Sydney Water Pesticide Use Notification Plan

PESTICIDE USE NOTIFICATION
PLAN

July 2007

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PESTICIDE USE NOTIFICATION PLAN

1) Introduction

This Pesticide Use Notification Plan has been prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Pesticides Regulation 1995 (the Regulation). The plan sets out how
Sydney Water will notify members of the community of pesticide applications it makes or
allows to be made to public places that it owns or controls.

The aim of this plan is to meet the community’s right to know about pesticide
applications made to outdoor public places. The plan allows members of the community
to take action to avoid contact with pesticides, if they wish. Sydney Water ensures that
pesticides are applied to public places in a safe, responsible manner, minimising harm to
the community and the environment.

The plan sets out how Sydney Water will notify members of the community of pesticide
applications made by Sydney Water to public places.

The plan describes:

Which public places are covered by the plan
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Who regularly uses these public places and an estimate of the level of public
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use
What notification arrangements will be used to provide the community with
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information on pesticide applications in public places
How the community can access this plan and get more information about Sydney
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Water’s notification arrangements
Contact details for anyone wanting more information on the plan.
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Sydney Water is a NSW State Government Corporation responsible for:

Supplying water to over 1.6 million homes and businesses
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Collecting and treating wastewater and sewage
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Recycling water
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Providing storm water drainage facilities to over 465,000 homes and businesses.
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Pesticides are only used in public places when it is necessary to eliminate weeds, to
protect public property from pest damage and to protect public places from nuisance or
danger. Sydney Water’s pesticide use consists of applying herbicides for weed control
and the use of baits to manage vertebrate pests. When used correctly, pesticides have
minimal social and environmental impacts.

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2) Public places covered by this plan

Land owned by Sydney Water is classified as either operational or non-operational. The
two classes are subdivided as follows:

Types of properties

Operational Non-operational

Water Sewerage Drainage Offices Leased Special use
properties

Note: Where another authority is a landowner in a place where Sydney Water has
assets, Sydney Water will adhere to the landowners Pesticide Notification requirements.

1) Operational

i. Water
Reservoirs
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Water filtration/treatment plants (WTP)
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Easements (ie other authority easement within Sydney Water land)
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Pipelines (trunk mains)
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Water pumping stations.
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Vent shafts
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ii. Sewerage
Sewer carriers
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Sewer mains
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Sewer pumping station (SPS)
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Sewage treatment plants (STP)
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Water recycling plants.
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iii. Drainage
Stormwater canals (SWC)
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Drainage pumping stations (DPS)
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Stormwater infrastructure.
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2) Non–operational

Offices/commercial buildings
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Depots
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Leased properties
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Special uses
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Picnic areas
Golf courses
Childcare centers.
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Sydney Water’s estimate of the level of community use, regular user groups and types of pesticide used is summarised in the following table.

Level of Type of pesticide Targeted pest Application method
Public Regular
public use
places user
(high/med/low)
groups
Medium Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
General
Picnic areas
seasonal Bromablocks, Contrac)
public,
employees
and
contractors
Coumatetralyl (Racumin) Rodents Paste bait
Glyphosate (Roundup bioactive, Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
Trounce, Roundup) spray

Lambda Cyhalothrin (Demand) Wasps and bees Spray
MCPA/Clopytalid/Diflufenican Selective Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
(Spearhead Selective Herbicide) spray
Mecoprop/MCPP/Dicamba Selective Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
(Broadleaf Weeder) spray
Permetherin Spiders, wasps Spray or dust
and bees
Phenothrin/Allethrin (MSA wasps Wasps Aerosol
killer)
Pindone (Rabbait) Rabbits Bait
Piperonyl Bees Aerosol
Butoxide/Popoxur/Tetramethrin
(Blattenex Aerosol)
Pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic) Wasps Spray
Triclopyr (Garlon/Grazon) Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
spray
Warfarin (Rattex gel) Rodents Gel bait
General Medium Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
Golf
public Bromablocks, Contrac)
courses
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Type of pesticide Targeted pest Application method
Public Regular Level of
places user public use
(high/med/low)
groups
and bees
Permethrin (Coopex) Ants Dust
killer)
Bees Aerosol
Piperonyl
(Blattenex Aerosol)
Triclopyr (Garlon/Grazon) Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
spray
Residents, Low to Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
Easements
employees medium Bromablocks, Contrac)
accessible
and
to the public
contractors

and bees
killer)
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(high/med/low)
groups
killer)
(Blattenex Aerosol)
Triclopyr (Garlon, Grazon) Weeds Hand-held back pack and spot
spray
Medium to Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
General
Storm water
high Bromablocks, Contrac)
public,
Drains and
employees
canals
and
contractors

and bees
killer)
(Blattenex Aerosol)
spray
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(high/med/low)
groups
Low Alphachloralose Pigeons Pellets
Employees
Depots
and
contractors
Bifenazate Mites Spray
Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
Bromablocks, Contrac)
Dichlorvos (Scuttle) Cockroaches Gel bait
Spray, dust or gel
Fipronil (Goliath, Termidor) Cockroaches,
spiders, ants and
termites

and bees
killer)
Bees Aerosol
Piperonyl
(Blattenex Aerosol)
spray

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(high/med/low)
groups
General Medium Alphachloralose Pigeons Pellets
Leased
public,
properties
employees
and
contractors
Bifenthrin (Biflex) Cockroaches, Spray
bees, termites &
spiders
Brodifacoum (Ditrac, Talon) Rodents Bait
Fipronil (Goliath, Termidor) Cockroaches, Spray, dust or gel
spiders, ants and
termites

Hydramethylnon (Amdro, Cockroaches, Gel bait
Maxforce) Spiders and ants
Imidacloprid (Premise, Maxforce Cockroaches, Gel bait
Ant Bait, Blattenex) Spiders and ants
and bees
killer)

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(high/med/low)
groups
(Blattenex Aerosol)
spray
General Medium Alphachloralose Pigeons Pellets
Childcare
public
centres
Bifenthrin (Biflex) Cockroaches, Spray
bees, termites &
spiders
Deltamethrin (Cislin) Spiders Spray
D- Cockroaches and Spray
Tetramethrin/Deltamethrin/Pipero spiders
nyl Butoxide (Crackdown)
Spray, dust or gel
Fipronil (Goliath, Termidor) Cockroaches,
spiders, ants and
termites
and bees
killer)
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(high/med/low)
groups
(Blattenex Aerosol)
spray
Low Bromadiolone (Rattex grain baits, Rodents Bait
Construction Employees
and
sites
contractors

and bees
killer)
(Blattenex Aerosol)
spray
High Alphachloralose Pigeons Pellets
General
Offices
public,
employees
and
contractors
Spray
Betacyfluthrin (Tempo, Ants,
Respondar) Cockroaches,
Spiders and
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(high/med/low)
groups
Wasps
Spray
Bifenthrin (Biflex) Cockroaches,
bees, termites &
spiders

Fipronil (Goliath, Termidor) Cockroaches, Spray, dust or gel
spiders, ants and
termites
Hydramethylnon (Amdro, Cockroaches, Gel bait
Maxforce) Spiders and ants
Imidacloprid (Premise, Maxforce Cockroaches, Gel bait
Ant Bait, Blattenex) Spiders and ants
and bees
killer)
(Blattenex Aerosol)
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(high/med/low)
groups
Pyriproxyfen (Sumilarv) Cockroaches Spray
spray

Note: Sydney Water owned lands that are leased for private occupation and without public access are not within the scope of this plan.

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3) Notification arrangements

This section of the plan describes:

a. How and when the Sydney Water will provide notice for pesticide use
b. Special measures for sensitive areas
c. Arrangements for emergency pesticide applications
d. Arrangements governing pesticide use by contractors
e. When no notice will be given for pesticide use

a. How and when notice of pesticide use will be provided

Whenever a pesticide or herbicide is applied to a frequently used public
place, all employees and their contractors are responsible for ensuring that a
sign is displayed in a prominent place during the application of the pesticide
or herbicide, and for no less than seven days after the application.

The notice should identify:

The pesticide or herbicide use
The extent of herbicide use
The purpose of the application
The date(s) it was used
Any product specific warning
Contact telephone number of an officer responsible for the pesticide’s
application

All Sydney Water staff are responsible for ensuring that they or their
contractors respond to all reasonable requests for information from the public
on spraying of easements or specific land by providing details of the pesticide
or herbicide sprayed.

b. Special measures for sensitive places

Clause 11J(1) of the Pesticides Regulation defines a sensitive place to be any:

School or pre-school
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Kindergarten
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Childcare centre
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Place declared to be a sensitive place by the Environment Protection
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Authority (now a part of the Department of Environment and Conservation).

Special notification measures are in place for pesticide use in public places adjacent
to childcare centres. Notification will consist of a letter to childcare centre
management. The letter will provide the name of pesticide, purpose of the spray,
application date, and a contact telephone number for further enquiries.

c. Notification of emergency pesticide applications

In cases where emergency pesticide applications in public places are required to
deal with biting or dangerous pests such as wasps, bees, venomous spiders, fleas,
bird mites or rodents (that pose an immediate health hazard), notice will be provided
by erecting signs on site immediately prior to emergency pesticide use. The sign will
remain in place for no less than seven days after the application.

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d. Pesticide contractors and lessees of public places

Where Sydney Water uses contractors to apply pesticides on its behalf:

Where Sydney Water uses contractors to apply pesticides on its behalf,
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Sydney Water will ensure that notification is made in accordance with the
notification requirements of this plan.

Where persons or organisations hold an existing lease on Sydney Water land
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that remains a public place, the lessee will be responsible for pesticide
notification, as per this plan.

e. Public places where no notice will be provided

Sydney Water will not provide notification for any of the following instances:

Public places over which persons or organisations hold an existing lease on
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Sydney Water land. Sydney Water will not provide notification of pesticide use
in relation to these public places, but it will request the lessee to carry out
notification of lessee’s pesticide use in a manner consistent with this plan.
Where possible, Sydney Water will require lessees, as a condition of their
lease, to comply with this plan.

Public places that have been closed temporarily to the public where the
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closure is unrelated to the pesticide use.

Remote areas where there is little likelihood of the pesticide being
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encountered by the public. For example areas where there is no vehicular
access and low public visitation.

Sydney Water will not be responsible for incidental spray drift or unauthorised
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pesticide use on Sydney Water land.

- Pesticides used in small quantities and readily available at retail outlets to the
general public for the control of pests for which they are registered. For
example, small quantities (less than 20 litres of ‘ready-to-use’ spray mix)
pesticide applied by a hand-held applicator, or by cut-and-paint or stem
injection techniques and the minor control of indoor and outdoor pests using
baits or hand-held aerosols.

Although some organophosphorus pesticides (those with anticholinesterase
activity) are still commercially available, note Sydney Water does not permit
the use of organophosphorus pesticides on its sites.

4) What information will be provided

In accordance with 11L(2)(g) of the Pesticides Regulation, the following information
will be available from site signs/notices or by phoning the number listed on each
sign/notice:

The full product name of the pesticide as it is listed on the label
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The purpose of the application
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The proposed date or date range of the pesticide application
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Description of targeted weed/pest
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Total amount of the pesticide or herbicide used and the rate of application in
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the area targeted
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Contact telephone number of an officer responsible for the pesticide’s
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application
Brief description of the equipment used in application of the pesticide or
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herbicide
Estimated wind strength and wind direction
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General weather conditions, including changes in weather during application.
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5) How the community will be informed about this plan

Sydney Water will advise residents of this plan and its contents by:

Making a copy of the plan available for viewing, free of charge, at its main
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office at 115 Bathurst St. Sydney, NSW 2000
Placing a copy of the plan on the its website: http://www.sydneywater.com.au/
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Placing a notice on the Government Notice Board in the Sydney Morning
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Herald and the Daily Telegraph
Placing a notice in the NSW Government Gazette
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6) Future reviews of the plan

The notification plan will be reviewed every five years or when circumstances require
a review of the plan. The review will include:

A report on progress of implementing the plan
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Public consultation on the notification methods outlined in the plan.
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Recommendations for alterations (if applicable) to the plan.
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7) Contact details

Anyone wishing to speak to Sydney Water about the notification plan or to obtain
details of pesticide applications in public places should contact:

Property Asset Manager
Group Property
Sydney Water Corporation
Ph: 02 9350 5916
Fax: 02 9350 4142
www.sydneywater.com.au

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