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Residents press county on pesticide use near Smith River; Water Board meeting scheduled, regulators to release draft order
Summary
Speakers at the Del Norte County board meeting urged action after long-running concerns about pesticides and fumigants used on lily farms near the Smith River; supervisors and public commenters flagged environmental and public-health risks and noted an October Water Board meeting and a draft waste discharge general order expected in January.
Del Norte County residents and scientific experts urged the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to press state regulators over the use of restricted pesticides and soil fumigants on lily farms in the Smith River plains, saying applications run close to housing and important estuarine habitat.
Supervisor John Howard told the board the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a meeting in Del Norte County on Oct. 8 to discuss recent findings related to lily farm impacts, and that a draft general order for waste discharge is expected in January, followed by a public workshop in February. He said the board anticipates…
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