Section 13148 Of Article 15. The Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 15.
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. (a) In order to more accurately determine the mobility and
persistence of the pesticides identified in the Groundwater
Protection List, and to determine if these pesticides have migrated
to groundwaters of the state, the director shall conduct soil and
groundwater monitoring statewide in areas of the state where the
pesticide is primarily used or where other factors identified
pursuant to Section 13143 and the Groundwater Protection List,
including physicochemical characteristics and use practices of the
pesticides, indicate a probability that the pesticide may migrate to
the groundwaters of the state. The department shall monitor for the
active ingredient, other specified ingredient, or degradation product
of the pesticide listed in the Groundwater Protection List. The
monitoring shall commence within one year after the pesticide is
placed on the Groundwater Protection List and shall be conducted in
accordance with standard protocol and testing procedures established
pursuant to subdivision (b). Monitoring programs shall replicate
conditions under which the pesticide is normally used in the area of
monitoring. In developing a monitoring program, the director shall
coordinate with other agencies that conduct soil and groundwater
monitoring.
(b) Within 90 days after a pesticide is placed on the Groundwater
Protection List pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13145, the
director, in consultation with the board, shall develop a standard
protocol and testing procedure for each pesticide identified pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 13145.
(c) The director shall report all monitoring results to the State
Department of Public Health and the board.