Home     News     Services     Online Services     Forms     Departments     Links     Search     Contacts

Lane County Public Works Last Resort Policy

PROPOSED Permitted Products List for Review

This page is intended to be a resource for interested parties to review and provide input regarding products proposed for the Permitted Products List.  Lane County, Department of Public works has worked to establish a products list that is unique to Lane County vegetation issues and concerns, while seeking to minimize both human health and environmental impacts.  Over thirty five herbicides were evaluated during the selection process, and five have been selected for the proposed list.  The list criteria, selection process, goals and review process are detailed below to provide a framework of the decision process to place herbicides on the eventual Permitted Products List. 

The proposed list is presented at the bottom of this page with links to the Product Consideration reference sheets.  Please feel free to review and comment on the list by submitting written comments either by post or email at the following address:

Orin Schumacher
Vegetation Management Coordinator
3040 N Delta Hwy
Eugene, OR 97408
541-682-6908
orin.schumacher@co.lane.or.us

Comments should be submitted by February 28, 2006.

I.  List Criteria:

• Satisfied Requirements of Last Resort Policy, Ordinance 12-03 Sec. (4) A-E
• Satisfied Requirements of Last Resort Policy, Ordinance 12-03 Sec. (5) B-E
• Consider soil half-life as an important feature in selection process. Ordinance 12-03 Sec. (5) A.
• Available herbicides that are highly effective in low volume use rates
• Herbicides specific to Lane County vegetation issues and management.

II. Selection Process:

Lane County, Department of Public works selected five herbicides for the 2006 calendar year to establish a Permitted Products List that fulfills all requirements of the Last Resort Policy.  These five herbicides were selected from a list of over thirty five based upon both their effectiveness to control problematic vegetation, and their minimized potential impacts to human health and the environment.  

III. Goals:

The goals for selecting herbicides for the Permitted Products List and associated treatment strategies included;

• Minimal impact on non-target species
• Least damaging to long-term impacts on the environment
• Least hazardous to human health
• Preserves function of the natural ecosystem.
• Least disruptive of natural controls that are present

IV. List Review:

The Permitted Products List will be reviewed annually in an effort to stay current with research and management regarding herbicides.  This review will allow for products to either be added or deleted from the list based upon numerous factors that include;

    Current management needs

• Efficacy of selected herbicide
• Environmental & human health research
• Public comment
• Field observations
• New product development
• New research and Information
• Staff knowledge
• Board of Health review

Further information can be obtained by contacting Lane County, Department of Public Works at the address above.

PROPOSED Permitted Products List for Review
Click on the links below to see information for each product (Adobe .pdf documents)