Section 13144 Of Article 15. The Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 15.
13144
. (a) The department shall establish specific numerical values
for water solubility, soil adsorption coefficient (Koc), hydrolysis,
aerobic and anaerobic soil metabolism, and field dissipation. The
values established by the department shall be at least equal to those
established by the Environmental Protection Agency. The department
shall revise the numerical values when the department finds that the
revision is necessary to protect the groundwater of the state. The
numerical values established or revised by the department shall
always be at least as stringent as the values being used by the
Environmental Protection Agency at the time the values are
established or revised by the department.
(b) On or before December 31, 2004, and updated at least annually
thereafter, the director shall post the following information on the
department's Internet Web site for each pesticide registered for
agricultural use and during years that specific numerical values are
revised:
(1) A list of each active ingredient, other specified ingredient,
or degradation product of an active ingredient of a pesticide for
which there is a groundwater protection data gap.
(2) The Groundwater Protection List established pursuant to
subdivision (d) of Section 13145.
(3) For each pesticide listed pursuant to paragraph (2) for which
information is available, a list of the amount sold in California
during the most recent year for which sales information is available
and where and for what purpose the pesticide was used, when this
information is available in the pesticide use report.
(c) The department shall determine, to the extent possible, the
toxicological significance of the pesticides listed in the
Groundwater Protection List.