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“Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, and other conditions.”
Spraying will be conducted during the hours of 7am to 4pm weekly, Monday thru Friday.
Herbicide applications during the treatment period will utilize Glyphosate (Roundup Custom), Imazamox (Clearcast) and 2, 4-D (Weedar).
Note: 2, 4-D may be used in the legal Delta (South of Hwy 12) between June 15th and September 15th, and in southern sites between July 15th and August 15th.
Treatment Period:
Area 2-4: Mar. 4th, 2015 – Nov. 30, 2015
Area 1: June 1, 2015 – Nov. 30, 2015
County References:
ALA – Alameda; CC – Contra Costa;
MER – Merced; SAC – Sacramento; SJ – San Joaquin;
STAN – Stanislaus; SOL – Solano; YOLO – Yolo
As of September 10 ~2,558* acres of Water Hyacinth have been treated at 180 sites with 596 total treatments.