Clear Lake Region Pesticide Environmental Risk Project

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Clear Lake Region Pesticide Environmental Risk
Project

• Sarah Ryan
• Big Valley Rancheria EPA
• Western Region Pesticide Meeting May 2005

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Pesticide Issues in Lake County

• Historical pesticide use with residues found in
  recent sediment sampling (4,4-DDE, lead,
  arsenic, dieldrin)
• Current adjacent agricultural overspray events
  onto Tribal lands
• Ongoing aquatic weed management programs which
  include herbicide applications on Clear Lake
  several Tribes live on lakeshore and depend on
  its resources
• 7 Tribes with varying reliance on traditional
  foods
• More than ¾ million pounds of pesticides applied
  in the county in 2003

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Clear Lake Region Pesticide Environmental Risk
Project

• Began in March 2004, 2 year grant
• 6 Tribes in Lake County
• 100,000
• 2 staff (20 and 10 of time)
• Pesticide Circuit Rider

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Goals of Grant

• Increase Tribal knowledge of pesticide routes of
  exposure
• Promote effective pesticide management through
  education and communication within and outside
  Tribal boundaries.
• Reduce the risk of Tribal pesticide exposure

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Grant Tasks

• Identify current/historic pesticide use
  on/adjacent to Tribal lands in Clear Lake Region
• Assess the environmental and health risks of
  these pesticides
• Identify pesticide use that will potentially
  impact Tribal cultural practices
• Conduct workshops for Tribal members/local
  community to communicate the environmental and
  health risks of pesticide use

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Grant Tasks, contd

• Identify and communicate alternatives to
  pesticide use
• Support creation of Tribal infrastructure to
  manage and minimize exposure to pesticides from
  lands adjacent to Tribal lands.

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Pesticide Circuit Rider

• Assist with grant projects
• Provide environmental and health risk assessments
• Develop SAPs as needed
• Assist with communication of pesticide concerns
  to County and State agencies

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Grant Projects

• Community meetings/workshops
• Pesticide assessments
• Pesticide Action Plans
• Sampling and Analysis Plans
• Native plants pamphlet
• Tule study with CDFA

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Community Meetings/Workshops

• Scoping meeting at each Rancheria, included tour
• Discussion of pesticide concerns
• Historical knowledge
• Plants of interest
• Workshops this summer will include local agencies
  and non Tribal community members

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Scoping Meetings

• Scoping Initiative Meeting Report for the Upper
  Lake Rancheria
• September 15, 2004
• Clear Lake Regional Pesticide Environmental Risk
  Project
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• Project contact for the Tribe
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• Identify current pesticide concerns for the Tribe
• Historical pesticide use such as the old pear
  orchard east of the Rancheria
• Pesticides in groundwater, including Hardesty
  Well
• Land use near the Rancheria including proposed
  agricultural development
• Solid waste issues including disposal of
  Rancheria residents household hazardous
  waste
• List plant and animal species and/or groups
  specific to Tribal use and areas
• these are collected (as allowed by specific
  Tribal norms and etiquette).
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• Locate SAPs and QAPPs with applicable
  information.
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• Identify possible pesticide use in the area
  including agricultural, urban and

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Pesticide Assessments

• Gather pesticide data pertinent to each Tribe to
  quantify pesticide exposure (adjacent
  agriculture, vector control, rights of way,
  drinking water info)
• Evaluate human health risks from potential
  pesticide exposures

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Pesticide Assessments, contd

• Collected info from
• CalTrans
• County of Lake Dept of Agriculture
• CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
• County of Lake Dept of Public Works
• CA Dept of Pesticide Regulation

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Pesticide Action Plans

• Assessing need for further action pesticide
  monitoring, increased communication with local
  agencies or neighbors for protected areas
• Emphasis on cultural impacts

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Sampling and Analysis Plans

• During Scoping meetings, already took stock of
  pertinent SAPs and QAPPS of each Tribe
• Money for development of SAPs to monitor
  recommended priority pesticides in specific media

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Native Plants Pamphlet

• Compile list of plants with collection times,
  uses, general gathering areas
• Overlay with local pesticide use info (what,
  where, when)
• Use information to determine the plants that need
  attention
• Create pamphlet that educates the public about
  need for native plant preservation

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Tule Project with CDFA

• Began as a response in November 2004 to Tribal
  concerns about pesticide residue in traditional
  foods
• Tribal/CDFA meeting in January 2005 to discuss
  tule consumption (how, when and where)
• CDFA currently developing methodology for
  analyzing fluridone in tules, water and sediment,
  at Clear Lake in 4 different locations (chosen by
  the Tribes)
• CDFA will conduct sampling during May 2005, (pre
  and post fluridone application) and share info

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Goals of Grant, revisited

• Increase Tribal knowledge of pesticide routes of
  exposure
• Promote effective pesticide management through
  education and communication within and outside
  Tribal boundaries.
• Reduce the risk of Tribal pesticide exposure

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Contact information Sarah Ryan, Big Valley Band
of Pomo Indians sryan_at_big-valley.net cell
707-349-4040/ ofc 707-263-3924 x109