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Weed supervisor: cloud-seeding active, permits required and 'no-spray' ordinance needs rewording
Summary
Caribou County Weed Supervisor Scott Shuler told commissioners cloud seeders have run since Nov. 7, 2012 using 115 gallons of fuel, said the county must file EPA and state DEQ permits for spraying near water, and said he will work with the prosecutor to reword the 'no-spray' ordinance.
Caribou County Weed Supervisor Scott Shuler told the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 that county cloud-seeding operations have been running since Nov. 7, 2012 and have used roughly 115 gallons of fuel. Shuler said he expects the county’s current fuel supply to be sufficient through this year and next but that finding fuel at a reasonable cost has been a challenge.
Shuler said the county will need to file permits with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality for spraying adjacent to water. He told the board that the county’s existing 'no-spray' ordinance needs wording changes and that he will work with Caribou County Prosecutor Doug Wood on rewording the ordinance.
Shuler also requested travel to the Idaho Superintendent Association meeting in Boise Jan. 28–31, 2013; the board granted the request.
The comments flag two operational follow-ups for county staff: confirming and filing required environmental permits and producing amended ordinance language for the board’s later review.
