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- Help create a healthier environment by managing pest problems with
little or no use of toxic materials.
Our Water Our World is a program designed to help you protect
our sensitive water environment, and your families health.
What you Should Know
- Pesticides are potentially harmful to your family, pets, and
garden ecosystems, and these chemicals have been found to contribute
to toxicity in our water.
- The SVSWA is asking for your help in reducing the risks of water
pollution associated with pesticide use in our community.
- Pesticides should not be disposed of in the garbage or down sinks
or drains, including storm drains.
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- IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological,
cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic,
health and environmental risks.
Benefits of IPM
- Pesticides are a great concern for everyone from the farm worker
to the consumer, and public concern for pesticide use has quickly
grown over the past thirty years.
- IPM is intended to be safer for the consumer, farmer and the
environment. It is also intended to be more cost effective for the
producer and ultimately the consumer.
- So, most evidence indicates that IPM is a great alternative to
conventional and organic gardening. IPM can cut production costs,
be safer for the environment and also cut down on pesticide use.
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- Adopt the less-toxic pest management and gardening practices.
- Learn more about less-toxic gardening at free clinics for Salinas
Valley residents. Call 755-1300 for times and locations.
- If you must use chemical pesticides, remember to read the label
three times: before you purchase them, when you use them, and when
you clean up or dispose of them. Follow all label directions. Be
careful not to overwater after applying chemicals.
- If you buy pesticides, minimize opportunities for spills and contamination
by buying 'ready-to-use' chemicals rather than concentrates.
- Never dispose of pesticides in a sink, storm drain, or in the
trash. Salinas Valley residents can dispose of pesticides, and other
household hazardous waste at local landfills or the Household Hazardous
Waste facility on Johnson
Canyon Rd. in Salinas
- Attend a free community workshop. (dates and times to be announced.)
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- PDF files of the printed IPM factsheets (distributed through participating
stores & clinics) are provided below in English and Spanish. These factsheets
are generic and do not contain SVSWA references. You may also pick up
literature at many locations in
the county.
To view these documents, you'll need the Acrobat Reader,
 which
is software available for free from Adobe. Click on the button to the
right to go to Adobe's website and download the software if it is not
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Numerous local stores are actively participating in the Our Water
Our World program.
Look for Our Water Our World displays and logo when purchasing less
toxic products at participating stores.
Click here for the complete list of stores.
You may also pick up literature at many locations in
the county.
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- IPM Related
Links
- Products
& Resources
*This project was funded by the California Integrated Waste Management Board
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