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Have
a healthy lawn without pesticides
Guess
where your fertilizers end up?
News
Articles
Brochures
Watershed Resources
and Links
Pesticide
Use Reduction Resources
Septic System Management
Sunset
Legislation
Press
Releases:
October
27, 2004 -
Westchester announces bold pesticide reduction
May
10, 2003 - Compost bins for sale and chemical-free gardening sessions
Other
Resources:
Household
Hazardous materials - A Guide for Citizens (online study course)
(FEMA)
Pesticides
(EPA)
Kids
can help:
Prevent
Roach Parties (EPA)
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Click
here to find out what you can do to minimize your pesticide exposure
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What
is the County doing to protect water quality?
County Executive Andy Spano has put together a host of programs to make
Westchester's water quality second to none. Here are some of his
initiatives:
"Phase-Out of Pesticides on County Property" - Westchester is
eliminating pesticide use on County property. Through the Sunset
Legislation initiated by County Executive Andy Spano and passed by the Board of
Legislators, the County made a commitment to eliminate pesticides on County
property. If the County can do it, so can municipalities and
homeowners. Let's get together and make it happen!
Changes
in sanitary code protect environment, keep water clean. Sewage pumping
stations will now be required to file annual reports documenting
operations.
Click
here to read Press Release.
Neighbor
Notification Law: ever wonder what your neighbor is spraying on their lawns
and gardens? Worried that it might harm your health? Thanks to a new
initiative of County government, Westchester residents now have the right to
know what pesticides are being sprayed on neighboring properties and in their
schools and daycare centers.
How
does this law affect me? Learn
more about this law.
Do
you need signs? (Signs are available in pdf format. They must be
printed on brightly colored paper and the text may not be changed).
 Lawn
and garden signs.
Retail
Information signs.
The
Westchester
County Pest management committee is currently busy implementing the details
of the Pesticide Reduction law and assuring that County properties will be
pesticide free by January 1, 2002. Anyone interested in becoming a member
of the Pest Management Committee contact (914) 241-7242 for more
information.
On June 23, 1998, a new Petroleum Bulk Storage Code
went into effect in Westchester County. The Department of Health
received delegation of authority from the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation to implement and enforce this code.
Under the Petroleum Bulk
Storage Code, the Department of Health is responsible for registering,
monitoring, testing, and, where necessary, requiring remediation of code
violations for all petroleum bulk storage tanks in Westchester County once
the aggregate amount exceeds 1,100 gallons within a property.
Violations of the code can result in fines of up to $1,000 per day.
Click
here to learn more about the County's watershed
protection program.
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