DPR Announces Public Workshops on Development of Statewide Pesticide Application Notification System

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DPR Announces Public Workshops on Development of Statewide Pesticide Application Notification System

October 7, 2022

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold three public workshops on Nov. 7, 9 and 10 to collect feedback and provide an update on the development of the statewide pesticide application notification system.

The workshops are designed to gather public feedback on the notification pilot projects in Riverside, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus and Ventura counties and the statewide notification system. DPR staff will answer questions and share planned next steps regarding the statewide notification system. Feedback received during the workshops will inform the continued development of the statewide system.

The UC Davis Center for Regional Change will facilitate all three workshops. Each workshop will be conducted in the same format. Spanish interpretation will be provided at all workshops and Mixteco interpretation will be provided at the Oxnard workshop. Registration is not required to attend.

The workshops are scheduled at the following times and locations:

• In-person: Monday, Nov. 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center in Ventura County: 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030
• In-person: Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Orosi Memorial Hall in Tulare County: 41645 Rd 128, Orosi, CA 93647
• Virtual: Thursday, Nov. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Zoom (Link: zoom.us/j/85867200295?pwd=ZGNIMlJOVnFCTEp4VVVsRzBnbmpGQT09; Meeting ID: 858 6720 0295; Passcode: 750189; Call In Number: +1-669-900-9128)

In addition, the department invites the public to submit written feedback on the county-led notification pilot projects for the UC Davis Center for Regional Change to incorporate into its independent evaluation of the pilot projects. The department requests feedback by Nov. 11, 2022, via email to ProjectNotify@cdpr.ca.gov or written mail to the following address:

DPR – Notification

1001 I St., P.O. Box 4015

Sacramento, CA 95814

California will be the first state in the nation to develop a system of this scale to provide the public more transparent and equitable access to information in advance of pesticide applications. DPR began developing the statewide notification system in mid-2021, after the state budgeted $10 million to DPR for system development. The department partnered with four County Agricultural Commissioners to conduct pilot projects in communities within Riverside, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus and Ventura counties to inform the continued development of the statewide system.

For more information and updates on statewide notification and county-led pilot projects, please visit DPR’s website.

Questions? Contact Us:

Questions?

Please contact the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s notification email at Project.Notify@cdpr.ca.gov. For additional information about notification, please visit DPR’s notification webpage.

Who We Are

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by fostering safer and sustainable pest management practices and operating a robust regulatory system to monitor and manage the sale and use of pesticides across the state. DPR’s work includes registering all pesticides sold or used in California, conducting scientific evaluation of pesticides to assess and mitigate potential harm to human health or the environment, investing in innovative research to encourage the development and adoption of integrated pest management tools and practices, monitoring for pesticides in the air and water, conducting outreach to ensure pesticide workers, farmworkers and local communities have access to safety information, and enforcing pesticide regulations in coordination with 55 County Agricultural Commissioners and their 500 field inspectors.