Ak-Chin Indian Community’s Pesticide Control Program Combining Efforts with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lino Valles, Jr. Western Regional Pesticide Meeting May 10, 2005
Overview Ak-Chin Indian Community Pesticide Control Program Purpose of GIS Application & Mapping
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Ak-Chin Indian Community Pesticide Control Program In EPA FY2001, Ak-Chin Indian Community applied and received US EPA Region 9 cooperative funds for development of a Pesticide Control Program Developed a Pesticide Use Assessment Through EPA FY EPA FY2004, Ak-Chin Indian Community continued to receive cooperative funding from US EPA Region 9
Ak-Chin Indian Community Pesticide Control Program EPA FY2002 –Enforcement Development EPA FY2003 – Integrated Pest Management & Aerial Mapping EPA FY2004 – West Nile Virus Monitoring & GIS Database/Application
Ak-Chin Indian Community West Nile Virus Monitoring CO 2 trapper is placed at site from dusk to dawn Sites included: Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino- Resort CAP Termination Pond Elderly Center Parks & Recreation Community Center
Ak-Chin Indian Community West Nile Virus Monitoring EPA FY2003 – One mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) from CAP Termination Pond site Pesticide Control Program (PCP) notified Community of lab analysis result EPA FY2004 – The Ak-Chin Health Clinic received one report of a human WNV case ACIC PCP informed Community of discovery
Sample of GIS Mapping WNV Positive Sample Location
Ak-Chin Indian Community Pesticide Control Program Database format with GIS Mapping & Applications Implement this database to coincide with application use on the Community Tracking mechanism for pesticide use on the Ak-Chin Indian Community
Another Sample Buffer zones – Pesticide Use
Sample Pesticide Use
Future Implementation Pesticide Control Program Implementation of a GIS database to monitor pesticide applications, pesticide incidents or other pesticide related illnesses or injuries such as: Pretreatment Applications Structural Applications Aerial Applications Worker Protection Standards West Nile Virus Monitoring
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Contact Information Lino Valles, Jr. Pesticide Control Specialist Ak-Chin Indian Community W. Peters & Nall Rd. Maricopa, AZ Phone: Fax: