Water

​​​​​​​​Pesticide stewardship partnerships

• ​Identify potential concerns and improve water quality affected by pesticide use around Oregon. 
• Combine local expertise in water quality sampling results to encourage voluntary changes in pesticide use and management practices. 
  
• Find ways to reduce pesticide levels while measuring improvements in water quality and crop management. 
  
• Work toward measurable environmental improvements, making Oregon waters safer for aquatic life and humans. 
  

Partners include

• Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) 
• Oregon State University (OSU) E​xtension Service 
• Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) 
• Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) 
• Oregon Health Authority (OHA) 
• Watershed and other natural resource groups 
• Local landowners and growers 
• Soil and water conservation districts 
• Tribal governments
  

Stakeholder Advisory Group

In order to provide for more interaction between agency leadership, the Water Quality Pesticide Management Team (WQPMT) and stakeholders, a Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) has been initiated. The SAG membership represents a wide range of stakeholder interests including industry, applicators, environmental, and governmental interests. The purpose of this group will be to provide advice to the WQPMT and agency leadership on issues related to the administration of the Pesticide Stewardship Partnership. Members of this group consist of: 

Member​	​Affiliation
​​​Lisa Ar​kin	​Beyond Toxics
​​Troy Baker	​Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
​Seth Barnes	​Oregon Forest and Industries Council​
​Mary Anne Cooper	​Oregon Farm Bureau
​Chandra Ferrari	​Trout Unlimited
​Bryan Harper	​Oregon Board of Agriculture
​Robin Harris	​Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
​Jeff Jenkins	​Oregon State University
​Lisa Kilders	​Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District
​Karen Lewotsky	​Oregon Environmental Council
​Katie Murray	​Oregonians for Food and Shelter
​Steve Stewart	​City of Newport, Oregon
​Jeff Stone	​Oregon Association of Nurseries

Meeting information 

This program collects unwanted/unusable pesticides, spray mixtures, and unrinsed pesticide containers from agricultural or commercial operations. Household pesticides can be disposed of through the Household Hazardous Waste Program. 

Because of the evolving situation with COVID-19, waste pesticide collection events have been postponed until fall 2021. We apologize for this inconvenience but look forward to resuming collection events in September.