Section 13152 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) (1) The department shall conduct ongoing soil and
groundwater monitoring of any pesticide whose continued use is
permitted following the issuance of findings by the director pursuant
to subdivision (d) of Section 13150. The department shall
continuously review new science and data that could impact the
validity of a finding that a pesticide reviewed pursuant to Section
13150 has not polluted and does not threaten to pollute the
groundwater of the state.
(2) If the department determines that there is new science or data
that could impact the validity of a finding described in paragraph
(1), the director shall either mitigate the threat presented by the
pollution or subject the pesticide again to the Section 13150 review
process.
(b) Any pesticide monitored pursuant to this section that is
determined, by review of monitoring data and any other relevant data,
to pollute the groundwaters of the state two years after the
director takes action pursuant to paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of
subdivision (d) of Section 13150 shall be canceled unless the
director has determined that the adverse health effects of the
pesticide are not carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, or
neurotoxic.
(c) The department shall maintain a statewide database of wells
sampled for pesticide active ingredients. All agencies shall submit
to the department, in a timely manner, the results of any well
sampling for pesticide active ingredients and the results of any well
sampling that detect any pesticide active ingredients.
(d) Not later than June 30, 1986, the director, the State
Department of Public Health, and the board shall jointly establish
minimum requirements for well sampling that will ensure precise and
accurate results. The requirements shall be distributed to all
agencies that conduct well sampling. All well sampling conducted
after December 1, 1986, shall meet the minimum requirements
established pursuant to this subdivision.
(e) The department shall post the following information on its
Internet Web site, updated no later than December 1 of each year:
(1) The number of wells sampled for pesticide active ingredients,
the location of the wells from which the samples were taken, the well
numbers, if available, and the agencies responsible for drawing and
analyzing the samples.
(2) The number of well samples with detectable levels of pesticide
active ingredients, the location of the wells from which the samples
were taken, the well numbers, if available, and the agencies
responsible for drawing and analyzing the samples.
(3) An analysis of the results of well sampling described in
paragraphs (1) and (2), to determine the probable source of the
residues. The analysis shall consider factors such as the physical
and chemical characteristics of the pesticide, volume of use and
method of application of the pesticide, irrigation practices related
to use of the pesticide, and types of soil in areas where the
pesticide is applied.
(4) Actions taken by the director and the board to prevent
pesticides from migrating to groundwaters of the state.