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How did this one escape us?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has introduced bipartisan (I think Grover was right, it is date rape)legislation affirming that pest management professionals (PMPs) and other applicators using federally registered pesticides in accordance with label directions do not have to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Fairfax, Va.-based National Pest Management Association (NPMA) supports the bill, which was filed by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.).

The Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act was created in response to recent U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings, which require persons applying pesticides directly to or over bodies of water to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) under CWA.

The Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act was created in response to recent U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rulings, which require persons applying pesticides directly to or over bodies of water to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) under CWA.

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WASHINGTON — Bipartisan (there's that word again) legislation affirming that applicators using federally registered pesticides in accordance with label directions do not have to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act (CWA) was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Fairfax, Va.-based National Pest Management Association (NPMA) supports this measure.

Filed by U.S. Representative Butch Otter (R-Idaho), the Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act was made necessary by recent U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions that misinterpreted the intended relationship between CWA and federal pesticide law. The rulings require persons applying pesticides directly to or over bodies of water to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) under CWA, a costly and potentially time-consuming process.

Hey, it's only water for crying out loud.

This might seem like a nice benefit on top of the Deal Conrad Burns is working to pay chemical companies to test pesticides on human beings, but Pest Management Professionals are an endangered Species.

Stay tuned.