Documents
- For the Public
- Presentations
- About the UP3 Project
- Monitoring and Science
- Pesticides and Water Quality
- Pesticide Sales and Use
- Regional Projects
- Regulatory Activities
- Screening Criteria/Approved Pesticide lists
- UPC Meeting Materials
Training Materials
For the Public:
- Fact Sheets on less toxic pest management, Our Water Our World program
- Educational Materials: Pest Management Books, UC-IPM Online, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- The Ant Key, UC-IPM, University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- "Pest Management in the Home" Page, San Francisco Department of the Environment,
- Pesticides Publications Page, City of Palo Alto
Presentations:
- The Urban Pesticide Pollution Prevention Project--A Regional Initiative, presentation at the 3rd Annual Regional IPM Conference, San Jose, November 14, 2007
- Presentation: Water Quality Impacts of Pesticides: Toxicity in Our Creeks and What You Can Do About It, October 2006
- Reducing Pesticide Runoff into Urban Creeks and Waterways, Laura Speare, UP3 Project Manager, San Francisco Estuary Project, Pesticide Applicators Professional Association seminar, April 20, 2006
- Poster Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff , prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, October 4-6, 2005
- Presentation: Scientific Peer Review Summary, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board (PDF file)
- Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) meeting: "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest," July 15, 2005. (PDF file)
- Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the Second Annual Regional IPM Conference, June 14, 2005. (PDF file)
- Improving Urban Pesticide Surface Water Toxicity Reduction Efforts: Pesticide Use Data and Recommendations for Action, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental, for the Urban Pesticide Committee meeting, May 17, 2005 (PDF file)
- Annual Research and Monitoring Update, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the Urban Pesticide Committee meeting, March 15, 2005(PDF file)
- Water Quality Attainment Strategy for Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board, for the Urban Pesticide Committee meeting, March 15, 2005 (PDF file)
UP3 Project:
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Report 2006, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, June 2006. (PDF file)
- Status Report: Bay Area Municipal Urban Runoff Management Agencies' Pesticide-Related Activities, UP3 Project, July 2006 (PDF file)
- Improving Pesticide Regulatory Activities to Protect Water Quality: Annual Update 2005, prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, December 2005
- Poster Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, October 4-6, 2005
- San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, September 2005
- Presentation: Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the Second Annual Regional IPM Conference, June 14, 2005.
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticides Use Trends Annual Report 2005, prepared for the San Franisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, March 2005
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, Memorandum from Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental to Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board, prepared as part of the UP3 Project, May 11, 2005
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water, Annual Research and Monitoring Update 2005, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, March 2005
- Annual Regulatory Update, prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, December 2004 (PDF file)
- Preliminary Work Plan, November 15, 2004 (PDF file)
- Project Summary, July 2004 (PDF file)
Monitoring and Science:
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water, Annual Research and Monitoring Update 2006, Prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, April 2006 (PDF file)
- CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan 2005-06, prepared by Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for the Clean Estuary Partnership (CEP) in cooperation with the Diazinon/Toxicity Work Group of the CEP, February 2006 (PDF file)
- Technical Memorandum: Analysis of Bay Area Urban Creeks Monitoring, 2004-05, prepared by Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for the Clean Estuary Partnership (PDF file)
- Memorandum re: Sacramento/Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Pyrethrin Water Quality Monitoring Data Summary, prepared by Larry Walker Associates, February 10, 2006
- Pyrethroid Insecticides: An Analysis of Use Patterns, Distribution, Potential Toxicity and Fate in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Central Valley, prepared by Daniel Oros, San Francisco Estuary Institute and Inge Werner, University of California-Davis, October 7, 2005 (PDF file)
- PRISM Grants Project Schedule, prepared by State Water Board, May 09, 2005 (PDF file)
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water, Annual Research and Monitoring Update 2005, San Francisco Estuary Project, March 2005
- Meeting Notes, Northern California researchers meeting (PRISM Workgroup), Summary of current pyrethroid TIE projects and list of chemistry and toxicity information gaps, March 28, 2005
- Diazinon in San Francisco Bay Conceptual Model/Impairment Assessment, Clean Estuary Partnership, January 2005 (PDF file)
- Quarterly Progress Report, Development of New Chemical Methods for the Diazinon Replacements, San Francisco Estuary Institute, January 2005
- Grant Summary Form, Development of New Chemical Methods for the Diazinon Replacements, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004
- Grant Summary Form, Investigations of Sources of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004 (PDF file)
- Field Monitoring Plan, Investigations of Sources of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, November 2004 (PDF file)
- CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby, October 2004 (PDF file)
- Outline of CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Plan 2004-05, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby, September 2004 (PDF File)
- Detailed Scope of Work, Supplemental Monitoring and Related Activities to Support the Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity WQAS, CEP Project # 4.39, Clean Estuary Partnership, prepared by Armand Ruby (PDF file)
- Runoff of Diazinon from Paved Plots and Test Sites: Summary of Results, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, prepared by Arlene Feng and Jim Scanlin
- Russian River Citizens Pesticide Survey of Urban Creeks, Summary, Friends of the Russian River, December 11, 2004.
Pesticides and Water Quality:
- Pesticides of Concern for Water Quality, TDC Environmental, August 26, 2003
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, April 2003 (PDF file)
- Diazinon & Chlorpyrifos Products: Screening for Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, May 15, 2001 (PDF file)
Pesticide Sales and Use:
Pesticide Use Trends and Information
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Report 2006, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, June 2006. (PDF file)
- Poster Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff , prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, October 4-6, 2005
- Presentation: Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) meeting: "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest," July 15, 2005. (PDF file)
- Presentation: Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, by Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental for the Second Annual Regional IPM Conference, June 14, 2005. (PDF file)
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Report 2005, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental. (PDF file)
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, Memorandum from Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental to Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board, prepared as part of the UP3 Project, May 11, 2005. PDF file)
- Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage, 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, May 2004, (PDF file)
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, April 2003 (PDF file)
- Appendices, April 2003 (PDF file)
Shelf Surveys
Please note that shelf surveys do not provide data appropriate for estimating urban pesticide use; they also do not identify which pesticides are of concern for urban surface water quality.- San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, prepared for the UP3 Project by TDC Environmental, September 2005
- 2004 San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, TDC Environmental, April 2004 (PDF file)
- 2003 San Francisco Bay Area Pesticide Retail Store Survey, TDC Environmental, November 2003 (PDF file)
- Shelf Survey of Home Use Products in Sacramento and Contra Costa Counties, 2003, UC Statewide IPM Program, University of California, Davis, July 31, 2003, (PDF file)
- Shelf Surveys at Orchard Supply and Home Depot, TDC Environmental, March 15, 2002(PDF file)
- Blank Pesticide Shelf Survey (Excel file)
Information on Pesticide Users
- Tracking Non-residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, prepared for the Department of Pesticide Regulation by the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern California telephone surveys), March 15, 2003 (PDF file)
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, September 16, 2002
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use in the San Diego Creek Watershed of Orange County, October 16, 2001 (PDF file)
Regional Projects:
- Final Project Report, Alternatives to a Toxic Tomorrow grant, June 2006
- PRISM Grants Project Schedule, prepared by State Water Board, May 2005 (PDF file)
- OWOW Regional Report 2004, Our Water Our World Program (PDF file)
- OWOW Regional Report 2003, Our Water Our World Program, (PDF file)
- UP3 Project Summary, (PDF file)
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, September 16, 2002
Regulatory Activities:
- Improving Pesticide Regulatory Activities to Protect Water Quality: Annual Update 2006, prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, December 2006
- Schedule of upcoming U.S. Environmental Agency actions, last updated March 2006 (PDF file)
- Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks Water Quality Attainment Strategy and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) documents and information are available on the San Francisco Bay Water Board's web site.
- Improving Pesticide Regulatory Activities to Protect Water Quality: Annual Update 2005, prepared for the San Francisco Estuary Project by TDC Environmental, December 2005
- Overview of Permethrin Risk Assessment, prepared by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, August 2005
- Schedule of upcoming U.S. Environmental Agency actions, last updated July 2005 (PDF file)
- Improving Pesticide Regulatory Activities to Protect Water Quality: Annual Update 2004, TDC Environmental, December 2004 (PDF file)
- U.S. EPA Pesticide Re-registration Comment Letters by California Water Quality Agencies, summary by TDC Environmental, December 2004 (PDF file)
- Endangered Species Act Court Ruling ("Washington Toxics Coalition lawsuit") links and information (including information on buffer zones and point of sale "Salmon Hazard" notices) can be found on the links page.
Screening Criteria/Approved Pesticide Lists:
- 2005 Integrated Pest Management Program Reduced Risk Pesticide List - sorted by active ingredient, San Francisco Department of the Environment, March 2005, (PDF file)
- 2005 Integrated Pest Management Program Reduced Risk Pesticide List - sorted by product name, San Francisco Department of the Environment, March 2005, (PDF file)
- Guide to San Francisco’s Reduced-Risk Pesticide List, San Francisco Department of the Environment, March 2005, (PDF file) An explanation of the process of hazard screening, exposure assessment, and final listing of products.
Urban Pesticide Committee (UPC) Meeting Materials
- Agenda, January 17, 2006 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: EcoWise Certified: An IPM Certification Program for Branch 2 PCOs, Ted Shapas & Bart Brandenburg
- EcoWise Certified: Standards for IPM Certification in Structural Pest Control for Structural Pest Control Board Branch 2 Licenses, Version 1.4 Adopted March 2, 2006
- Minutes, January 17, 2006 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: City of Palo Alto's Pesticide Tracking and Reporting Using Access and GIS, Karin North
- Presentation, UP3 Annual Regulatory Update 2005, Kelly Moran
- Agenda, November 15, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, November 15, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: Tools to Measure Effectiveness of Source Control Actions, Betsy Elzufon, Larry Walker Associates
- Agenda, September 20, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, September 20, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: Scientific Peer Review Summary, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board (PDF file)
- Agenda, July 19, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, July 19, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: Summary of Results: 2004-05 Supplemental Monitoring of Urban Creeks [CEP Task 4.39], Armand Ruby, Consulting Environmental Scientist
- Presentation: Evaluation of Water Quality Impacts & Costs for Weed Control in Drainage Facilities, Mike Blankinship, Blankinship & Associates (PDF file)
- Agenda, May 17, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, May 17, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: Improving Urban Pesticide Surface Water Toxicity Reduction Efforts: Pesticide Use Data and Recommendations for Action, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental (PDF file)
- Agenda, March 15, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, March 15, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation: Annual Research and Monitoring Update, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental (PDF file)
- Presentation: Water Quality Attainment Strategy for Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board (PDF file)
- Agenda, January 18, 2005 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Agenda, November 16, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, November 16, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Agenda, September 21, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, September 21, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Agenda, July 20, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, July 20, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Agenda, May 18, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, May 18, 2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)
- Agenda, March 16, 2004, Public Staff workshop and Public (CEQA) Scoping Meeting (PDF file)
- Presentation March 16, 2004 Public Staff workshop and Public (CEQA) Scoping Meeting (PDF file)
- Minutes, March 16,2004 UPC Meeting (PDF file)