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
- Training Materials
For Urban Pesticide Committee (UPC) Meeting Materials, click here
For the Public:
- Less toxic pest management Fact Sheets in English and Spanish, Our Water Our World
- Pest Management Books, UC-IPM Online
- The Ant Key, UC-IPM
- UC-IPM Quick Tips fact sheets English Spanish
Presentations:
- Overview of Stormwater-Related Scientific Issues and Resources, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation Pyrethroids Forum 4/30/07
- The Urban Pesticide Pollution Prevention Project--A Regional Initiative, Laura Speare, UP3 Project Manager, 3rd Annual Regional IPM Conference 11/14/07
- Water Quality Impacts of Pesticides: Toxicity in Our Creeks and What You Can Do About It, Laura Speare, 10/06
- Reducing Pesticide Runoff into Urban Creeks and Waterways, Laura Speare, Pesticide Applicators Professional Association seminar, 4/20/06
- Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, 10/4/05
- Scientific Peer Review Summary, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board
- Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, TDC Environmental, CASQA "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest" meeting, 7/15/ 05
- Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, TDC Environmental, 2nd Annual Regional IPM Conference, 6/14/05.
- Improving Urban Pesticide Surface Water Toxicity Reduction Efforts: Pesticide Use Data and Recommendations for Action, TDC Environmental, UPC meeting, 5/17/05
- Annual Research and Monitoring Update, TDC Environmental, UPC meeting, 3/15/05
- Water Quality Attainment Strategy for Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks, Bill Johnson, S.F. Bay Water Board, UPC meeting, 3/15/05
UP3 Project:
- Urban Use of the Insecticide Fipronil--Water Quality Implications, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental, 6/18/07
- Status Report: Bay Area Municipal Urban Runoff Management Agencies' Pesticide-Related Activities, UP3 Project, 07/06
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, TDC Environmental, 5/1105
- Project Summary, UP3 Project, 07/04
Monitoring and Science:
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Annual Review of New Scientific Findings, Kelly Moran TDC Environmental, 2008 2007 2006 2005
- Urban Use of the Insecticide Fipronil--Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, 6/18/07
- For Submitting Data to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: OPP Standard Operating Procedure, Inclusion of Water Quality & Impaired Water Body Data in OPP's Registration Review Risk Assessment & Management Process, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 1/18/07
- Technical Memorandum: Analysis of Bay Area Urban Creeks Monitoring, 2004-05, Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for the Clean Estuary Partnership
- Sacramento/Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Pyrethrin Water Quality Monitoring Data Summary, Larry Walker Associates, 2/10/06
- Pyrethroid Insecticides: An Analysis of Use Patterns, Distribution, Potential Toxicity and Fate in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Central Valley, Daniel Oros, San Francisco Estuary Institute and Inge Werner, University of California-Davis, 10/7/05
- Northern California researchers meeting notes (PRISM Workgroup), Summary of current pyrethroid TIE projects and chemistry/toxicity information gaps, 3/28/05
- Diazinon in San Francisco Bay Conceptual Model/Impairment Assessment, Clean Estuary Partnership, 01/05
- Field Monitoring Plan, Investigations of Sources of Pyrethroid Pesticides in Watersheds of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, 11/04
- CEP Urban Creeks Monitoring Monitoring Plan 2005-06, Monitoring Plan 2004-05, Outline, Monitoring Plan 2004-05 Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for Clean Estuary Partnership
- Detailed Scope of Work, Supplemental Monitoring and Related Activities to Support the Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity WQAS, Armand Ruby, Armand Ruby Consulting for Clean Estuary Partnership
- Runoff of Diazinon from Paved Plots and Test Sites: Summary of Results, Arlene Feng and Jim Scanlin, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
- Russian River Citizens Pesticide Survey of Urban Creeks, Summary, Friends of the Russian River, 12/11/04
Pesticides and Water Quality:
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, 04/03
- Diazinon & Chlorpyrifos Products: Screening for Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, 5/15/01
Pesticide Sales and Use:
Pesticide Use Trends and Information
- Pesticides in Urban Surface Water: Urban Pesticide Use Trends Annual Report 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005. Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental
- Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff , TDC Environmental, State of the Estuary Conference, 10/4/05
- Sources of Pyrethroids in Urban Runoff, TDC Environmental, CASQA "Pesticides and Stormwater--The Good, the Bad & the Latest" meeting, 7/15/05
- Pesticides, Water, and You: How the Pesticides We Use Affect Water Quality, TDC Environmental, 2nd Annual Regional IPM Conference, 6/14/05.
- Bay Area Pesticide Use: Urban/Agricultural Use Comparison, 2003, TDC Environmental, 5/11/05
- Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage, 2000 and 2001 Market Estimates, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 05/04
- Insecticide Market Trends and Potential Water Quality Implications, TDC Environmental, 04/03 Appendices
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 Surveys, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental, 2005 2004 2003 2002 Blank Shelf Survey Form
Information on Pesticide Users
- Tracking Non-residential Pesticide Use in Urban Areas of California, University of California Integrated Pest Management Program for CA Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Residential Pesticide Use in California (Northern CA telephone surveys), 3/15/03
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, 9/16/02
- Survey of Residential Pesticide Use, San Diego Creek Watershed (Orange County), 10/16/01
Regional Projects:
- Final Project Report, Alternatives to a Toxic Tomorrow grant, 06/06
- PRISM Grants Project Schedule, State Water Board, 05/05
- OWOW Regional Report 2004, Our Water Our World
- OWOW Regional Report 2003, Our Water Our World
- UP3 Project Summary
- Pest Control Operator IPM Program Evaluation, Bio-Integral Resource Center, 9/16/02
Regulatory Activities:
- Pesticides in Urban Runoff, Wastewater, and Surface Water: Annual Summary of Regulatory Activities to Protect Water Quality, Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
- Pyrethroids Reevaluation Data Requirement Due Date Summary - October 2007, TDC Environmental, LLC
- Schedule of upcoming U.S. Environmental Agency actions, 05/07
- Frequently Asked Questions About Reevaluation of Certain Pesticide Products Containing Pyrethroids, CA Department of Pesticide Regulation, 01/07. See also DPR's pyrethroids reevaluation web page.
- Diazinon and Pesticide-Related Toxicity in Bay Area Urban Creeks Water Quality Attainment Strategy and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) documents
- Overview of Permethrin Risk Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 08/05
- U.S. EPA Pesticide Re-registration Comment Letters by California Water Quality Agencies (summary) , TDC Environmental, 12/04
- Endangered Species Act Court Ruling ("Washington Toxics Coalition lawsuit") links and information ("Salmon Hazard")
Screening Criteria/Approved Pesticide Lists:
- 2007 Integrated Pest Management Program Reduced Risk Pesticide List by active ingredient, by product name, San Francisco Department of the Environment, 03/05
- Guide to San Francisco’s Reduced-Risk Pesticide List, San Francisco Department of the Environment, 05/07, An explanation of the process of hazard screening, exposure assessment, and final listing of products.