La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXIII-1701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XXIII-1701 - Monitoring of Commercial Applicator Operations

A. Duly authorized representatives of the commissioner may inspect all pesticide applicator operations semi-annually, with or without prior notification, provided that the commissioner may monitor such sites on a more frequent basis whenever, in his sole discretion, he determines that there is a need for more frequent monitoring of any specific commercial applicator.

B. In such monitoring, the authorized representative of the commissioner shall:

1. inspect the physical surroundings of the site to determine that all requirements of these regulations have been complied with;

2. inspect the records required by this Part;

3. take samples, as determined by the commissioner, at any of the following locations:

a. any site where an application of pesticides has been made by the applicator;

b. any base storage;

c. any containment tank for pesticides which, upon disposal, are classified as hazardous wastes;

d. any surface impoundment;

e. any wash pad;

f. any soils or water, flowing or still, at any location on or adjacent to the base operation; or

g. any application equipment (i.e., hopper tanks and connections, mixing tank, etc.).

C. Any samples taken as provided above shall be marked for identification under chain of custody procedures and shall be analyzed in accordance with procedures approved by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and/or other methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

D. The owner-operator from whose operations any sample is taken shall be provided with a copy of the analysis results within 30 days after the analysis is completed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXIII-1701

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 10:198 (March 1984), amended by Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Advisory Commission on Pesticides, LR 37:3484 (December 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:3203 and R.S. 3:3201.