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Herbicide applications and SEPAAndy Hemingway
• How to notify SEPA before using herbicides in or near water
• On-site management of Japanese Knotweed
Briefly….
The Law
• Not illegal to have invasive species on your land
• But Wildlife and Countryside Act • Offence to cause the spread of invasive
species• WANE 2011• If allow to spread to nearby landowner – may
be a civil matter • JK and contaminated soil is controlled waste
Notify if….Herbicide Use in or Near Water?
• All direct applications into water
• ‘Near water’ • significant risk of entering water • including applications to land susceptible to
flooding
Is Herbicide Use Essential?
• Herbicides potentially toxic and polluting
• Alternatives?• Cutting/burning/bashing• On site burial• Off site disposal
• Address root cause of infestation
How to Notify us…
• SEPA website – under ‘Application forms’• Complete non-aerial application form• At least 3 weeks before• Include site plan• Paper or on-line
Which are Approved?
• List of approved pesticides - The Blue Book• Now internet only• Pesticides.gov.uk• CRD• Pesticides Register
• ‘Aquatic use permitted’• Mostly Glyphosate as active ingredient
Your Responsibilities…
• Scottish Water? – public DW supplies• LA? – private DW supplies• SNH, SWT? - Nature conservation sites • Fisheries interests?• Others? - fish farms
SEPA Approval
Japanese KnotweedOn-site Management of JK and contaminated soils
• SEPA Guidance Note - website• Options
• Spraying on site – best if time allows • Burning – WML exemption• Cutting – not strimming / flailing• Burial
On-site Burial of JK
• Precautions • Only glyphosate• Locate where won’t be disturbed –
erosion, development• >5m• cover with geomembrane, eg heavy
plastic• Record location
Off-site disposal of JK and soils
• Last resort?• Careful not to spread by hauliers or tracked
machinery!• Controlled waste - transfer notes• Inform haulier and landfill operator• Site must have appropriate WML• Disposal at landfill requires
• >5m depth etc
Herbicide Applications – simple!
• Notify SEPA• Notify others who may be affected• Follow manufacturer’s instructions
Other on site management of JK – not so simple!
• contact SEPA if unsure
Contacts
• Stirling office for herbicide notifications for• Falkirk, Stirling, Clacks, W Fife and part
West Lothian Council
• 01786 452595
• Out of hours pollution incident
0800 807060
Questions?