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Future of Urban Misting Systems: Addressing Concerns & Next Steps

Explore the status of misting systems in urban areas, addressing concerns like exposure risks and enforcement issues. Learn about the ongoing initiatives, proposed labeling, and remaining challenges. Consider next steps for industry collaboration and regulatory decisions.

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Future of Urban Misting Systems: Addressing Concerns & Next Steps

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  1. Status of Urban Misting SystemsWhat Next? Jim Roelofs Field and External Affairs Division Office of pesticide Programs

  2. Background • SFIREG Issue Paper: • Disallow residential use, OR • Ensure label directions for it • Concerns include -- unwanted exposure to people &nontargets; lack of data for risk assessment; efficacy and resistance issues; enforcement problems; and more

  3. Background, cont. • OPP action item since 2005 • Fall 2005, NPMA proposes stakeholder forum • Forum held December 2005 – broad participation; many issues discussed

  4. The Ad Hoc Group • Outcome of forum – ad hoc group to take on 3 tasks: • Label recommendations for pyrethrins, PBO, permethrin: REDS coming soon • “BMPs” for industry • Research project on exposure and efficacy • NPMA, industry, FL & NM, AMCA – not OPP

  5. Status: Ad hoc group • Sent label recommendations to SRRD • Rough draft protocol for research project • “BMP” project still not yet active (waiting for REDs?)

  6. Status: the REDs • Permethrin done; pyrethrins, PBO delayed – probable release = mid-June • Contain label language for misters; and require more exposure related data • 60 day comment period

  7. Proposed labeling includes: • Must affirm or prohibit use in misters • Precautions – people, pets, food, pools and water bodies • Application quantity/rate limitation • Consumer gets the label • Reservoir tanks have content label

  8. Remaining issues • Most of them – adequate data for assessment; enforcement issues (who is the applicator?) is this allowable distribution or not? Etc. • Main issue is that the 2(ee) door is still open for any pesticide other than py, PBO and permethrin

  9. Next Steps • Brief OPP Steering Committee – 5/22 • Choose next steps now – or – wait for final REDs decisions (after comment period)? • What do you suggest???

  10. Some options • Develop public outreach – fact sheet/Q and A • Collaborate with NPMA on industry guidance • Develop generic policy – PRN? Rule?

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