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Committee signs off on groundwater pesticide management rule; department says sampling is voluntary and ongoing
Summary
The Senate committee approved a rewrite of rules governing groundwater monitoring for pesticide detections. The department said sampling is voluntary, the program tests about 89 active ingredients and has analyzed roughly 1,300 samples over five years.
The Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee voted to approve pending rule changes that rewrite the state’s rules governing pesticide management plans for groundwater protection.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture said the changes remove duplicative text already found in statute and clarify the department’s groundwater monitoring and response procedures. The department emphasized the program remains in place and that monitoring of private wells is done with owner permission.
Brian Slabaugh, administr…
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