WAC 16-230-420   What are the boundaries and restrictions for Area 2?  (1) This area includes all lands lying within a boundary line starting at the intersection of state Highway 2 and Christianson Road; thence north two miles more or less to the northwest corner of Section 17, T25N, R41E; thence east five miles more or less to Hayford Road; thence north eight miles more or less to the northwest corner of Section 6, T26N, R41E; thence east ten miles more or less to the northeast corner of Section 3, T26N, R43E; thence south five miles more or less to the northeast corner of Section 34, T26N, R43E; thence east fourteen miles more or less to the Idaho-Washington border; thence south seven miles more or less to the common boundary line between T24N and 25N; thence west six miles more or less to Chapman Road; thence south one mile more or less along Chapman Road to the common boundary line between Sections 1 and 12, T24N, R44E; thence east thirteen miles more or less to the Cheney-Spokane Road; thence southwesterly along the Cheney-Spokane Road two miles more or less to the common boundary line between Sections 14 and 15, T24N, R42E; thence south one and one-half miles more or less to the southeast corner of Section 22, T24N, R42E; thence west one and one-half miles more or less to the Cheney-Spokane Highway; thence southerly one mile more or less along the Cheney-Spokane Highway to the common boundary line between Section 28 and 33, T24N, R42E; thence east six miles more or less to Interstate 90; thence southerly three miles more or less to the intersection of Interstate 90 and Salnave Road; thence northwesterly along the Salnave Road three miles more or less to its intersection with the Medical Lake-Tyler Road; thence north four miles more or less to the intersection of Hallet and Richey Road; thence east one mile more or less along Hallet Road to the intersection of Hallet Road and Brooks Road; thence north three miles more or less on Brooks Road to the intersection of Brooks Road and Highway 2; thence east one mile more or less along Highway 2 to the point of beginning.

     (2) Area 2 restrictions.

     (a) On and after May 1 through October 15, ground applications of use restricted herbicides shall be made with nozzles having a minimum orifice diameter of 0.036 inches.

     (b) For roadside and right of way application drift reduction type systems such as directo-spray, raindrop or invert systems must be used.

     (c) The use or application of low volatile ester formulations of use restricted herbicides is prohibited from May 1 through October 15: Provided, That the department, upon written request, may issue a permit for the use of low volatile formulations for special weed control.

     (d) The application of use restricted herbicides is prohibited from three hours prior to sunset to sunrise the next day: Provided, That lawn and turf residential weed control, using nonvolatile formulations are exempt from the evening cutoff.

     (e) The aerial application of use restricted herbicides is prohibited within Area 2: Provided, That the department may issue a special permit, upon written request, for special weed control.

     (f) Use restricted herbicides shall not be applied on or after May 1 through October 15 when the temperature is 85° or above at the point of application.

     (g) Ground applications of use restricted herbicides are allowed when using No. 2RD or 2RA Raindrop nozzles: Provided, That the mean sustained wind velocity is fifteen miles per hour or less.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 17.21, 15.58, and 34.05 RCW. 07-11-041A, § 16-230-420, filed 5/9/07, effective 6/9/07. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.58 and 17.21 RCW. 80-03-039 (Order 1678), § 16-230-420, filed 2/20/80; 79-01-038 (Order 1585), § 16-230-420, filed 12/20/78.]