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4 t Vt:L AUG g l 2015 eNv1RONMENTAL,? + GENERAL BUFFER ZONE REQUIREMENTS 1.The area is not occupied during the butter zone pe1Od,and Abufierzone must be established for every fumigant application.The following describes 2.Entryryby non-handlers is prohl6lted during thegMirzone period. the general butter zone requirements: B rtferZone Exematlons fvrTrensit on Radways. • An area established around the perimeter of each appplication block. The buffer zone Vehicular and bicycle irdlfic on public end private roadways through the buffer must extend outward from Been edge of the applies ken block perimeter equally In all zone Is permitted. (NOTE Buffer zones are not Fermiffed to Include bus slops dlrectlorm Of- locations where persons waitfor publle transit) • All non-handlers,Including geld workers,residents,pedestrians,and other bystanders, For all other pubilcly owned sect/or operated areas such as parks, sidewalks, mustbe excluded from the bulfermne during the bufferzone period axceptfartmnslt ermanant we king Fanta,playgrounds,and athletic gelds,buffer zones must not (see BufferZaee Exemptions far Trenslt on Roadways). =these areas UNLESS: • Local,state, or federal officials performing Inspectian,mempMg,or other similar 1,The area Is not occupied during the buffer zone period, official Juges ere not excluded from the application block or the buffer zone by 2,Entry by non-handlers Is prohibited during the huHerzone period,and this labeling.The certified applicatorsupervisingIs talks the application and the owner of 3.Written permission to Include the public area In the buffer zone Is granted.by the establishment where the appllcatlen Is taking plata are not authorized to,or the apppropriate state and/or local authorities responsible for management and responsible for,excluding thus officials from the application block or the bufferzone. o eratiOnofat area. • The bufferzone period begins atthe start of the eppliagon end lasts far a minimum P of 48-hours after the application Is complete. Certified applicators must comply with all local Iowa and regulations. Buffer Zane Proximity See the Posting section for additional requirements that may apply. • Before the start of application,the certified applicator must determine whether their O buffer zone will over any metam sodium or metam potassium (or other MITC generating pesticides)buffer zone(s). BUFFER ZONE DISTANCES • To reduce the potential for off-she movement from multiple fumigated fields,buffer zones from multiple metam sodium or metam potassium(or other MITC generating Buffer zone distances must be calculated using the application rate and the size of the pesticides) application blooks must not overlap UNLESS: appllca0on block. 1.A minimum of 12 bars have elapsed from the time the earlier applications)Is • Buffer zone distances must be based on look-up tables N this labeling(25 feet Is complete until the start of the later application,and the minimum distance regardless of site-specific appllcei parameters). 2.Fumigant Site Monitoring or Response Information for Neighbors have been If after applying all applicable buffer zone credits the bufferzone la greater than A Implemented if there ere any residences or businesses within 300 feet of any of mile(2,640 H),then the application is prohibited. the buffermnos. • Tables 1-12 as appropriate for the method of application mustbe usedtodetermine the minimum buffer distances. Round upto the nearest rate and block sae,where In addition,only for Law Release Haight-Solid Stream Center Pivot Applications: applicable.Applications are prohibited for rates or black sizes that exceed what is • Before the application begins,the certified applicator must determine whether the presented In the buffer zone tattles. application block or its resulting buffer will overlap with a buffer that is already in effect • To reduce the potential for off-site movement from multiple fumi�ated gelds,butter zones from multiple meteor sodium or metam potassium appllcat an blocks may not overlap UNLESS: a Both application blocks are treated using low release height-solid stream center rl�. pivot systems.The 12 hour waiting period does not apply in this instance. V� NOTE Under this exception,buffer zones may only overlap with those from application blocks that are not within the same field(Le.,appllcation blocks must be In separate fields that are treated with a different center pivot dg also equipped with low relase height etc.). For buffers from application blocks within the same field to overlap,12 hours must elapse from the completion of the first application until the start of the subsequent application. o Fumj mr t Site Monitoring or Response information for Neighbors have been Implemented If there are any residences or businesses within 300 feet of any of the buffer zones. Structures Under The Control Of The Owner Of The Application Block • Buffer mnes must not include buildings used forstorege(e.g.,sheds,barns,garages), UNLESS: o The storage buildings we not occupied during the buffer zone period,and o The storage buildings do not share a common wall with an occupied structure. Areas NotUnder The Control Of The Owner Of The Application Block • Buffer zones must not Include residential areas (e.g., employee housing, private Proporty), buildings (e.g., commercial, Industrial), outdoor residential areas(e.g., awns,gardens, play areas)and other areas that people may occuppyy,UNLESS: 1.The occupents provide written agret,Wprlortothestart of tha emenapplication.that they will voluntarily vacate the bufferzone tludng the entire buffer moo period,and 2.Reentry by occupants and other non-handlers must not occur until, o The buffer zone period has ended,end a Sensory Irritation Is not experienced upon re-entry. • Buffer zones must not Include agricultural areas owned and/or operated by persons eitherthan the Owner of the applkatian block,UNLESS: 1.The owner a1 the application black can ensure that the buffer zone will not overlap with a metam sodium or metam potassium(or other MITC generating pesticides) buffer zona from any other property owners,except as provided in the Buffer Zone Proximily section,and 2.The owner of the other property provides written agreement to the applicator that they,their employees,and other persons will stay out of tha buffer zone during the entire buffer zone period. • Buffer zones must not Include roadways and rights of way UNLESS 15 5eaaeon42_1011.indd 15 �• 61212015 102e m I I—.