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As part of the Cal/EPA’s Environmental Justice Action Plan [opens in new window], DPR conducted air monitoring and collected other environmental date in Parlier, a small community southeast of Fresno. Monitoring was done in 2006, and analysis of the data continues. Interim reports and evaluations are below. DPR expects to complete its final report by early 2009.

About the Parlier project

Advisory groups

  • Local Advisory Group (LAG) - Parlier-area stakeholders who advised DPR on various elements of the project
  • Technical Advisory Group (TAG) - Technical experts provide outside review of scientific elements of the project

Monitoring data and reports

  • Environmental Justice Pilot Project Pest Management Assessment: Soil Fumigant and Organophosphate Insecticide Use and Alternatives - Parlier, Fresno County, California (2007 report) (PDF, 977 kb)
  • Air Resources Board monitoring data, (PDF, 205 kb)
  • DPR monitoring data, January - December 2006 (PDF, 187 kb) - This March 2007 report contains a brief overview, summary charts, and the results of each sample taken throughout the year.
    • Español (summary, resumen) (PDF, 28 kb)
  • Interim report (released in December 2006) contains background information on the project and evaluation of data collected through August 2006
    • Narrative (PDF, 100 kb) - Executive summary, narrative, and tables
      En  Español (summary, resumen) (PDF, 51 kb)
    • Figures (PDF, 1.3 Mb) - Charts and maps
    • Appendix (PDF, 266 kb) Raw data for each sample
    • Cover memo to Parlier Local Advisory Group summarizing report (PDF, 51 kb)

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For content questions, contact:
Pam Wofford
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone: (916) 324-4297
E-mail: pwofford@cdpr.ca.gov