Jessica Johnson North Dakota Department of Agriculture

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1 Assessing Pesticide Exposure to Endangered Species in North Dakota Jessica Johnson North Dakota Department of Agriculture

2 Stakeholders Feedback on T/E Issues Uncertainty with national pesticide T/E issues Desire to have input on any mitigation measures to ensure they are reasonable Want to utilize non-regulatory approaches when they are shown to be effective Want to ensure that EPA is operating with most accurate data available

3 North Dakota s Endangered Species Plan

4 North Dakota s Goals for Endangered Species Protection Plan Protect Endangered Species without causing an unreasonable burden to agriculture producers To supply EPA with state specific information to use in risk assessments To provide a platform for stakeholders to offer input and recommendations To help plan and implement mitigation and management plans, including Endangered Species Protection Bulletin (Bulletins)

5 Data input Many different sources have data State agency data often ignored or not asked for during risk assessments There are no procedures currently in place for states to offer data to be used for risk assessments or bulletin development

6 State Information useful for a Registration Review State water quality monitoring data Pesticide use data Cropping information Endangered species locations Local soil types

7 State Information useful for Bulletin Development Technological, social and economic feasibility of restrictions State can work with growers to gain buy in and compliance with bulletins or other restrictions Review bulletins and associated maps for accuracy

8 North Dakota Land Use

9 North Dakota s Listed Species Gray Wolf Whooping Crane Least Tern Pallid Sturgeon Western Prairie Fringed Orchid Photos Courtesy of USFWS and North Dakota Game and Fish Department Piping Plover

10 Endangered Species Habitat in North Dakota

11 Surface Water Monitoring Project for Pesticides Project of North Dakota Department of Agriculture and North Dakota Department of Health

12 Surface Water Monitoring in North Dakota Three years of data 180 pesticides and degradates monitored sites, sites, sites throughout the state 2008 sampled every three weeks April- October 2009 and 2010 sampled every six weeks May-October

13 2009 and 2010 sites

14 Example of data gathered through this program

15 2008 pesticide detections N/A means aquatic life benchmark not available for 2008 report Pesticide Trade name # of detects Maximum concentration EPA benchmark 2,4-D 2,4-D Atrazine Aatrex Bentazon Basagran Clopyralid Stinger, Curtail N/A DCPMU Diuron N/A degradate Dicamba Banvel Dichlorprop Weedone, N/A Strike Diuron Direx, Karmex Imazapyr Stalker N/A Triclopyr Garlon

16 2009 Pesticide detections in surface water (atrazine aquatic life benchmark has been lowered since 2009 report) Pesticide Trade name # of detects Maximum concentration (ppb) EPA benchmark (ppb) Atrazine Aatrex Bentazon Basagran Dimethanamid Outlook MCPA MCPA

17 2010 Pesticide detections in Surface Water Pesticide # of Highest Aquatic Life detections concentration (ppb) Benchmark ( ppb) 2,4-D N/A Atrazine Bentazon ,500 Bifenthrin N/A Clopyralid ,500 Dicamba Diuron MCPA Metolachlor

18 2011 Wetland Monitoring Part of EPA s National Wetland Condition Assesment In ND conducted by NDSU and Department of Health Measured vegetation, soils, physical attributes and buffers 54 wetlands analyzed for 180 pesticides

19 2011 Wetland Sites

20 Wetland monitoring results Pesticide # of Highest Aquatic Life detections concentration (ppb)benchmark (ppb) Atrazine Endosulfan Pendimethalin Metolachlor

21 Case Study Clomazone and Fomesafen Registration Review

22 Richland and Ransom counties are listed for western prairie fringed orchids Large areas of both counties do not have orchids Is county-level refined enough?

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24 The Future Possible state program- map based with voluntary recommendations, work with local FWS

25 Summary States have information that could be useful during decision making Bulletins can have a high economic impact, agencies should examine all data available

26 Questions? Jessica Johnson North Dakota Department of Agriculture Pesticide, Feed and Fertilizer Division 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept 602 Bismarck, ND Phone: Fax: Website: