Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
GRAIN AND CHEMICAL
Chapter 16-230 - Use of chemicals and chemically treated materials in certain counties
Section 16-230-845 - Boundaries and restrictions for Benton County Area 3
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-230-845
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Area 3 description.
(a) Eastern Yakima Valley. An area including
all lands lying within a boundary line beginning at the northwest corner of
Section 19, T8N, R24E; thence east four miles along section lines to the
southwest corner of Section 14, T8N, R24E; thence north one mile along the
section line to the northwest corner of Section 14, T8N, R24E; thence east two
miles along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 7, T8N, R25E;
thence north one mile along the section line to the northwest corner of Section
7, T8N, R25E; thence east one mile along the section line to the southwest
corner of Section 5, T8N, R25E; thence northeast approximately one and
four-tenths of a mile diagonally across Section 5 to the northeast corner of
Section 5, T8N, R25E; thence east one mile along the section line to the
southwest corner of Section 34, T9N, R25E; thence northeast approximately one
and four-tenths of a mile diagonally across Section 34 to the northeast corner
of Section 34, T9N, R25E; thence east two miles along section lines to the
southwest corner of Section 30, T9N, R26E; thence north one mile along the
section line to the northwest corner of Section 30, T9N, R26E; thence east one
mile along the section line to the southwest corner of Section 20, T9N, R26E;
thence northeast approximately one and four-tenths of a mile diagonally across
Section 20 to the northeast corner of Section 20, T9N, R26E; thence east two
miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 23, T9N, R26E;
thence southeast approximately one and four-tenths of a mile diagonally across
Section 23 to the southeast corner of Section 23, T9N, R26E; thence north six
miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 25, T10N, R26E;
thence west four miles along section lines to the northwest corner of Section
29, T10N, R26E; thence south one mile along the section line to the southwest
corner of Section 29, T10N, R26E; thence west eleven miles along section lines
to the southeast corner of Section 29, T10N, R24E; thence north one mile along
the section line to the intersection with Anderson Road at the northeast corner
of Section 29, T10N, R24E; thence west two miles along Anderson Road and
section lines to the Benton-Yakima County line at the northwest corner of
Section 30, T10N, R24E; thence south approximately eleven miles along the
Benton-Yakima county line to the point of beginning.
(b) Cold Creek Area. An area including all
lands lying within a boundary line beginning at the intersection of the
Benton-Yakima County line and the Columbia River in Section 7, T13N, R24E;
thence south approximately six and one-half miles along the Benton-Yakima
County line to the southwest corner of Section 7, T12N, R24E; thence east five
miles along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 11, T12N, R24E;
thence north approximately seven miles along section lines to the Columbia
River; thence west approximately five miles along the Columbia River to the
point of beginning.
(c) Horse
Heaven Hills southwest buffer zone. An area near Patterson starting at the
southeast corner of Section 7, T5N, R26E following section lines north five
miles to the northeast corner of Section 19, T6N, R26E; thence west two miles
to the northwest corner of Section 24, T6N, R25E; thence south one-half mile
along section line; thence west two miles to the common boundary of Sections 21
and 22, T6N, R25E; thence north one-half mile to the northeast corner of
Section 21, T6N, R25E; thence west three miles to the northwest corner of
Section 19, T6N, R25E; thence south three miles to the southwest corner of
Section 31, T6N, R25E; thence east three miles to the southeast corner of
Section 33, T6N, R25E; thence south three miles to the southeast corner of
Section 16, T5N, R25E; thence west one mile to the northwest corner of Section
21, T5N, R25E; thence south one mile to the southwest corner of Section 21,
T5N, R25E; thence east two miles to the southeast corner of Section 22, T5N,
R25E; thence north one mile to the northeast corner of Section 22, T5N, R25E;
thence east two miles to the southeast corner of Section 13, T5N, R25E; thence
north one mile to the northeast corner of Section 13, T5N, R25E; thence east
one mile to the point of origin.
(2) Area 3 restrictions.
(a) Application by air of use restricted
herbicides as defined in WAC
16-230-810
is prohibited.
(b) The use or
application of low volatile ester formulations of use restricted herbicides is
prohibited: Provided, That hormone sprays may be applied by aircraft to
orchards for the prevention of fruit drop.
(c) On and after April 5th through October
31st of each year, applications of use restricted herbicides are prohibited
daily from three hours prior to sunset until two hours after sunrise the
following morning: Provided, That applications of use restricted herbicides are
exempt from the sunset and sunrise restrictions when using an application rate
of forty gallons of water carrier or greater per treated acre and conforming to
the manufacturer's specified combination of nozzle type/size and pressure in
pounds per square inch (psi) at the nozzle that produces a spray droplet size
that falls within the very coarse (or larger) range as defined by the ASABE
standards: Provided further, That applications of granular and pellet
formulations of the use restricted herbicides are exempt from the sunset and
sunrise restrictions: Provided further, That applications of the use restricted
herbicides on small experimental plots for research purposes are exempt from
the sunset and sunrise restrictions.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW. 07-11-041A, § 16-230-845, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21 and 15.58 RCW. 00-24-002, § 16-230-845, filed 11/22/00, effective 12/23/00; 92-13-035, § 16-230-845, filed 6/10/92, effective 7/11/92; 90-14-034 (Order 2046), § 16-230-845, filed 6/29/90, effective 7/30/90; 89-16-073 (Order 2014), § 16-230-845, filed 7/31/89, effective 8/31/89.
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