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ONLINE BULLETIN
This informal, online bulletin from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) appears monthly. Our goal is to keep interested parties up to date on practical information, regulatory developments, and other announcements.

ENFORCEMENT POLICY RELEASED
Our Enforcement Response Policy, designed to make statewide pesticide law compliance stronger and more consistent, takes effect.     more...

FUMIGANT TOPICS UPDATED
Our latest fumigant status report includes plans for monitoring under the Toxic Air Contaminant program, as well as guidelines for fumigant air monitoring studies.     more...

PMAC GOES INTO THE FIELD
The Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC) takes its first field trip with a focus on integrated pest management.  more...

REGISTRATION WORKSHOP COMING UP
We'll provide valuable information for home and garden product registrants at a workshop September 26-27 in Sacramento. Check the sign-up information and schedule.     more...

IMPROVING WORKER NOTIFICATION
We've updated County Agricultural Commissioners and other interested parties on our efforts to improve worker notification and field entry rules.     more...

ENVIRO JUSTICE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD
A draft air monitoring protocol is released for the pilot project to explore pesticide exposure in the rural community of Parlier. Minutes of the July 21 and August 18 meetings of the Parlier Local Advisory Group have been posted. The next meeting will be September 15, and preliminary agenda items are set.     more...

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METHIDATHION COMMENTS SOUGHT
A public comment period continues for our methidathion risk characterization document. This report was prepared for DPR's Toxic Air Contaminant program.     more...

FYI TO LICENSEES
Pesticide licensees can get a head start on their renewals due at year's end.     more...

STUDIES TRACK RUNOFF SOURCES
Recent DPR studies on urban pesticide runoff suggest that although residential users likely contribute a large portion of pesticides to urban runoff, other groups of urban users may also be significant contributors.     more...

ALL HANDS ON DECK
Review the latest meeting notes from the Copper Antifouling Paint Sub-Workgroup.     more...

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Preliminary results are released in a study of major pesticide loads in subbasins of the Sacramento River Watershed.    more...

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