
DR. SCHMITT WILL SEND SUMMARIES OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE LAST 5
YEARS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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MINNESOTA
Date: 01/21/93
Name: STEVE ENGER
Title: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES SECTION
City: ST. PAUL, State: MN Zip: 55155^025
Phone: 612-296-0782 FAX: 612-296-1811
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
THE ECOLOGICAL SERVICES SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES HAS BEEN GATHERING DATA ON ALL INCIDENTS (POLLUTION,
OIL, WINTER KILLS, PESTICIDES, ETC.) FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
STEVE ENGER, PROGRAM SUPERVISOR, ESTIMATED THAT THEY HAVE 50-100
INCIDENTS (ALL TYPES) PER YEAR. ALTHOUGH THEY COVER THE ENTIRE
STATE, THEY ARE PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN THE SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN
AREA. THE DATA IS MAINTAINED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER DATABASE
(DBASE 3). AFTER 5 YEARS THE HARD COPY OF THE RECORDS GO TO THE
"RECORD CENTER." STEVE STATED THE CONTACT PERSON THERE WAS MS.
NIERENGARTEN AT 612-296-8618. MARILYN DANKS IS THE INSPECTOR
(PH. # 612-296-0777). AFTER A CALL COMES IN SHE DETERMINES IF A
POSSIBLE INCIDENT IS WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION. IF ANY OF THE
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FOLLOWING ARE TRUE SHE WILL INVESTIGATE:
1) INCIDENT IS RECENT
2) INCIDENT IS CONTINUING
3) DISCHARGE WHICH EFFECTED FISH OR WILDLIFE NOTICED
4) INCIDENT IS OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN
AFTER A CALL IS RECEIVED, DNR WILL CALL THE AREA FISHERIES OR
WILDLIFE OFFICE WHO WILL THEN INVESTIGATE. IF THEY CAN GET
DECENT SAMPLES THEY CAN BE ANALYZED IN THE DNR PATHOLOGY AND/OR
CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES.
STEVE WILL SEND COPIES OF THE RECORDS TO MS. BRASSARD.
NOTE STEVE WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THERE WAS A STANDARD
FORMAT IN COLLECTING AND SUBMITTING DATA TO EPA. HE THOUGHT SUCH
A FORMAT WOULD BE USEFUL.
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MINNESOTA
Date: 01/28/93
Name: MIKE STARKEY
Title: ACTING AG CHEM CONSULTANT
Agency: MINNESOTA DEPT. AGRICULTURE
Address: DIVISION OF AGRONOMY
City: ST. PAUL, State: MN Zip: 55107
Phone: 612-297-7286 FAX: 612-297-2271
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD LIMITED DATA SINCE 1977 AND MORE
COMPLETE DATA SINCE 1989. THESE ARE KEPT ON A COMPUTER AND HE
THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEND A PRINTOUT. IF HE CAN SEND THE
MAGNETIC DATA, HE WILL CONTACT MS. BRASSARD TO SEE IF SHE WOULD
BE ABLE TO USE SUCH.
CONTACT DOES ALL THE DOCUMENTATION OF BIG INCIDENTS AND MEDIUM TO
SMALL INCIDENTS ARE DONE BY OTHERS IN HIS OFFICE.
THE ONLY CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE IF A CASE IS WORTHY OF
DOCUMENTATION IS THE PRESENCE OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS. IF THEY
ARE INVOLVED, THE INCIDENT IS INVESTIGATED. IF SOME OTHER
POLLUTANT IS INVOLVED, THE INCIDENT IS REFERRED TO THE MINNESOTA
POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.
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MISSISSIPPI
Date: 02/02/93
Name: HENRY FOLMAR
Title: LAB DIRECTOR
Agency: MS DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Address: MS OFFICE OF POLLUTION CONTROL
City: PEARL, State: MS Zip: 39208
Phone: 601-961-5183 FAX: 601-939-5137
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
HENRY FOLMAR IS THE LAB DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING FISH
INCIDENTS. THERE ARE 18 FIELD INSPECTORS, DIVIDED INTO 3
REGIONS, RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING FISH INCIDENTS. THERE IS
NO CRITERIA AS FAR AS KILL SIZE WHICH DETERMINES IF AN INCIDENT
IS DOCUMENTED OR NOT. THE DEPT. INVESTIGATES PESTICIDE KILLS AS
WELL AS POLLUTION SPILLS FROM FACTORIES. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE SENT
TO HENRY FOLMAR. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ONTHARD COPY AND INCLUDE
MEMOS AND REPORTS OF EACH INCIDENT. THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS SINCE THE MID-1970'S.
HENRY ESTIMATED 20-50 INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR. MR.
FOLMAR WILL BEGIN SENDING DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD THE WEEK OF
FEB. 8TH.
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MISSOURI
Date: 06/14/93
Name: DICK DUCHROW
Tide: ENV. SERVICES BIOLOGIST
Agency: DEPT. OF CONSERVATION
Address: 1110 SOUTH COLLEGE AVE.
City: COLUMBIA, State: MO Zip: 65201
Phone: 314-882-9880 FAX: 314-874-8849
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: NA
Narrative of Call:
DICK DUCHROW IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BIOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING AND COMPILING ANNUAL REPORTS ON FISH KILLS CAUSED BY
PESTICIDES. HE ALSO HELPS INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING FISH.
AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED IF IT IS A COMPLAINT INVOLVING A
PESTICIDE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF POLLUTION. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT.
CONSERVATION AGENTS AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT BIOLOGISTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. ALL INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON
PAPER. EACH DOCUMENT IS KEPT INDEFINITELY. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE
COMPILED INTO AN ANNUAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS SINCE
THE MID-1940'S. THE DEPT. HAS A 10 YEAR SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE
1970'S, AND ANNUAL REPORTS FROM 1980 THROUGH 1991.
MR. DUCHROW DID NOT WANT TO ESTIMATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED ANNUALLY, BECAUSE THE NUMBER VARIES ANNUALLY.
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MONTANA
Date: 03/25/93
Name: GREG MURFITT
Tide: CASE REVIEW OFFICER
Agency: MT DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: AG / LIVESTOCK BUILDING.,
City: HELENA, State: MT Zip: 59620-0201
Phone: 406-444-3140 FAX: 406-444-5409
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
GREG MURFITTS FULL TITLE IS AG SPECIALIST / CASE REVIEW OFFICER.
MR. MURFITT IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. REPORTS ABOUT INCIDENTS ARE
RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS OR BY NOTIFICATION FROM THE EPA. THE DEPT.
ALSO DOCUMENTS INCIDENTS INVOLVING HUMANS.
FIVL AG SPECIALISTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE IN CHARGE OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STARTED RECORDING INCIDENTS 11
YEARS AGO. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED EACH
YEAR VARIES BETWEEN 80 AND 100.
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NEBRASKA
Date: 12/14/92
Name: DAVE BUBB
Title: FIELD DATA SPECIALIST
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Address: P.O. BOX 98922
City: LINCOLN, State: NE Zip: 68509-8922
Phone: 402-471-2186 FAX:
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
DAVE BUBB OF THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS INVOLVING FISH. JOHN LUND (PH. #
402-471-4709) IS THE COORDINATOR OVER DAVE BUBB. THE DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WORKS JOINTLY WITH THE GAME AND PARKS
COMMISSION. THE GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE ACTUAL INVESTIGATION OF AN INCIDENT. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON
PAPER BY THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. DOCUMENTS WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO A COMPUTER IN THE FUTURE. MR. BUBB IS IN CHARGE
OF DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS WHICH OCCUR IN THE EASTERN HALF OF
NEBRASKA. ALL FISH KILLS ARE DOCUMENTED EXCEPT THOSE WHICH ARE
NATURAL.
MR. BUBB WILL START SENDING DOCUMENTS FROM BOTH THE LINCOLN AND
NORTH PLATTE OFFICES TO MS. BRASSARD.
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NEBRASKA
Date: 12/15/92
Name: NEAL WHEELER
Title: FIELD DATA SPECIALIST
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Address: CRAFT STATE OFFICE BLD.
City: NORTH PLATTE, State: NE Zip: 69101
Pnone: 308-535-8139 FAX: 308-535-8175
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
F,stimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
MEAL WHEELER IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS IN THE
WESTERN HALF OF NEBRASKA. ANY INCIDENT THAT IMPACTS THE SURFACE
WATER IS DOCUMENTED. TYPES OF SPILLS DOCUMENTED, WHICH KILL
FISH, INCLUDE FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES AND PETROLEUM SPILLS
GREATER THAT 25 GALLONS. DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT ON PAPER AND WILL BE
ENTERED ON COMPUTER IN THE FUTURE. A COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT IS
SENT TO DAVE BUBB AT THE LINCOLN OFFICE. THE DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STARTED RECORDING INCIDENTS IN THE EARLY
1970'S. ALL RECORDS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
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NEVADA
Date: 02/02/93
Name: GARY LEE JOHNSON
Title: FISHERIES BIOLOGIST
Agency: STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Address: 1375 MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY
City: ELKO, State: NV Zip: 89801
Phone: 702-738-5332 FAX: 702-738-2485
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
GARY LEE JOHNSON IS ONE OF THE STATE FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS (ELKO
COUNTY ONLY) FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE. HIS DEPARTMENT HAD
RECORDS SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S AND THEY ARE KEPT ON PAPER. HE ESTIMATED
THAT THEY HAD 0-1 CASES PER YEAR. THEY PLAN TO KEEP THE RECORDS
INDEFINITELY.
MR. JOHNSON CONDUCTS THE INVESTIGATIONS OR HAS A LOCAL GAME
WARDEN DO THEM. THEY DETERMINE THE SPECIES AND NUMBERS OF ANIMALS
INVOLVED, AND TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. THEY HAVE NO
LABORATORY BUT WILL FREEZE SAMPLES IF THEY THINK THEY MIGHT NEED
THEM. THEY DO NOT SEND DATA TO A CENTRAL OFFICE IN THEIR
DEPARTMENT. MR. JOHNSON STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY SENT HIS DATA TO MS.
BRASSARD.
TWO OTHER REGIONAL FISH BIOLOGISTS FOR THE STATE ARE:
REGION 1 FALLEN OFFICE- MIKE SEVON 702-423-3171
REGION 3 LAS VEGAS OFFICE- JOHN SJOBERG 702-486-5127
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NEVADA
Date: 06/16/93
Name: JIM KURRAN
Title: CHIEF OF FISHERIES
Agency: STATE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Address: PO BOX 10678
City: RENO, State: NV Zip: 89520
Phone: 702-688-1530 FAX: 702-688-1595
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
JIM KURRAN IS THE CHIEF OF FISHERIES FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
WILDLIFE. ALTHOUGH HE STATED THEY HAD NOT DOCUMENTED ANY
INCIDENTS IN THE PAST INVOLVING AQUATIC ANIMALS, HE WOULD BE THE
INVESTIGATOR IF AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. HIS STATEMENT CONFLICTS
WITH THAT OF THE FISHERIES BIOLOGIST (SEE LOG 43). APPARENTLY,
THE REGIONAL FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS SOMETIMES INVESTIGATE AND
DOCUMENT INCIDENTS THAT ARE NOT TURNED OVER TO THE STATE OFFICE.
MR. KURRAN STATED THAT HIS OFFICE HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING
INCIDENTS (NATURAL AND OTHERWISE) SINCE THE LATE 1940'S. THEY
PLAN TO MAINTAIN THEIR RECORDS INDEFINITELY. THE RECORDS ARE
MAINTAINED ON PAPER.
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MR. KURRAN STATED THAT GALLS REGARDING INCIDENTS SHOULD BE ROUTED
FROM THE STATE "OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT" TO HIS OFFICE.
HE WILL THEN DECIDE IF THE COMPLAINT IS WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION.
IF SO, HE WILL CONTACT THE REGIONAL OFFICER.
HE STATED THAT EXTERNAL POLLUTANTS ARE SOMETIMES CO-INVESTIGATED
WITH THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION (SPECIFICALLY JIM COOPER* AND WENDELL McCURRY WITHIN
THAT DEPARTMENT).
HE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD RESPOND TO CALLS ON FISH AND AQUATIC
AMPHIBIANS AS WELL AS AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES. THEY HAVE NO SIZE
OR NUMBER LIMIT TO DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED.
LIKEWISE, THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON THE INCIDENT. THEY WILL
INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WEEKS EARLIER, EVEN IF
SAMPLES COULD NOT BE COLLECTED. THEY WELL ALSO INVESTIGATE
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IF SOMEONE CALLS IN WITH A SUSPICION THAT A
PROBLEM MIGHT EXIST.
* MR. JIM COOPER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS
OF THIS NATURE AND REFERRED WILDLIFE/FISH CALLS TO THE USFWS.
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NEVADA
Date: 06/16/93
Name: CHUCK MOSSES
Title: ENVIR. MGT. SPECIALIST
Agency: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PO BOX 11100
City: RENO, State: NV Zip: 89510
Phone: 702-688-1180 FAX: 702-688-1178
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 1
Narrative of Call:
CHUCK MOSSES IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. HIS OFFICE HAS ONLY BEEN
RECORDING INCIDENTS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. THEY ARE ONLY REQUIRED
TO KEEP RECORDS FOR 4 YEARS, BUT CURRENTLY PLAN TO KEEP THEM
INDEFINITELY.
HE IS WILLING TO SEND COPIES OF THEIR RECORDS TO THE EPA, BUT
ONLY WHEN HE GETS A CHANCE AS HE HAS A LOT OF TRAVEL THIS SUMMER.
DATA ARE ON PAPER. SUMMARIES ARE MAINTAINED ON COMPUTER. HE
ESTIMATED THAT THEY ONLY INVESTIGATED 3-* CASES IN THE PAST 5
YEARS.
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THEY USE THE "EPA HIGH LEVEL EPISODE CRITERIA" TO DETERMINE IF A
CASE IS WORTHY OF INVESTIGATION.
HIS OFFICE INVESTIGATES THE INCIDENTS AND COLLECTS SAMPLES.
PESTICIDE RESIDUES ARE TESTED IN THEIR DEPARTMENT'S LABORATORY.
ANIMAL SAMPLES ARE SOMETIMES SENT TO THE US FISH & WILDLIFE
SERVICE. HE STATED THAT THEY MAY ALSO CONTACT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE*. MR. MOSES STATED THAT THEIR CONTACT
WITH THE USFWS WAS RANDY McNATT (PHONE 702-784-5227). HIS
CONTACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE IS BOB McQUIVEY (PHONE
702-688-1500).
* JOHN KING (WITHIN THE NV STATE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE) STATED THAT
NO INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY HIS OFFICE.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Date: 09/07/93
Name: AMY'JUCHATZ
Title: STATE TOXICOLOGIST
Agency: NEW HAMPSHIRE DIV. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Address: 6 HAZEN DRIVE
City: CONCORD, State: NH Zip: 03301
Phone: 603-271-4664 FAX: 603-273-3745
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 0
Narrative of Call:
AMY JUCHATZ IS THE STATE TOXICOLOGIST FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. SHE CURRENTLY HAS NO E-MAIL
NUMBER.
THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY
INCIDENT INVOLVING A WILD ANIMAL OR PLANT IF THAT SPECIES WAS
CONSUMABLE BY HUMANS. THUS FAR THEY HAVE NOT INVESTIGATED AN
INCIDENT. THEY HAVE CONDUCTED SURVEYS OF SPECIES WHICH MAY
POTENTIALLY BE AT RISK FROM PESTICIDES AND HAVE FOUND THOSE
CHEMICALS PRESENT. SUCH DATA WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE EPA.
AT THIS TIME THE DIVISIONS RECORDS ARE STORED ON PAPER ONLY.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Date: 11/02/93
Name: MURRY MCKAY
Title: DIRECTOR
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: DIV. OF PESTICIDE CONTROL
City: CONCORD, State: NH Zip: 03302-2042
Phone: 603-271-3550 FAX: 603-271-1109
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
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Narrative of Call:
MURRY MCKAY IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF PESTICIDE CONTROL
WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. HIS OFFICE
INVESTIGATES ALL COMPLAINTS. THEY GO TO THE SCENE AND GATHER
EVIDENCE OF THE PESTICIDE USE/MISUSE. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN STATE
ANALYTICAL LABORATORY TO TEST THE SAMPLES.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER FOR 2 YEARS IN MR. MCKAY'S OFFICE.
AFTER THAT THEY GO TO ARCHIVES. AFTER 7 YEARS THEY ARE DISPOSED.
INVESTIGATIONS WERE STARTED IN THE MID-1960'S, BUT THE BEST
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1980.
MR. MCKAY COULD NOT ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS INVESTIGATED
AT THIS TIME. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEND COPIES OF
THE DOCUMENTS BECAUSE OF A PERSONNEL SHORTAGE. HE SAW NO PROBLEM
IN HAVING THE EPA COME TO COPY THE RECORDS.
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NEW JERSEY
Date: 02/02/93
Name: JOHN ORROK
Tide: ACTING BUREAU CHIEF
Agency: NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Address: PESTICIDE CONTROL PROGRAMS
City: TRENTON, State: NJ Zip: 08625
Phone: 609-53CM136 FAX: 609-530-8324
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
FIELD INVESTIGATORS FOR THE DIVISION OF PESTICIDE CONTROL ARE IN
CHARGE OF INVESTIGATING AND DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ALL
REPORTS OF INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. JOHN ORROK IS
THE ACTING BUREAU CHIEF OVERSEEING INVESTIGATIONS. DOCUMENTS ARE
RECORDED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER. THE DIVISION STARTED
STORING INFORMATION ON COMPUTERS, USING A PROGRAM CALLED PARADOX,
IN 1988. THE DIVISION STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE EARLY
1980'S. JOHN ORROK IS ALREADY SENDING INFORMATION ON INCIDENTS
TO THE REGION 2 EPA OFFICE.
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NEW JERSEY
Date: 02/01/93
Name: BILL STANSLEY
Title: WILDLIFE TOXICOLOGIST
Agency: NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Address: FRESHWATER FISHERIES LAB
City: LEBANON, State: NJ Zip: 08833
Phone: 908-236-2118 FAX: 908-236-7280
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: w
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 12
Narrative of Call:
BILL STANSLEY IS THE WILDLIFE TOXICOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. FIELD INVESTIGATORS AND THE
DIVISION OF PESTICIDE CONTROL PERSONNEL WORK TOGETHER TO
INVESTIGATE INCIDENTS. ALL DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS FROM THE
FRESHWATER FISHERIES LABORATORY ARE SENT TO THE DIVISION OF
PESTICIDE CONTROL. JOHN ORROK (SEE LOG # 27) IS THE ACTING
BUREAU CHIEF FOR THE DIVISION OF PESTICIDE CONTROL. THE
FRESHWATER FISHERIES LABORATORY AND THE DIVISION OF PESTICIDE
CONTROL HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
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NEW MEXICO
Date: 8/10/93
Names: JIM GRASMICK
Title: PROJECT LEADER OF FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT
Agency: NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH
Address: P.O. BOX 25112
City: SANTA FE State: NM Zip: 87504
Phone: 505-827-9910 FAX: 505-827-9956
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPT.
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals;
Amphibians:
Birds:
Fish:
Invertebrates:
Plants:
Reptiles:
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Kept:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented
Incidents per Year
WHOLE STATE
0
F
F
F
F
0
Narrative of Call:
MR. GRASMICK INDICATED THAT HIS DEPT. DOES DOCUMENT FISH KILLS BUT DOES NOT
DOCUMENT THOSE SPECIFICALLY CAUSED BY PESTICIDES. HE IS THE APPROPRIATE
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS ON FISHERIES WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
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NEW MEXICO
Date: 8/10/93
Name: KERRY J. MOWER
Title: WILDLIFE SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR
Agency: NM DEPARTMENT OF GAME & FISH
Adress: P.O. BOX 25112
City: SANTA FE State: NM Zip: 87504
Phone: 505-827-9911 Fax: 505
Category of contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
N/A
T
T
F
F
T
0
Narrative of Call:
MR. MOWER WOULD BE THE CONTACT WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO FOR
MAMMALS AND BIRD EXPOSURES TO PESTICIDES. HE SPECIALIZES IN BIG GAME. HE
IS NOT AWARE OF PREVIOUS RECORDS OF PESTICIDE EXPOSURES AND, THEREFORE,
DOES NOT HAVE A SET PROTOCOL IN PLACE FOR RECORD MANAGEMENT. THE STATE
DOES NOT HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURE AND PESTICIDE EXPOSURES ARE
ESTIMATED TO BE MINIMAL.
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NEW YORK
Date: 12/16/92
Name: DR. GEORGE KOLLIAS
Title: PROF. OF WILDLIFE HEALTH
Agency: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Address: COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
City: ITHACA, State: NY Zip: 14853-6401
Phone: 607-253-3049 FAX: 607-253-3708
Category of Contact: OTHER PRIVATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
PART OF STATE
CO
T
T
F
F
F
NA
Narrative of Call:
DR. GEORGE KOLLIAS IS A PROFESSOR OF WILDLIFE HEALTH AT CORNELL
UNIVERSITY. HE SAID RECORDS UP TO PRESENT ARE NOT TOO GOOD BUT
THAT HE COULD SEND THEM. HE FELT THE CLINICAL ABSTRACTS WOULD BE OF
INTEREST AND WILL CONTACT MS. BRASSARD.
THEY ONLY HAVE RECORDS WHICH GO BACK ABOUT 10 YEARS. THE ACTIVE
RECORDS ARE ON COMPUTER. AFTER 10 YEARS THEY ARE MICROFILMED AND
STORED INDEFINITELY. THE BIRD RECORDS INCLUDE PRIMARILY AQUATIC AND BIRDS
OF PREY SPECIES.
THE RECORDS ARE STORED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT DATABASES. DR. KOLLIAS'
JURISDICTION COVERS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NEW YORK STATE, SPECIFICALLY THE
FINGER LAKES REGION.
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NEW YORK
Date: 12/16/92
Name: JOSEPH SPODARYK
Title: ASSOCIATE ANALYTICAL CHEMIST
Agency: NY STATE DEPT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Address: HALE CREEK FIELD STATION
City: GLOVERSVILLE, State: NY Zip: 12078
Phone: 518-773-7318 FAX: 518-773-7319
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: «
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 10
Narrative of Call:
JOSEPH SPODARYK IS AN ASSOCIATE ANALYTICAL CHEMIST WITH THE NEW
YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, HALE CREEK FIELD STATION.
HE HAS APPARENTLY ALREADY CONTACTED MS. BRASSARD. HE WILL CALL
HER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL RECORDS SHE NEEDS. THEY HAVE
SOME DATA BEFORE 1984 (BACK TO 1970), BUT THE MORE REASONABLE
DATA ARE AVAILABLE AFTER THAT DATE. RECORDS ARE ON PAPER ONLY.
WHEN A CALL COMES IN ON FISH THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
HISTORICALLY THEY COME TO SPODARYK'S OFFICE. NOW, MOST GO TO
REGIONAL PERSONNEL (SPILL RESPONSE OR FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS). THE
UNOFFICIAL POLICY IS FOR THAT REGIONAL OFFICER TO SUBMIT DATA TO
THE DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND TO SPODARYK'S OFFICE.
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FIRST RESPONSE TO SUSPECTED INCIDENTS GOES TO REGIONS (FISH
COORDINATORS ARE IN EACH OF THE 9 REGIONS*). UNTIL RECENTLY ALL
RECORDS WERE ONLY ON FRESHWATER SPECIES, BUT LATELY THEY HAVE
STARTED TO INCLUDE DATA ON SOME MARINE TAXA.
*LIST OF 9 REGIONS, ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS ARE ON SHEETS
ATTACHED TO LOG SHEET. THESE WERE NOT CONTACTED AS THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO SPODARYK'S OFFICE.
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NEW YORK
Date: 12/10/92
Name: WARD STONE
Tide: WILDLIFE PATHOLOGIST
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Address: 50 WOLF ROAD
City: ALBANY, State: NY Zip: 12233
Phone: 518-439-8017 FAX: 518-*75-1587
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 100
Narrative of Call:
WARD STONE IS THE WILDLIFE PATHOLOGIST FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
HE IS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,
DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. HE HAS DATA ON INCIDENTS WHICH ARE
IN PAPER FORMAT. HE WILL SEND MATERIAL TO MS. BRASSARD (PROBABLY
WILL SEND EXAMPLES FIRST TO VERIFY SHE NEEDS ALL THE RECORDS).
IN THE FUTURE, HE WOULD RATHER SEND DOCUMENTS ON A REGULAR
SCHEDULE. THEY KEEP THEIR RECORDS INDEFINITELY. IT WAS NOT
ESTABLISHED HOW MANY YEARS OF DATA HE HAD AVAILABLE. HE DID SAY
THAT HE HAD OVER 1000 RECORDS. HE ONLY HAS LIMITED DATA ON
INVERTEBRATES AND NONE ON PLANTS OR FISH. ALL SUSPECTED CASES
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATED BY HIS OFFICE.
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ACCORDING TO JIM CALHOUN WITH THE BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION), SMALLER
"INCIDENTS" MAY BE INVESTIGATED BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE AND THOSE
RECORDS MAY NOT BE TURNED OVER TO STONE. STONE STATED THIS WAS
NOT TRUE AND THAT ANY CASE NOT INVESTIGATED BY HIS OFFICE WAS NOT
AN INCIDENT (I.E., NOT PROVEN).
STONE SAID NEW YORK HAD ONE OF THE BEST SYSTEMS FOR WILDLIFE
INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.
ACCORDING TO STONE, A LOCAL WILDLIFE MANAGER WOULD TRANSPORT THE
SPECIMENS TO THE LABORATORY. THEN STONE'S DEPARTMENT WOULD DO
THE POST-MORTEM. FOR LARGE KILLS, STONE'S PEOPLE WOULD GO TO THE
SCENE. HE IS THE ONE THAT TESTIFIES IN ALL COURT CASES. HE
ADDED THAT SOME CASES WOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE US DEPT.
OF INTERIOR.
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NORTH CAROLINA
Date: 10/25/93
Name: JOHN HUNTER
Tide: COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR
Agency: DEPT. OF AG. / PESTICIDE SECTION
Address: P.O. BOX 27647
City: RALEIGH, State: NC Zip: 27611
Phone: 919-733-3556 FAX: 919-733-9796
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
00
T
T
F
F
F
200
Narrative of Call:
JOHN HUNTER IS THE COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOCUMENTS 200
PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
PESTICIDE INSPECTORS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM
OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS COMPLAINTS.
THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY WORK.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER USING DBASE III PLUS.
DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT FOR TEN YEARS. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
STARTED DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE INCIDENTS IN 1970.
THE DEPT. HAS DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS INVOLVING TERBUFOS AND
PHORATE. MR. HUNTER WILL BEGIN SENDING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO CANDACE
BRASSARD.
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NORTH DAKOTA
Date: 10/04/93
Name: ERIC PEARSON
Tide: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Agency: DEPT. OF HEALTH / WATER QUALITY DIV.
Address: 1200 MISSOURI AVE.
City: BISMARCK, State: ND Zip: 58502-5520
Phone: 701-221-5230 FAX: 701-221-5200
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
CO
T
T
F
F
F
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Narrative of Call:
ERIC PEARSON IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT PER YEAR. THE
DIVISION HAS NOT DOCUMENTED A PESTICIDE EXPOSURE IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS.
ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
SPECIMENS ARE SENT-TO EITHER THE GAME & FISH-LABORATORY OR THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH LABORATORY IN WISCONSIN.
FIELD REPORTS ARE STORED ON PAPER. SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS ARE
STORED ON COMPUTER USING LOTUS. ALL RECORDS ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. MR. PEARSON WILL BEGIN SENDING COPIES OF PESTICIDE RELATED
DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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NORTH DAKOTA
Date: 10/04/93
Name: JACK PETERSON
Title: DIRECTOR
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE / PESTICIDE DIV.
Address: 600 EAST BOULEVARD AVE.
City: BISMARCK, State: ND Zip: 58505-0020
Phone: 701-224-2231 FAX: 701-224-4567
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
oo
T
T
F
F
F
NA
Narrative of Call:
JACK PETERSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE PESTICIDE DIVISION. MR.
PETERSON IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ONLY
TWO PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE LAST
SEVEN YEARS.
CONSUMER PROTECTION INSPECTORS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE STATE LABORATORY FOR
ANALYSIS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE
STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.'THE DIVISION STARTED
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS AROUND 1975.
JACK PETERSON WILL BEGIN SENDING COPIES OF THE PESTICIDE RELATED
DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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NORTH DAKOTA
Date: 10/04/93
Name: REX SOHM
Tide: DISEASE RESEARCH SUPERVISOR
Agency: GAME & FISH DEPT. / WILDLIFE DIVISION
Address: 100 N. BISMARCK EXPRESSWAY
City: BISMARCK, State: ND Zip: 58501
Phone: 701-221-6340 FAX: 701-221-6352
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
oo
T
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
Narrative of Call:
REX SOHM IS THE DISEASE RESEARCH SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE EXPOSURES. TO DATE, THE DIVISION HAS NOT
DOCUMENTED A PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT. MR. SOHM INDICATED THAT
THE WILDLIFE DIVISION WOULD DOCUMENT SUCH A CASE IF ONE WAS
REPORTED.
THE DIVISION DOCUMENTS INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT IS THAT
THE INCIDENT HAS TO BE RECENT.--INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED BY
COMPLAINTS.
DISTRICT WARDENS OR BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. THE WILDLIFE DIVISION STARTED DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE
INCIDENTS IN THE MID-1950'S.
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OHIO
Date: 12/17/92
Name: MATT BEAL
Title: PESTICIDE CONTROL SUPERVIS.
Agency: OHIO DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PESTICIDE REGULATIONS
City: REYNOLDSBERG, State: OH Zip: 43068
Phone: 614-466-2732 FAX: 614-866-4174
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: «
Willing to Send Incident Data: NA
Able to Send Incident Data: NA
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 10
Narrative of Call:
MATT BEAL IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS. INCIDENTS
INVOLVING DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND HUMANS ARE ALSO DOCUMENTED. THERE
IS NO SPECIFIC KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. IF THE INCIDENT CAN NOT BE
CONFIRMED AS A PESTICIDE CASE THEN NO REPORT IS MADE. THERE IS A
FIELD INSPECTOR'IN EACH COUNTY OF THE STATE. RECORDS HAVE BEEN
KEPT SINCE THE MID 1970'S. THE DEPT. STARTED RECORDING AND
TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS TO COMPUTER IN 1990. RECORDS ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. THE DEPT. OF AG. IS ALREADY SENDING RECORDS TO THE
CHICAGO REGION 5 EPA OFFICE. THE NUMBER OF ESTIMATED INCIDENTS
RECORDED EACH YEAR VARIES FROM 2-20.
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OHIO
Date: 12/16/92
Name: JIM JOHNSON
Title: ASSISTANT ADM. OF ENFORCEMENT
Agency: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
City: COLUMBUS, State: OH Zip: 43224-1329
Phone: 614-265-7093 FAX:
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 30
Narrative of Call:
JIM JOHNSON IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS AND KEEPING
FILES. REPORTS ARE ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THERE IS
NO SIZE LIMIT OR SPECIFIC ORGANISM REQUIRED TO DETERMINE IF AN
INCIDENT IS INVESTIGATED. ALL REPORTED INCIDENTS ARE RECORDED.
FINES WILL BE ENFORCED ON ANY POLLUTION THAT CAUSES A KILL OVER
$50 IN COMMERCIAL VALUE TO WILDLIFE. THE FINE IS BASED ON THE
COMMERCIAL VALUE AND AGENCY TIME SPENT ON THE INVESTIGATION. IF
UNDER $50 THE INCIDENT WILL JUST BE DOCUMENTED. AT THE TIME OF
THIS REPORT THE FIELD INVESTIGATOR POSITION WAS VACANT. RECORDS
HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE THE MID 1940'S. 75%-80% OF THE INCIDENTS
RECORDED RELATE TO NUTRIENTS (MANURE & FERTILIZER). ONLY 20%-25%
ARE PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE RELATED.
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OKLAHOMA
Date: 08/25/93
Name: KEVIN HOLLEY
Tide: PROGRAM MANAGER
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 2800 NORTH LINCOLN BLVD.
City: OKLAHOMA CITY, State: OK Zip: 73105^298
Phone: 405-521-3864 FAX: 405-521-4912
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 10
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 2
Narrative of Call:
KEVIN HOLLEY IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS FOR THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. THE DEPT.
STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE MID-1970'S. THE DEPT. ONLY
DOCUMENTS 2 OR 3 INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
FIELD INSPECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATIONS. THERE
IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS
COMPLAINTS. ALL LABORATORY WORK IS DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT'S OWN
LABORATORY OR BY THE LABORATORY AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE RECORDED ON PAPER. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED FOR 10
YEARS.
MR. HOLLEY'S E-MAIL NUMBER IS EPX 4575.
MR. HOLLEY WILL SEND COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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OKLAHOMA
Date: 05/17/94
Name: RON SUTTLES
Title: SUPERVISOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES SECTION
Agency: DEPT. OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Address: NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION
City: OKLAHOMA CITY, State: OK Zip: 73105^998
Phone: 405-521-3851 FAX: 405-521-6535
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
RON SUTTLES IS THE SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE
INCIDENTS. THE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES DOCUMENTS 5 TO 6
INCIDENTS EACH YEAR.
ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. GAME WARDENS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
THE DIVISION STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE EARLY 1970* S.
DOCUMENTS ARE-STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTERS USING DBASE. ONLY
THOSE DOCUMENTS FROM THE LAST 3 YEARS ARE ON COMPUTER. ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE SENT TO THE REGION 6 EPA OFFICE. MS. SELF
WILL SEND SUMMARIES OF INCIDENTS FROM THE PAST THREE YEARS TO MS.
BRASSARD. CUTS IN EPA FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL SOON ENDANGER FUTURE
QUARTERLY REPORTS. ALTERNATIVE CONTACT: MYLINDA HICKMAN 405-521-4616.
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OREGON
Date: 01/12/94
Name: LON HOLBROOK
Title: LIEUTENANT
Agency: DEPT. OF STATE POLICE
Address: FISH & WILDLIFE DIVISION
City: SALEM, State: OR Zip: 97310
Phone: 503-378-3720 FAX: 503-363-5475
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 0
Narrative of Call:
LT. LON HOLBROOK IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS
FOR THE DEPT. OF STATE POLICE. THE DEPARTMENT STARTED
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS 8 YEARS AGO. THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE POLICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECOLOGICAL
MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERS OR DISTRICT COMMANDERS ARE IN CHARGE OF
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. WHEN DOCUMENTING AN INCIDENT, THE DEPT. OF
STATE POLICE WILL WORK WITH THE DEPT. OF FISH AND GAME.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS'IS DONE BY~STATE AND FEDERAL LABORATORIES.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY ON PAPER AND COMPUTER.
LT. HOLBROOK INDICATED THAT MS. BRASSARD CAN RECEIVE COPIES OF
INCIDENT DOCUMENTS FROM THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE OR THE DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
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OREGON
Date: 11/01/93
Name: CHRIS KIRBY
Title: ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PLANT DIVISION
City: SALEM, State: OR Zip: 97310-0110
Phone: 503-378-3776 FAX: 503-373-7835
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
CHRIS KIRBY IS THE ASSISTANT DIV. ADMINISTRATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. DOCUMENTS ONE
PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT PER YEAR. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
CRITERIA. THE DEPT. OF AG. WILL INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT IF IT IS
IN VIOLATION OF FIFRA AND STATE PESTICIDE LAWS.
FIVE PESTICIDE INVESTIGATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. NECROPSY WORK IS DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT'S OWN
LABORATORY. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER FOR FIVE YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE
RELATED INCIDENTS SINCE 1953. MR. KIRBY INDICATED THAT MS.
BRASSARD CAN RECEIVE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE REGIONAL EPA
OFFICE.
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OREGON
Date: 03/08/94
Name: RICHARD REITER
Title: MANAGER OF UST COMPLIANCE
Agency: DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Address: EMERGENCY RESPONSE SECTION
City: PORTLAND, State: OR Zip: 97204
Phone: 503-229-5774 FAX: 503-229-6954
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
RICHARD REITER IS THE MANAGER OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK (UST)
COMPLIANCE IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING PESTICIDE SPILLS. THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SECTION WILL DOCUMENT ANY INCIDENT THAT IS
RELATED TO A PESTICIDE SPILL. IN ORDER FOR THE PESTICIDE SPILL
TO BE INVESTIGATED, IT MUST MEET REPORT ABLE QUANTITY STANDARDS.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS OR SPECIALISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. THE MAIN PRIORITY OF THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY IS TO DOCUMENT AND CLEAN THE SPILL. MR. REITER INDICATED
THAT THE RECORDS CONCERNING WILDLIFE KILLS ARE NOT AS COMPLETE AS
SPILL DATA. ALL RECORDS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY ON PAPER.
A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. REITER CAN
BEGIN SENDING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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OREGON
Date:
Name:
Title:
Agency:
Address:
City:
Phone:
03/08/94
GREG ROBART
WATER QUALITY COORDINATOR
DEPT. OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
HABITAT CONSERVATION DIVISION
PORTLAND, State: OR Zip: 97202
503-229-6967 FAX: 503-229-5969
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
GREG ROBART IS THE WATER QUALITY COORDINATOR IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE
DEVELOPED RULES FOR INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS IN JANUARY, 1991. AN
AVERAGE OF FIFTEEN INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR. THE
MAJORITY OF INCIDENTS DOCUMENTED INVOLVE FISH.
ACTION LEVELS ARE DETERMINED FOR EACH INCIDENT. ACTION LEVELS
ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DEAD ORGANISMS, SIZE OF AFFECTED AREA,
AND AMOUNT OF PUBLIC CONCERN. THE ACTION LEVEL WILL DETERMINE
THE PRIORITY OF INVESTIGATION.
DISTRICT BIOLOGISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATIONS. ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY. FISH INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON
COMPUTER. ALL OTHER INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER.
A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. ROBART CAN BEGIN SENDING
DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: 01/20/93
Name: AVA BRADY
Title: SECRETARY
Agency: PENNSYLVANIA FISH & BOAT COMMISSION
Address: P.O.. BOX 67000
City: HARRISBURG, State: PA Zip: 17106
Phone: 717-657-4542 FAX: 717-657^549
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
AVA BRADY IS THE SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF STORING DOCUMENTS FOR THE
PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION. MARY LOU BEAR IS THE
SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS INVOLVING
PESTICIDES. MR. MANHART IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT. A WATERWAYS CONSERVATION OFFICER, IN EACH DISTRICT,
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS. COMPLAINTS ABOUT
INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES ARE RECEIVED FROM A TOLL FREE
TELEPHONE NUMBER AS WELL AS FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. THERE IS NO CRITERIA AS FAR AS KILL SIZE
WHICH DETERMINES IF AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED OR NOT. INCIDENTS
DOCUMENTED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH & BOAT COMMISSION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING
INCIDENTS FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS OR SO.
CANDACE BRASSARD NEEDS TO CONTACT MR. MANHART ABOUT RETRIEVING
INFORMATION CONCERNING PESTICIDE INCIDENTS. MR. MANHART WAS NOT
WILLING TO SEND DOCUMENTS WITHOUT A WRITTEN REQUEST.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Date: 01/20/93
Name: JOE URAM
Title: PEST. CASE REVIEW OFFICER
Agency: PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 2301 N. CAMERON ST.
City: HARRISBURG, State: PA Zip: 17110
Phone: 717-787-4843 FAX: 717-772-2780
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: NA
Able to Send Incident Data: NA
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 2
Narrative of Call:
JOE URAM IS THE CASE REVIEW OFFICER IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. MR. URAM ALSO REVIEWS ALL INVESTIGATIONS OF
WILDLIFE KILLS. AN INCIDENT IS DOCUMENTED ONLY IF IT IS A
COMPLAINT INVOLVING A PESTICIDE. TWENTY-ONE FIELD INSPECTORS, IN
DIFFERENT COUNTIES, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS.
INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE FILED UNDER THE
COMPLAINANTS NAME. EACH DOCUMENT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
COMPUTER IN 1993. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED INDEFINITELY. THE
PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS
SINCE THE MID-1970'S. MR. URAM IS ALREADY SENDING INFORMATION TO
THE EPA IN PHILADELPHIA.
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RHODE ISLAND
Date: 03/31/93
Name: LIZ'DUGUAY
Tide: SENIOR PLANT PATHOLOGIST
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Address: DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE
City: PROVIDENCE, State: RI Zip: 02908
Phone: 401-227-2781 FAX: 401-277-6047
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: w
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 0
Narrative of Call:
LIZ DUGUAY IS THE SENIOR PLANT PATHOLOGIST FOR THE DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURE. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ONLY AWARE OF A SINGLE
INCIDENT INVOLVING PESTICIDES IN THE PAST 11 YEARS. LIZ DUGUAY
WILL SEND A REQUEST FORM FOR MS. BRASSARD TO SIGN SO THAT SHE CAN
RELEASE THE SINGLE RECORD.
SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED ON PAPER AND THAT
THEIR RECORDS DATE BACK 11 YEARS.
THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE (PESTICIDE SECTION) IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR INVESTIGATIONS. THEY ARE LOCATED IN ONE OFFICE. THERE ARE NO
REGIONAL AGENTS.
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SAMPLES ARE SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, AT STORRS, AND
THE MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL LAB. FOR ANALYSES. SHE BELIEVES THAT
THE MISSISSIPPI LABORATORY IS LOCATED AT A UNIVERSITY, BUT COULD
NOT RECALL FOR SURE. THESE COOPERATORS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT
SHE IS AWARE OF, BUT SEE LOG #36 FOR ADDITIONAL DATA.
SHE STATED THERE WAS NO MINIMAL NUMBER OF ORGANISMS THAT NEED TO
BE KILLED BEFORE THE INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED WORTHY OF
INVESTIGATION. WHEN THEY RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, THEY VISIT THE
SITE AND COLLECT DATA. SPECIFICALLY, THEY GO TO THE PERSON
FILING THE COMPLAINT, COLLECT SAMPLES, AND GO TO THE APPLICATOR.
THE APPLICATOR IS THEN INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE WHAT AND HOW THE
PRODUCT WAS APPLIED. THEY ALSO DETERMINE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS,
CHECK LICENSES AND OBTAIN A STATEMENT REGARDING THE APPLICATION.
MS. DUGUAY ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY SUGGESTING THAT WE CONTACT
THE DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT). THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE DFW DOES NOT INVESTIGATE
OR DOCUMENT INCIDENTS. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE DIVISION OF
WATER RESOURCES (SEE LOG #36).
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RHODE ISLAND
Date: 05/24/93
Name: BOB RICHARDSON
Title: SR. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Address: DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
City: PROVIDENCE, State: RI Zip: 02908
Phone: 401-277-6519 FAX: 401-521-4230
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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0
Narrative of Call:
BOB RICHARDSON IS THE SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST FOR THE
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES. STARTING IN 1975, HIS DIVISION AND
THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT) SIGNED AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR THE DIVISION OF
WATER RESOURCES TO BE THE FIRST AGENCY INVOLVING INCIDENTS
RELATED WITH WATER.
INVESTIGATIONS ARE MADE BY MR. RICHARDSON'S OFFICE. IF A
PESTICIDE IS SUSPECTED, THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE IS CONTACTED
AND THE TWO GROUPS WORK TOGETHER. EACH DIVISION STORES THEIR
RECORDS SEPARATELY. NO ONE ELSE, ACCORDING TO MR. RICHARDSON,
CONDUCTS INVESTIGATIONS OR STORES DATA ON WILDLIFE OR FISH
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INCIDENTS IN THE STATE.
THE DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE WILL DETERMINE IF THE PESTICIDE WAS
CORRECTLY APPLIED. THE DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES WILL SET
FINES, IF NEEDED, FOR WATER POLLUTION.
THE DATA AT THE DIV. OF WATER RESOURCES WERE STORED ON PAPER UP
TO ABOUT 1990. .AFTER 1990, RECORDS ARE ON COMPUTER.
MR. RICHARDSON STATED THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE CASE IN THE LAST 10
YEARS INVOLVING PESTICIDES IN WATERS OF RHODE ISLAND.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE 10-15 FISH KILLS WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE
PESTICIDES THAT ARE RECORDED EACH YEAR. THE DATA FOR THE SINGLE
PESTICIDE RELATED REPORT WAS SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE. HE
ADDED THAT EACH YEAR HE SUBMITS DATA TO THE EPA (VIA THE REGIONAL
OFFICE) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 305B REPORT.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Date: 10/21/93
Name: ROSS SELF
Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF
Agency: WILDLIFE & MARINE RESOURCES DEPT.
Address: FRESHWATER FISHERIES SECTION
City: COLUMBIA, State: SC Zip: 29202
Phone: 803-734-3888 FAX: 803-734-3951
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
ROSS SELF IS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE FRESHWATER FISHERIES
SECTION WITHIN THE WILDLIFE & MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. MR.
SELF IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS. THE DEPT. ONLY
DOCUMENTS ONE OR TWO PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR.
DISTRICT FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE WORKS WITH THE DEPT. OF
HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ON EACH INCIDENT. MR. SELF SENDS
A COPY OF EACH DOCUMENT TO THE DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIR. CONTROL.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR FROM THE DEPT. OF HEALTH. ALL DOCUMENTS
ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
MR. SELF INDICATED THAT A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE HE CAN
START SENDING COPIES OF DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD. MS. BRASSARD CAN
ALSO OBTAIN COPIES OF EACH INCIDENT FROM THE DEPT. OF HEALTH.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Date: 10/25/93
Name: BARRY THOMPSON
Tide: FISH KILL INVEST. COORDINATOR
Agency: DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Address: EMERGENCY RESPONSE SECTION
City: COLUMBIA, State: SC Zip: 29201
Phone: 803-935-7302 FAX: 803-935-6322
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 5
Narrative of Call:
BARRY THOMPSON IS THE FISH KILL INVESTIGATIONS COORDINATOR IN
CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH
DOCUMENTS AN AVERAGE OF FIVE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER
YEAR. MR. THOMPSON INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED
INCIDENTS PER YEAR IS DECLINING.
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES OR A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY
NUMBER (803-253-6488). THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH WORKS WITH THE WILDLIFE
DEPT. AND THE DEPT. OF FERTILIZER & PESTICIDE CONTROL ON EACH
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INCIDENT. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DETERMINE
THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEPT. OF HEALTH DOES ITS OWN
LABORATORY WORK. THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO
COUNT THE NUMBER OF DEAD ORGANISMS. THE DEPT. OF FERTILIZER IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHO CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE DEPT.
OF HEALTH AND THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE EXCHANGE RECORDS ON EACH
INCIDENT.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE
KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE MAJORITY OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVE FISH
KILLS.
AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, MR. THOMPSON SENDS A COPY OF THE
COMPUTER FILES TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE. MR. THOMPSON ALSO
INDICATED THAT CANDACE BRASSARD CAN CALL THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION LINE (803-734-5000) TO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE
PESTICIDE DOCUMENTS.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Date: 12/10/92
Name: BRUCE JACOBSON
Title: AG. PROGRAMS SPECIALIST
Agency: DEPT. OF AG. (REGULATORY SERVICES DIV.)
Address: ANDERSON BUILDING
City: PIERRE, State: SD Zip: 57501-3185
Phone: 605-773-3375 FAX: 605-773-3481
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: o>
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 113
Narrative of Call:
THE REGULATORY SERVICES DIV. DOCUMENTS WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. SDC
FIELD TECHNICIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS. DEAN
RADABAUGH IS THE SPECIALIST IN CHARGE OF ENFORCEMENT. INCIDENTS
ARE STORED ON PAPER FOR 5 YEARS AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO MICROFILM
AND STORED INDEFINITELY. AN INCIDENT WILL BE INVESTIGATED IF FT
IS RECEIVED AS A COMPLAINT OR IF THE EPA NOTIFIES THE DIVISION OF
THE INCIDENT. THE DIVISION HAS BEEN KEEPING RECORDS SINCE THE
EARLY 1970'S. IN 1991 THERE WERE 120 INCIDENTS AND IN 1992
THERE WERE 106 INCIDENTS REPORTED.
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TENNESSEE
Date: 08/18/93
Name: GREG DENTON
Title: MGR. OF PLANNING & STANDARD
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Address: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
City: NASHVILLE, State: TN Zip: 37243-1534
Phone: 615-532-0625 FAX: 615-532-0046
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
GREG DENTON IS THE MANAGER OF THE PLANNING & STANDARDS SECTION
WITHIN THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION. MR. DENTON IS IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS.
ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE
REQUIREMENT. BIOLOGISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE
DEPT. OF CONSERVATION ONLY DOCUMENTS 1 TO 2 PESTICIDE RELATED
INCIDENTS PER YEAR. SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE STATE LABORATORY
FOR NECROPSY.
ALL INCIDENT INFORMATION FROM THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION AND THE
WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY IS SENT TO THE REGION 4 EPA OFFICE.
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TENNESSEE
Date: 08/24/93
Name: DAVID MCKENNY
Title: FISH & WILDLIFE ENVIR.
Agency: WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY
Address: TWRA ELLINGTON AGRICULTURAL CENTER
City: NASHVILLE, State: TN Zip: 37201
Phone: 615-781-6643 FAX: 615-741-4606
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
DAVID MCKENNY IS THE FISH & WILDLIFE ENVIRONMENTALIST IN CHARGE
OF DOCUMENTING FISH INCIDENTS. THE AGENCY DOCUMENTS 25 FISH
KILLS PER YEAR. MR. MCKENNY INDICATED THAT ONLY A FEW ARE
PESTICIDE RELATED.
HABITAT BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS
COMPLAINTS. NECROPSY WORK IS DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION, DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
RECORDS ARE STORED ON PAPER. ONLY SUMMARIES OF EACH
INVESTIGATION ARE KEPT ON COMPUTER.
MR. MCKENNY SAID THAT DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT BY THE DEPT. OF
CONSERVATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SENDS ALL INCIDENT
INFORMATION TO THE REGION 4 EPA OFFICE ( SEE LOG # 65).
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TENNESSEE
Date: 08/11/93
Name: JACK MURREY
Title: WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
Agency: WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY
Address: P.O BOX 40747
City: NASHVILLE, State: TN Zip: 37204
Phone: 615-781-6500 FAX: 615-741-4606
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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Narrative of Call:
JACK MURREY IS THE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. MR. MURREY ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 2 PESTICIDE
INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR.
WILDLIFE OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS
COMPLAINTS.
THE LABORATORY WORK IS DONE BY THE SOUTHEASTERN COOP WILDLIFE
DISEASE STUDY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ALL DOCUMENTS
ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE SENT TO THE SOUTHEASTERN COOP
WILDLIFE DISEASE STUDY.
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TEXAS
Date: 09/17/93
Name: LARRY FRANKS
Tide: SUPERVISING INVESTIGATOR
Agency: TEXAS STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD
Address: 9101 BURNETT ROAD, SUITE 201
City: AUSTIN, State: TX Zip: 78758
Phone: 512-835-4066 FAX: 512-837-7722
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 2
Narrative of Call:
LARRY FRANKE IS THE SUPERVISING INVESTIGATOR FOR THE STRUCTURAL
PEST CONTROL BOARD. LARRY'S EXTENSION NUMBER IS 201 (PHONE
512-835^066). HE DOES NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.
MR. FRANKE SUPERVISES THE 13 REGIONAL INVESTIGATORS. HE STATED
THAT THEY STARTED DOCUMENTING IN 1971 AND PLAN TO KEEP THE
DOCUMENTS INDEFINITELY. THE RECORDS PRIOR TO 1987 ARE STORED AS
PAPER DOCUMENTS. THE MORE RECENT DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER
AND ON COMPUTER (SPECIFIC PROGRAM NOT KNOWN).
THE DOCUMENTS GENERATED BY HIS OFFICE ARE REVIEWED BY REGION VI
EPA (OUT OF DALLAS, TEXAS). HE ESTIMATES THAT THEY HAVE 0-5
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INCIDENTS PER YEAR INVOLVING PESTICIDES AND WILDLIFE OR PLANTS.
HE SAW NO REASON WHY HE COULD NOT SEND COPIES OF THEIR INCIDENT
REPORTS TO EPA, BUT THE EPA MUST FIRST MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST.
MR. FRANKE ESTIMATED THAT 95% OF THE INCIDENT/COMPLAINT CALLS
COME THROUGH AUSTIN AND ONLY 5% WENT DIRECTLY TO THE REGIONAL
INVESTIGATORS.'"WHENEVER A CALL COMES IN, IT IS FORWARDED TO THE
REGION OFFICE. REGIONAL INVESTIGATORS VISIT THE SITE OF THE
INCIDENT AND OBTAIN DATA FROM THE HOME/BUSINESS OWNER AS WELL AS
THE APPLICATOR. THEY COLLECT SAMPLES. AIR SAMPLES GO TO THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. RESIDUES AS WELL AS PLANT AND ANIMAL
REMAINS GO TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LABORATORY IN
BRENHAM, TEXAS. ALL INVESTIGATORS ARE EPA TRAINED IN SAMPLE
COLLECTION/HANDLING TECHNIQUES. ANY WRITTEN REQUEST WILL BE
INVESTIGATED. TELEPHONE CALLS ARE PRIORITIZED, BUT STILL
INVESTIGATED.
THE TEXAS STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD ONLY INVESTIGATES
INCIDENTS WHICH OCCUR DURING THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES TO OR
NEAR HUMAN STRUCTURES. IF WILDLIFE OR PLANTS ARE INVOLVED THE
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED.
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TEXAS
Date: 09/14/93
Name: DON PUTS
Tide: NAT. RESOURCE DAMAGE COORD.
Agency: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Address: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BRANCH
City: AUSTIN, State: TX Zip: 78744
Phone: 512-389-4640 FAX: 512-389^394
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: »
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 25
Narrative of Call:
DON PITTS IS THE NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE COORDINATOR FOR THE
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT(TP&W). HE STATED THAT DAVE
BUZAN IS ACTUALLY THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE DOCUMENTATION OF
INCIDENTS, BUT THAT HE AND DAVE WORK TOGETHER. MR. BUZAN IS THE
POLLUTION ASSESSMENT TEAM LEADER. HIS DIRECT PHONE NUMBER IS
512-389-4634. NEITHER OFFICE HAS E-MAIL.
THEY HAVE KEPT INCIDENT RECORDS SINCE THE EARLY 1960'S (POOR
RECORDS). GOOD RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MID-1970'S.
HISTORIC RECORDS ARE ON PAPER ONLY. RECORDS FROM THE 1970'S ARE
ON A MAINFRAME COMPUTER AND THOSE FROM 1988 ARE ON DBASE IV.
THEY PLAN ON CONVERTING THE MAINFRAME FILES TO DBASE. LIKEWISE,
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COPIES OF RECORDS ARE NOT ROUTINELY SENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA
OFFICE.
MR. PITTS ESTIMATED THAT THEY INVESTIGATE 4(XM50 INCIDENTS PER
YEAR, BUT THAT ONLY 25-30 ARE DUE TO PESTICIDES. THE OTHERS ARE
DUE TO CHEMICAL SPILLS, SEWAGE, OR OTHER POLLUTANTS.
IN ORDER FOR EPA TO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS, THEY WILL
HAVE TO MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING STATING WHAT RECORDS ARE
NEEDED. MR. PITTS STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL ANY RECENT
INCIDENTS INVOLVING TERBUFOS, CHLORPYRIFOS, PHORATE, OR FONOFOS.
WHEN A CALL COMES INTO THE TP&W, ONE OF THE FIVE REGIONAL (ONE
PER REGION) CONTAMINANTS BIOLOGISTS WILL CONDUCT THE
INVESTIGATION. THEY WILL CONDUCT AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION WHICH
WILL INCLUDE SAMPLE COLLECTIONS. SAMPLES ARE SENTTOTHE TP&W LABORATORY
IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS.
AFTER THE REGIONAL BIOLOGIST COMPLETES THE INVESTIGATION, THE REPORT IS
FORWARDED TO AUSTIN WHERE A DECISION WILL BE MADE AS TO THE
OUTCOME. TP&W CAN FILE FOR RESTITUTION TO THE STATE FOR
DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE
TP&W OFFICER MAY INTERACT WITH OTHER REGIONAL OFFICERS OF THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDA) AND THE NATURAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FORMERLY THE TEXAS WATER COMMISSION).
TP&W KEEPS THEIR OWN RECORDS AND DOES NOT GENERALLY DEAL WITH THE
TWO AGENCIES EXCEPT ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
ON SEPT. 16, 1993 WE SPOKE WITH DAVE BUZAN. HE CONFIRMED THE
DATA IN THIS REPORT AND CLARIFIED THE ROLES OF THE TP&W AND TDA.
IF THERE IS A MISAPPLICATION OF A PESTICIDE, TDA WOULD
INVESTIGATE THAT ACTION. IF ANY NATIVE OR NATURAL ANIMALS OR
PLANTS WERE IMPACTED, TP&W WOULD INVESTIGATE THAT ACTION/RESULT.
TDA REGULATES USE AND APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES. TP&W PROTECTS
NATIVE OR NATURAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS. SEE THE "INTERAGENCY
NOTIFICATION PLAN FOR POLLUTION RESPONSE" (SPRING 1989) FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.
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TEXAS
Date: 09/14/93
Name: STEVE TWIDWELL
Title: TEAM LEADER
Agency: NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Address: WATER QUALITY MONITORING TEAM, ENVIRON.
City: AUSTIN, State: TX Zip: 78711
Phone: 512-463-8458 FAX: 512-463-8439
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: °°
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: < 10
Narrative of Call:
STEVE TWIDWELL IS THE TEAM LEADER FOR THE WATER QUALITY
MONITORING TEAM, WITHIN THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
COMMISSION. MR. TWIDWELL IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS.
LESS THAN 10 INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES ARE DOCUMENTED EACH
YEAR. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. EACH INCIDENT IS
RECEIVED AS A COMPLAINT.
AQUATIC BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
IF PESTICIDES ARE INVOLVED, THE SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE STATE
HEALTH LABORATORY IN AUSTIN. IF PESTICIDES ARE NOT-INVOLVED,
THE NATURAL RESOURCES LABORATORY WILL DO THE NECROPSY WORK.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND A MAINFRAME COMPUTER. ALL
DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
WRITTEN REQUESTS ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE COPIES OF THE INCIDENT DATA.
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TEXAS
Date: 09/13/93
Name: JOHN SMITH
Title: CASE PREPARATION OFFICER
Agency: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PO BOX 12847
City: AUSTIN, State: TX Zip: 78711
Phone: 512-463-7521 FAX: 512-463-7723
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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F
F
F
F
T
NA
Narrative of Call:
JOHN SMITH IS THE CASE PREPARATION OFFICER FOR THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (TDA). HE STATED THAT ANY REQUEST FOR
COPIES OF FILES WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. ALSO. HE
WOULD NEED A WRITTEN REQUEST TO:
1. DETERMINE HOW MANY INCIDENTS THEY AVERAGE PER YEAR.
2. DETERMINE IF ANY INCIDENT INVOLVED TERBUFOS,
CHLORPYRIFOS, PHORATE, OR FONOFOS.
MR. SMITH WAS NOT SURE WHEN THEY STARTED KEEPING RECORDS, BUT HE
FELT IT WAS POSSIBLY IN THE 1950'S. GOOD RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE
SINCE 1986. THEY PLAN TO KEEP THE RECORDS INDEFINITELY. RECORDS
ARE STORED AS PAPER DOCUMENTS AND ON THE "PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT
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INCIDENTS PER YEAR INVOLVING PESTICIDES AND WILDLIFE OR PLANTS.
HE SAW NO REASON WHY HE COULD NOT SEND COPIES OF THEIR INCIDENT
REPORTS TO EPA, BUT THE EPA MUST FIRST MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST.
MR. FRANKE ESTIMATED THAT 95% OF THE INCIDENT/COMPLAINT CALLS
COME THROUGH AUSTIN AND ONLY 5% WENT DIRECTLY TO THE REGIONAL
INVESTIGATORS.' WHENEVER A CALL COMES IN, IT IS FORWARDED TO THE
REGION OFFICE. REGIONAL INVESTIGATORS VISIT THE SITE OF THE
INCIDENT AND OBTAIN DATA FROM THE HOME/BUSINESS OWNER AS WELL AS
THE APPLICATOR. THEY COLLECT SAMPLES. AIR SAMPLES GO TO THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. RESIDUES AS WELL AS PLANT AND ANIMAL
REMAINS GO TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LABORATORY IN
BRENHAM, TEXAS. ALL INVESTIGATORS ARE EPA TRAINED IN SAMPLE
COLLECTION/HANDLING TECHNIQUES. ANY WRITTEN REQUEST WILL BE
INVESTIGATED. TELEPHONE CALLS ARE PRIORITIZED, BUT STILL
INVESTIGATED.
THE TEXAS STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD ONLY INVESTIGATES
INCIDENTS WHICH OCCUR DURING THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES TO OR
NEAR HUMAN STRUCTURES. IF WILDLIFE OR PLANTS ARE INVOLVED THE
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED.
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UTAH
Date: 07/29/93
Name: BILL BRADWISCH
Tide: AQUATIC HABITAT COORDINATOR
Agency: DEFT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES/DIV. WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Address: 1596 W. NORTH TEMPLE
City: SALT LAKE CITY, State: UT Zip: 84116-3195
Phone: 801-538-4866 FAX: 801-538-4709
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: - Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
5
T
T
T
F
F
5
Narrative of Call:
BILL BRADWISCH IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS FOR THE DNR.
THE DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE MID-1970'S. ALL INCIDENTS ARE
RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
REGIONAL HABITAT MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATIONS.
THE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES SENDS SPECIMENS TO THE FISH HEALTH
LABORATORY FOR NECROPSY.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER FILES
ONLY COVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. TAPERTILES ARE KEPT FOR FIVE
YEARS. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. COPIES OF THE
ANNUAL REPORT ARE SENT TO THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
THE DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUTS THE ANNUAL REPORTS INTO
THEIR 305B REPORT AND SENDS IT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE.
MR. BRADWISCH WILL SEND INCIDENT INFORMATION TO MS. BRASSARD.
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VERMONT
Date: 06/08/93
Name: JOHN BERING
Title: TOXICOLOGIST
Agency: VT DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Address: 116 STATE STREET
City: MONTPELIER, State: VT Zip: 05620-2901
Phone: 802-828-2431 FAX: 802-828-2361
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: «
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: T
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: F
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: F
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 12
Narrative of Call:
JOHN BERING IS THE TOXICOLOGIST WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY. HIS DIVISION
INVESTIGATES AND DOCUMENTS INCIDENTS INVOLVING PESTICIDES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. RUDY POLLI, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, IS ALSO
IN MR. BERING'S OFFICE. MR. POLLI HAS THE.SAME ADDRESS AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER. MR. BERING IS IN CHARGE OF STORING THE DATA.
HE COULD NOT ESTIMATE HOW LONG THEY HAD BEEN KEEPING RECORDS AS
HE HAD JUST STARTED HIS POSITION ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. HE DID
STATE THAT THEY WOULD KEEP THE RECORDS INDEFINITELY.
THE DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY INVESTIGATES 100-200 CASES
INVOLVING PESTICIDES PER YEAR. OF THESE, 12 OR FEWER DEAL WITH
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EXPOSURES TO WILDLIFE, FISH, OR PLANTS.
THE DATA ARE STORED ON A COMPUTER DATABASE (PROGRAM NAME UNKNOWN
BY MR. BERINO) AS WELL AS ON PAPER COPIES.
MR. BERINO STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY COMPLAINT OR
NOTICE OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A PESTICIDE. THEY HAVE NO SIZE
OR NUMBER LIMITS ON CORPSES. IN FACT, WHEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD
INVESTIGATE A WEEK OLD INCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS NO HOPE OF
OBTAINING RESIDUAL SAMPLES, HE RESPONDED THAT THEY WERE A SMALL
STATE AND WOULD INVESTIGATE AND DOCUMENT ANY SUSPECTED INCIDENT.
HE STATED THAT A FIELD AGENT WOULD GO TO THE SITE OF THE EXPOSURE
AND COLLECT DATA. SOIL, WATER, AND AIR SAMPLES CAN BE TESTED BY
THEIR DIVISION'S LABORATORY. HE BELIEVES THE DIVISION HAD NEVER
TESTED FOR CHEMICALS IN AN ANIMAL OR PLANT. IF THEY EVER NEEDED
TO DO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ANOTHER LABORATORY DO THE TESTING.
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VIRGINIA
Date: 10/18/93
Name: BETSY STINSON
Title: WILDLIFE HEALTH PRG. MGR.
Agency: DEFT. OF GAME & INLAND FISHERIES
Address: P.O. BOX 10428
City: BLACKSBURG, State: VA Zip: 24062-0428
Phone: 703-552-6965 FAX: 703-951-8011
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: No
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
00
T
T
F
T
F
12
Narrative of Call:
BETSY STINSON IS THE WILDLIFE HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. DOCUMENTS 50 DISEASE
CASES PER YEAR, BUT ONLY ONE QUARTER ARE PESTICIDE RELATED.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS
COMPLAINTS.
GAME WARDENS AND BIOLOGISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS. SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO EITHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR
REGIONAL LABS. THE DEPARTMENT STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN
THE EARLY 1980>S.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER USING ADVANCED
REVELATIONS. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
MS. STINSON INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS
INVOLVING PHORATE AND CHLORPYRIFOS.
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VIRGINIA
Date: 10/18/93
Name: BILLY WALLS
Title: SUPERVISOR OF ENFORCEMENT &
Agency: FIELD OPERATIONS
Address: DEPT. OF AG. / OFFICE OF PEST. MGT.
City: RICHMOND, State: VA Zip: 23209
Phone: 804-371-6560 FAX: 804-371-8598
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: «
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 6
Narrative of Call:
BILLY WALLS IS THE SUPERVISOR OF ENFORCEMENT AND FIELD OPERATIONS
IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. ONLY
DOCUMENTS SIX PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR. THERE IS NO
KILL SIZE CRITERIA. ALL INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
TEN PESTICIDE INVESTIGATORS, THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. ALL SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO
THE STATE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS.
THE DEPT. STARTED DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE LATE 1970'S.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY.
THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE SENDS A ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF EACH
INCIDENT TO THE REGIONAL EPA OFFICE.
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WASHINGTON
Date: 10/26/93
Name: THOM HOOPER
Title: SUPERVISOR
Agency: DEPT. OF FISHERIES / HABITAT MGT. DIV.
Address: SPILL RESPONSE & RESOURCE PROTECT. UNIT
City: OLYMPIA, State: WA Zip: 98504-3155
Phone: 206-902-2568 FAX: 206-902-2946
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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T
T
F
F
F
1
Narrative of Call:
THOM HOOPER IS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE SPILL RESPONSE & RESOURCE
PROTECTION UNIT, AND IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS. THE
DEPT. OF FISHERIES DOCUMENTS ONE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT PER
YEAR.
THE SPILL RESPONSE & RESOURCE PROTECTION UNIT INVESTIGATES
HAZARDOUS SPILLS AND FISH KILLS. REGIONAL HABITAT MANAGERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED
FROM THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FROM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. THE DEPT. OF
FISHERIES DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY ANALYSIS.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT INDEFINITELY. THE
DEPT. OF FISHERIES STARTED DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS TWO YEARS AGO.
THE DEPT. OF FISHERIES WILL MERGE WITH THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE IN
DECEMBER OF 1993. MR. HOOPER WILL SEND COPIES OF PESTICIDE RELATED FISH KILLS
TO CANDACE BRASSARD.
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WASHINGTON
Date: 10/19/93
Name: DON KRAEGE
Title: WATERFOWL PROGRAM MANAGER
Agency: DEFT. OF WILDLIFE
Address: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SECTION
City: OLYMPIA, State: WA Zip: 98501-1091
Phone: 206-586-2758 FAX: 206-664-0912
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
5
T
F
F
F
T
1
Narrative of Call:
DON KRAEGE IS THE WATERFOWL PROGRAM MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. ON AVERAGE, THE DEPT. OF
WILDLIFE DOCUMENTS ONE PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT PER YEAR. MOST
INCIDENTS HAVE INVOLVED BIRD KILLS.
THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS
SINCE THE 1970'S. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS
ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS. AREA WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD INVESTIGATIONS. LABORATORY ANALYSIS IS
DONE BY THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY, STATE HEALTH
LABORATORY, AND BY THE USFWS LAB IN MADISON, WISCONSIN.
ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT FOR FIVE YEARS.
THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE COVERS THE WHOLE STATE.
A WRITTEN REQUEST IS NEEDED BEFORE MR. KRAEGE CAN SEND COPIES OF
DOCUMENTS TO MS. BRASSARD.
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WASHINGTON
Date: 10/18/93
Name: CLIFF WEED
Title: PROGRAM MANAGER
Agency: DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Address: PESTICIDE MGT. DIV. / COMPLIANCE SECT.
City: OLYMPIA, State: WA Zip: 98504-2589
Phone: 206-902-2036 FAX: 206-902-2093
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: 7
Willing to Send Incident Data: F
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 400
Narrative of Call:
CLIFF WEED IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOCUMENTS 400
PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENTS PER YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE
INCIDENTS INVOLVE PLANTS. THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE WORKS WITH
THE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY AND THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE ON PESTICIDE
INCIDENTS.
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL SPECIALISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIELD
INVESTIGATIONS, THERE IS NO KILL-SIZE REQUIREMENT, INCIDENTS
ARE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPT. OF WILDLIFE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE DOES ITS OWN LABORATORY ANALYSIS.
DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON COMPUTER USING THE CASE TRACKING SYSTEM.
THE COMPUTER FILES ARE KEPT FOR SEVEN YEARS. THE DEPT. STARTED
DOCUMENTING INCIDENTS IN THE 1960'S. REGION 10 EPA OFFICE RECEIVES
COPIES OF THE COMPUTER FILES.
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WEST VIRGINIA
Date: 03/31/93
Name: DR. JIM CRUM
Title: WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
Agency: DEPt. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: P.O. BOX 67
City: ELKINS, State: WV Zip: 26241
Phone: 304-637-0245 FAX: 304-637-0250
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
CO
T
F
F
F
T
3
Narrative of Call:
DR. JIM CRUM IS THE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING
WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT. ALL
INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
DISTRICT BIOLOGISTS ARE IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS. ALL
SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO THE SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE DISEASE STUDY.
INCIDENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED
INDEFINITELY. THE DNR HAS RECORDS DATING BACK TO THE MID-1940'S.
CANDACE BRASSARD CAN'OBTAIN COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS FROM:
SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE DISEASE STUDY
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
BUILDING 6
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GA 30602
PHONE #(304)348-2771
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WEST VIRGINIA
Date: 05/27/93
Name: BERNARD F. DOWLER
Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF
Agency: DEFT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: 1900 KANAWHA BLVD EAST
City: CHARLESTON, State: WV Zip: 25305
Phone: 304-558-2771 FAX: 304-558-3147
Category of Contact: ENVIRONMENTAL/NATURAL RESOURCES
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
oo
NA
NA
T
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T
0
Narrative of Call:
BERNARD F. DOWLER IS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF WITH THE WARMWATER
FISHERIES DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES. MR.
DOWLER IS IN CHARGE OF DOCUMENTING FISH INCIDENTS. IN THE PAST
20 YEARS, ONLY 2 SUSPECTED FISH KILLS INVOLVING PESTICIDES HAVE
OCCURRED. HOWEVER, NEITHER WERE CONFIRMED AS PESTICIDE RELATED.
THERE IS NO KILL SIZE REQUIREMENT.
THE WATER RESOURCES SECTION OF THE DNR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
INVESTIGATIONS. DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY. THE DEPT. HAS BEEN-INVESTIGATING FISH KILLS FOR 20
TO 30 YEARS.
ALL FISH KILL RECORDS ARE SENT TO THE STATE EPA OFFICE.
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WISCONSIN
Date: 02/01/93
Name: JOHN DANIELS
Title: BUDGET & PLANNING OFFICE
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Address: P.O. BOX 7921
City: MADISON, State: WI Zip: 53707
Phone: 608-266-8839 FAX: 608-266-3696
Category of Contact: OTHER STATE AGENCY
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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T
F
F
F
7
Narrative of Call:
JOHN DANIELS IS THE BUDGET & PLANNING OFFICER FOR THE WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. HE RECORDS ABOUT 180 CITATIONS
RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION A YEAR. OF THESE 6 TO 8 DEAL WITH
PESTICIDES. THEY HAVE BEEN GATHERING DATA SINCE 1965 AND HAVE
THEM IN PAPER FILES. SINCE 1978 THEY HAVE ALSO ENTERED THE DATA
ON A COMPUTER. CURRENTLY THEY ARE USING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM
ORACLE.
CONTACT STATED THAT THE DNR AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BOTH
INVESTIGATE AND CITE INCIDENTS. THEY GENERALLY DO NOT SHARE DATA
NOR RECORDS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAD THE SAME JURISDICTION SO
THEY DO NOT REFER CASES TO EACH OTHER.
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WHEN A CALL COMES IN, A LOCAL FIELD WARDEN WILL GO TO THE
INCIDENT SITE AND TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND COLLECT SAMPLES
FOR NECROPSY.
HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FIELD OFFICER MAY OR MAY NOT MAINTAIN
DETAILED RECORDS. HIS OFFICE GENERALLY MAINTAINED ONLY BRIEF
DATA (NOT NECESSARILY DATA ON WILDLIFE- NUMBERS AND SPECIES)
WHICH APPEARED ON THE CITATION. HE WILL SEND COPIES OF THE
CITATIONS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS TO MS. BRASSARD. HE WILL ALSO
TRY TO SEND SOME OF THE MORE DETAILED ACCOUNTS. HE SAID THAT !T
IS VERY HARD TO DETERMINE WHAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST. I ASKED HIM
TO SEND EXAMPLES FOR MS. BRASSARD TO SEE AND COMMENT ON.
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WISCONSIN
Date: 01/29/93
Name: PETER HELMBRECHT
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR
Agency: WISCONSIN DEPT. AGRICULTURE, TRADE &
Address: CONSUMER PROTECTION
City: MADISON, State: WI Zip: 53708
Phone: 608-267-9078 FAX: 608-266-5307
Category of Contact: STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: Yes
Birds: Yes
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: Yes
Plants: Yes
Reptiles: Yes
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: F
Able to Send Incident Data: F
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: T
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: F
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: T
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 2
Narrative of Call:
PETER HELMBRECHT IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR FOR THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TRADE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
CONTACT STATED THAT HIS OFFICE HAS RECORDS OF INCIDENTS SINCE
1972 WITH THE BEST RECORDS OCCURRING IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. THEY
HAVE HARD COPIES OF ALL FILES AND COMPUTER FILES (USING PARADOX
PROGRAM) ONLY SINCE 1980. THEY ALREADY SEND COPIES TO REGION 5
EPA (CHICAGO). HE WILL NOT BE SENDING COPIES TO MS. BRASSARD.
THEY RECEIVE DATA ON 2-3 INCIDENTS PER YEAR DEALING WITH GROUND
WATER AND PESTICIDES.
WITHIN WISCONSIN THERE IS A HOTLINE CALLED THE "EMERGENCY
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RESPONSE." WHEN A CALLER DIALS THEM THE CALL IS REFERRED TO THE
CORRECT AGENCY. THERE ARE 13 INVESTIGATORS IN THE STATE. WITHIN
6-7 HOURS OF RECEIVING THE CALL THE FIELD INVESTIGATOR IS ON
SITE. THE INVESTIGATOR WILL SEND SPECIMENS TO THE APPROPRIATE
LABORATORIES FOR STUDY. THE USDA FOREST SERVICE MAINTAINS A
LABORATORY FOR PATHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF WILD ANIMALS AND THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAINTAINS A LABORATORY FOR
DETERMINATIONS OF FORMULATIONS AND RESIDUES.
THE DECISION TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT IS GUIDED BY THE
FOLLOWING POINTS:
1) THE SITE MUST BE IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT (I.E.,
NOT ON FEDERAL OR INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS, UNLESS THEY ARE
REQUESTED BY THE LAND STEWARD TO INVESTIGATE).
2) INCIDENT MUST BREAK LAW OR RULE
3) INCIDENT MUST BE CAUSED BY AG CHEMICAL
4) MUST BE HEALTH RELATED
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WYOMING
Date: 09/08/93
Name: ROBERT PISTONO
Title: ECOLOGICAL SERVICES MGR.
Agency: GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT / FISHERIES DIV.
Address: 5400 BISHOP BLVD.
City: CHEYENNE, State: WY Zip: 82006
Phone: 307-777^559 FAX: 307-777-4610
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: No
Amphibians: No
Birds: No
Fish: Yes
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered: WHOLE STATE
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept: oo
Willing to Send Incident Data: T
Able to Send Incident Data: NA
Currently Sending to Regional EPA: NA
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters: NA
Needs Formal Written Request/Additional Follow-up: NA
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year: 0
Narrative of Call:
ROBERT PISTONO IS THE ECOLOGICAL SERVICES MANAGER IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING FISH KILLS. TO DATE, THE FISHERIES DIVISION HAS NOT
DOCUMENTED A CONFIRMED PESTICIDE RELATED INCIDENT. MR. PISTONO
INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT IF IT WAS
PESTICIDE RELATED.
AREA FISHERIES SUPERVISORS ARE IN CHARGE OF FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.
SPECIMENS ARE SENT TO EITHER THE STATE LABORATORY OR PRIVATE
LABORATORIES. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE STORED ON PAPER AND KEPT
INDEFINITELY. THE FISHERIES DIVISION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING FISH
KILLS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.
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WYOMING
Date: 09/08/93
Name: DR. TOM THORNE, DVM
Title: WILDLIFE RESEARCH VET.
Agency: GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Address: P.O. BOX 3312 UNIVERSITY STATION
City: LARAMIE, State: WY Zip: 82071
Phone: 307-766-5629 FAX: 307-766-5630
Category of Contact: STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Categories of Organisms That Data Are Maintained On:
Mammals: Yes
Amphibians: No
Birds: Yes
Fish: No
Invertebrates: No
Plants: No
Reptiles: No
Area Covered:
Number of Years Records Will Be Kept:
Willing to Send Incident Data:
Able to Send Incident Data:
Currently Sending to Regional EPA:
Currently Sending to EPA Headquarters:
Needs Formal Written Request/ Additional Follow-up:
Estimated Number of Documented Incidents per Year:
WHOLE STATE
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F
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5
Narrative of Call:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS LOG WAS OBTAINED FROM SANDY ANDERSON.
MS. ANDERSON IS A BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SPECIALIST.
DR. TOM THORNE IS THE WILDLIFE RESEARCH VETERINARIAN IN CHARGE OF
DOCUMENTING WILDLIFE INCIDENTS. BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN PESTICIDE
RELATED INCIDENTS ARE DOCUMENTED EACH YEAR. THERE IS NO KILL
SIZE REQUIREMENT. INCIDENTS ARE RECEIVED AS COMPLAINTS.
STATE BIOLOGISTS OR THE STATE VETERINARIAN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL FIELD INVESTIGATIONS.-FIELD INVESTIGATORS GATHER DATA AND
SAMPLES. ALL SAMPLES ARE ANALYZED BY THE STATE VETERINARIAN.
SANDY ANDERSON IS IN CHARGE OF STORING DOCUMENTS. DOCUMENTS ARE
STORED ON BOTH PAPER AND COMPUTER. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT
INDEFINITELY.
MS. ANDERSON WILL BEGIN SENDING DOCUMENTS TO CANDACE BRASSARD.
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SECTION II
CONTACT PERSONNEL
Condensed list of pertinent names and agencies
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SECTION H
State contact personnel who investigate, document, or store wildlife incident data:
ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Dr. Pat Morgan, Pesticide Administrator
Plant Division
Phone #: 205-242-2656
Fax #: 205-240-3103
STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
Contact: Dr. James B. Armstrong, Extension Wildlife Scientist
Phone #: 205-844-9233
Fax #: 205-844-9234
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGFMFNT
Contact: John Chitwood, Chief
Compliance Monitoring & Emergency Response Division
Phone #: 205-260-2700
Fax #: 205-272-8131
ALASKA
DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Contact: Rosemary Lumbardi
Phone #: 907-745-3236
Fax #: 907-745-8125
ARIZONA
GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
Contact: Mark Dahlberg, Wildlife Specialist UJ
Fisheries Division
Phone #: 602-789-3375
Fax #: 602-789-3920
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)NMENTAL QUALITY
Contact: Diana Marsh, Assessment Coordinator
Division of Water Assessment
Phone #: 602-207-4545
-, Fax#: 602-207-4528
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Ray Peery, Certification Specialist
Environmental Services Division
Phone #: 602-542-3578
Fax #: 602-542-0446
ARKANSAS
STATE PLANT BOARD
Contact: Charles Armstrong, Assistant Director
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 501-225-1598
Fax #: 501-225-3590
DEPT. OF POLLUTION CONTROL & ECOLOGY
Contact: Frank Esry, Section Manager
Water Division
Phone #: 501-562-7444
Fax #: 501-562-4632
CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION
Contact: Tom Hall
Pesticide Enforcement Branch
Phone #: 916-654-0606
Fax #: 916-654-1427
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
Contact: Bob Hosea
Pesticide Investigation Unit
Phone #: 916-355-0136
Fax #: 916-355-0132
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COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Linda Coulter, Chief
^ Pesticide Section
Phone #: 303-239-4140
- - Fax #: 303-239-4177
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Tom Remington, Wildlife Researcher
Wildlife Division
Phone #: 303-484-2836 (ext. 381)
Fax#: 303-490-2621
CONNECTICUT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMF-NTAT. PROTECTION
Contact: Mike Dezzeni, Supervisory Analyst
Pesticide Management Division
Phone : 203-566-5148
Fax #: 203-566-4924
DELAWARE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Roy Miller, Program Manager
Fisheries Division
Phone #: 302-739-3441
Fax #: 302-739-6157
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: David Pine, Pesticide Compliance & Control Specialist
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 302-739-4811
Fax ft: 302-697-6287
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
REGULATION ADMINISTRATION
Contact: Mark Greenley, Branch Chief
-^ Pesticide Branch
Phone #: 202-404-1136
- Fax#: 202-404-1141
FLORIDA
FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
Contact: Bryan Milsap
Division of Wildlife
Phone #: 904-488-3831
Fax #: 904-488-6988
DEPT. OF AG. AND CONSUMF.K SFRVTrFS
Contact: Dennis Culligan
Compliance Office
Phone .#: 904-488-3314
Fax #: 904-922-2134
GEORGIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Hamp Simpkins, Coordinator of Special Projects
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 404-651-7861
Fax #: 404-656-3644
Contact: Spincer Fussell, Agricultural Manager
Entomology & Pesticide Division
Phone #: 404-656-3645
Fax #: 404-656-9380
HAWAII
DEPT. OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Walter Dcehara
Division of Aquatic Resources
Phone #: 808-587-0111
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IDAHO
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Bob Spencer, Supervisor
-= Education Compliance Division
Phone #: 208-334-3243
-- Fax#: 208-334-3547
FISH & GAME DEPARTMENT
Contact: Lloyd Oldenburg, State Wildlife Manager
Phone #: 208-334-2920
Fax#: 208-334-2114
ILLINOIS
BUREAU OF WATER
Contact: Bud Bridgewater, Manager of Field Operations
Division of Water Pollution Control
Phone #: 217-782-3362
Fax #: 217-782-9891
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Contact: Carl Becker, Chief of Division
Division of Natural Heritage
Phone #: 217-785-8774
Fax #: 217-785-8277
Contact: Jim Mick, Impoundment Program Manager
Phone #: 217-782-6424
Fax #: 217-785-8262
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Tom A. Walker, Administrative Assistant
Bureau of Environmental Programs
Phone #: 217-785-2427
Fax ff: 217-524-4882
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INDIANA
STATE CHEMIST OFFICE
Contact: Joe Becovitz, Program Specialist
Pesticide Division
_: Phone #: 317-494-1589
Fax #: 317-494-4331
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Dr. Wayne Faatz, Contaminates Program Manager
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Phone #: 317-232-4080
Fax #: 317-232-8150
IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Lynn Hall, Environmental Engineer
Phone #: 515-281-6614
Fax #: 515-281-8895
KANSAS
STATE DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
Contact: Don Gilliland
Office of Science & Support
Phone #: 913-296-1522
Fax#: 913-296-6247
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: William Ossman
Plant Health Division
Phone #: 913-296-2263
Fax #: 913-296-0673
DEPT. OF WILDLIFE & PARKS
Contact: Bob Wood
Environmental Services Section
Phone #: 316-672-5911
Fax #: 316-672-6020
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Larry Hindman, Migratory Bird Program Biologist
P.O. Box 68
Wye Mills, MD 21679
.= Phone #: 410-827-8612
Fax #: 410-827-5186
MASSACHUSETTS
DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES
Contact: Lee Bridges, Assistant Director in Charge of Research
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02202
Phone #: 617-727-3193
Fax #: 617-727-7988
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Contact: John Kennedy, Chief Inspector
Pesticide Bureau
Boxton, MA 02202
Phone #: 617-727-3020
Fax #: 617-727-7235
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Contact: Box Maietta, Environmental Analyst
Office of Watershed Management
North Grafton, MA 01536
Phone #: 508-839-3469
Fax #: 508-839-3469
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Contact: Mark Pokras, Assistant Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine
Medford, MA 01536
Phone #: 508-839-7918
Fax #: 508-839-7930
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Contact: Steve Adams
Natural Resources Div.
Phone #: 913-296-2281
Fax #: 913-296-6953
KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME
Contact: Wayne Davis, Chief
Environmental Section
Phone #: 502-564-5448
Fax»: 502-564-6508
LOUISIANA
DEPT. OF AGPJCULTURE & FORESTRY
Contact: John McPherson, Enforcement Coordinator
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 504-925-3690
Fax #: 504-925-3760
MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FOOD & RURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Henry Jennings, Chief of Certification
Phone #: 207-287-2731
Fax #: 207-287-7548
MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Mary Ellen Setting, Chief
Division of Pesticide Regulation
Phone #: 410-841-5710
Fax #: 410-841-2765
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MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Steve Schmitt, Wildlife Veterinarian
-^ Wildlife Division
Phone #: 517-373-9358
'- Fax#: 517-641-6663
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Bryan Rowe, Pesticide Enforcement Manager
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 517-335-6838
Fax #: 517-335-4540
MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Steve Enger, Program Supervisor
Ecological Services Section
Phone #: 612-296-0782
Fax#: 612-296-1811
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Mike Starkey, Acting Ag. Chem. Consultant
Division of Agronomy
Phone #: 612-297-7286
Fax #: 612-297-2271
MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Tommy McDaniel, Pesticide Coordinator
Division of Pesticides
Phone #: 601-325-3390
Fax #: 601-325-8397
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NT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Henry Folmar, Lab Director
Office of Pollution Control
Phone #: 601-961-5183
Fax #: 601-939-5137
MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Contact: Dick Duchrow, Biologist
Environmental Services Division
Phone #: 314-882-9880
Fax #: 314-874-8849
MONTANA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Greg Murfitt, Case Review Officer
Phone #: 406-444-3140
Fax #: 406-444-5409
NEBRASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Contact: Dave Bubb, Field Data Specialist
Area Covered: Eastern Half of Nebraska
Phone #: 402-471-2186
Fax #: 402-471-2909
Contact: Neal Wheeler, Field Data Specialist
Area Covered: Western Half of Nebraska
Phone #: 308-535-8139
Fax #: 308-535-8175
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NEVADA
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Contact: Jim Kurran, Chief
Fisheries Division
-. Phone #: 702-688-1530
Fax #: 702-688-1595
Contact: Gary Lee Johnson, Fisheries Biologist
Fisheries Division
Area Covered: Elko County
Phone #: 702-738-5332
Fax #: 702-738-2485
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Chuck Mosses, Environmental Management Specialist
Phone #: 702-688-1180
Fax#: 702-688-1178
NEW HAMPSHIRE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Contact: Amy Juchatz, State Toxicologist
Phone #: 603-271-4664
Fax #: 603-273-3745
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Murry McKay, Director
Division of Pesticide Control
Phone #: 603-271-3550
Fax#: 603-271-1109
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NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY ENVIRQNMENTAL PROTECTION
Contact: ^ Bill Stansley, Wildlife Toxicologist
Freshwater Fisheries Lab
--. Phone #: 908-236-2118
Fax #: 908-236-7280
Contact: John Orrok, Acting Bureau Chief
Pesticide Control Programs
Phone #: 609-530-4136
Fax #: 609-530-8324
NEW MEXICO
GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Contact: Jim Grasmick
Fisheries Division
Phone #: 505-827-9904
Contact: Kerry Mower
Wildlife Division
Phone #: 505-827-9911
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NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Contact: Ward Stone, Wildlife Pathologist
^ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Phone #: 518-439-8017
-.. Fax#: 518-475-1587
Contact: Joseph Spodaryk, Assoc. Analytical Chemist
Hale Creek Field Station
Phone #: 518-773-7318
Fax #: 518-773-7319
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Contact: Dr. George Kollias, Prof, of Wildlife Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
Phone #: 607-253-3049
Fax #: 607-253-3708
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: John Hunter
Pesticide Section
Phone #: 919-733-3556
Fax #: 919-733-9796
NORTH DAKOTA
GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Contact: Rex Sohm
Wildlife Division
Phone ft: 701-221-6340
Fax #: 701-221-6352
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Jack Peterson
Pesticide Division
Phone #: 701-224-2231
Fax #: 701-224-4567
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Contact: Eric Pearson
Water Quality Division
Phone #: 701-221-5230
-; Fax #: 701-221-5200
OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Jim Johnson, Assistant Adm. of Enforcement
Division of Wildlife
Phone #: 614-265-7093
Fax#: 614-262-1143
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Matt Beal. Pesticide Control Supervisor
Division of Pesticide Regulations
Phone #: 614-466-2732
Fax #: 614-866-4174
OKLAHOMA
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Contact: Ron Suttles, Supervisor
Natural Resources Division
Phone #: 405-521-3851
Fax#: 405-521-6535
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Kevin Holley, Program Manager
Plant Industry
Phone #: 405-521-3864
Fax #: 405-521-4912
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OREGON
DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Contact: Richard Reiter
-- Emergency Response Section
Phone #: 503-229-5774
-- Fax#: 503-229-6954
DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE
Contact: Greg Robart
Habitat Conservation Div.
Phone #: 503-229-6967 ext.463
Fax #: 503-229-5969
DEPT. OF STATE POLICE
Contact: Lt. Lon E. Holbrook
Fish & Wildlife Div.
Phone #: 503-378-3720 ext. 4304
Fax #: 503-363-5475
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Chris Kirby
Plant Division
Phone #: 503-378-3776
Fax #: 503-373-7835
PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Dave Bingman, Environmental Specialist
Division of Pesticides
Phone #: 717-787-4843
Fax #: 717-772-2780
Contact: Joe Uram, Case Review Officer
Division of Pesticides
Phone #: 717-787-4843
Fax #: 717-772-27 W
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FISH & BOAT COMMISSION
Contact: Mary Lou Bear, Supervisor
Phone #: 717-657-4542
Fax #: 717-657-4549
RHODE ISLAND
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Contact: Bob Richardson, Sr. Environmental Scientist
Division of Water Resources
Phone #: 401-277-6519
Fax #: 401-521-4230
Contact: Liz Duguay, Senior Plant Pathologist
Division of Agriculture
Phone #: 401-227-2781
Fax #: 401-277-6047
SOUTH CAROLINA
WILDLIFE & MARINE RESOURCES DEPT.
Contact: Ross Self
Freshwater Fisheries Sect.
Phone #: 803-734-3888
Fax #: 803-734-3951
DEPT. OF HEALTH & ENVIRON. CONTROL
Contact: Barry Thompson
Emergency Response Sect.
Phone #: 803-935-7302
Fax #: 803-935-6322
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SOUTH DAKOTA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Bruce Jacob son, Ag. Programs Specialist
-- Regulatory Services Division
Phone #: 605-773-3375
' Fax#: 605-773-3481
TENNESSEE
WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY
Contact: Jack Murrey, Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Division
Phone #: 615-781-6500
Fax #: 615-741-4606
Contact: David McKenny, Fish & Wildlife Environmentalist
Fisheries Division
Phone #: 615-781-6643
Fax #: 615-741-4606
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Contact: Greg Denton, Manager of Planning & Standard
Division of Water Pollution Control
Phone #: 615-532-0625
Fax #: 615-532-0046
TEXAS
TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Contact: Steve Twidwell, Team Leader
Assessment Division
Phone #: 512-463-8458
Fax #: 512-463-8439
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Contact: Dave Buzan, Team Leader
Division of Pollution Assessment
Phone #: 512-389-4634
Fax #: 512-389-4394
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: John Smith, Case Preparation Officer
Phone #: 512-463-7521
Fax #: 512-463-7723
STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD
Contact: . Larry Franke, Supervising Investigator
Phone #: 512-835-4066
Fax #: 512-837-7722
UTAH
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Bill Bradwisch, Aquatic Habitat Coordinator
Division of Wildlife Resources
Phone #: 801-538-4866
Fax #: 801-538-4709
VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: John Berino, Toxicologist
Division of Plant Industry
Phone #: 802-828-2431
Fax #: 802-828-2361
VIRGINIA
DEPT. OF GAME & INLAND FISHERIES
Contact: Betsy Stinson
Wildlife Health Program
Phone #: 703-552-6965
Fax #: 703-951-8011
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Billy Walls
Office of Pesticide Mgt.
Phone #: 804-371-6560
-, Fax#: 804-371-8598
WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Cliff Weed
Pesticide Mgt. Division
Phone #: 206-902-2036
Fax #: 206-902-2093
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE
Contact: Don Kraege
Wildlife Mgt. Division
Phone #: 206-586-2758
Fax #: 206-664-0912
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
Contact: Thorn Hooper
Habitat Mgt. Division
Phone #: 206-902-2568
Fax #: 206-902-2946
WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: Dr. Jim Crum, Wildlife Biologist
Wildlife Division
Phone #: 304-637-0245
Fax #: 304-637-0250
Contact: Bernard F. Dowler, Assistant Chief
Warmwater Fisheries Division
Phone #: 304-558-2771
Fax #: 304-558-3147
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WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Contact: John Daniels, Budget & Planning Officer
- Phone #: 608-266-8839
Fax #: 608-266-3696
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contact: Peter Helmbrecht, Environmental Supervisor
Phone #: 608-267-9078
Fax #: 608-266-5307
WYOMING
GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
Contact: Robert Pistono
Fisheries Division
Phone #: 307-777-4559
Fax #: 307-777-4610
Contact: Dr. Tom Thome
State Veterinary Laboratory
Phone #: 307-766-5629
Fax #: 307-766-5630
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