NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT TO APPLY PESTICIDES

The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District has applied to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a permit to apply herbicide to control invasive elodea in Stormy, Beck, and Daniels Lakes in the Kenai Peninsula area.

The following project is proposed and is being reviewed by the appropriate regulatory programs.  DEC requests comments from the public regarding the permit application. Copies of the application are available on-line or upon request.  

PROJECT NAME: Kenai Area Lakes Elodea Control Aquatic Pesticide Use Permit.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on March 28, 2014. To ensure that your comments are considered in relation to this application, please include the project name at the beginning of your comment. To be considered, comments must be submitted in writing or via email to DEC at the following address:

Rebecca Colvin
Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Program
555 Cordova Street, Anchorage AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-7802
Fax: 907-269-7600
Email: Rebecca.colvin@alaska.gov  

PROJECT SUMMARY AND LOCATION: The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District has applied to DEC for an aquatic pesticide use permit to apply herbicide to Stormy, Beck, and Daniels Lakes in the Kenai Peninsula area.

The proposed products include;

• Sonar Genesis Aquatic Herbicide, with EPA registration number 67690-54, and active ingredient fluridone, and
• Sonar One Aquatic Herbicide, with EPA registration number 67690-45, and active ingredient fluridone. 

PROJECT NEED:  Elodea is an invasive aquatic plant that has the potential to grow abundantly and compromise water quality, hinder boat and float plane traffic, reduce dissolved oxygen, and impact fisheries. Early control of this invasive plant will help prevent spread to other locations. Physical or mechanical controls are inappropriate, as these methods break the plant into fragments which can then reproduce.

To view the application materials please visit the Pest Programs link at the following: http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/pest/publicnotice.htm

PERMIT APPLICANT:      
Homer Soil & Water Conservation District
4014 Lake Street, Suite 201 A
Homer, AK 99603 

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION CONTACT:
Diedra Anliker
Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticide Control Program            
1700 E. Bogard Rd. #B103, Wasilla AK 99654
Phone:  (907) 376-2846
Email:  diedra.anliker@alaska.gov  

The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Deborah Pock at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 by the close of the public comment period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.