PANNA Pesticide Database ©Pesticide Action Network North America 1999– Susan Kegley, Stephan Orme, Tony Choi, and Brian Hill
Goals Consolidate and integrate existing data on pesticides Make pesticide information available and accessible to all Provide a resource for scientists, advocates, regulators, IPM managers and the public
WaterPIC Objectives Harmonize datasets under one roof Accelerate analysis of pesticide impacts on the environment, including use trends Facilitate a greater understanding of relationships between pesticide use and environmental impacts in water Create an easy to use and easy to understand tool for regulators, scientists, watershed groups, and the general public
WaterPIC Datasets DPR Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) data Water quality monitoring data –USGS –DPR –CA Water Boards: SWAMP (next iteration) Geospatial information –RWQCB TMDL watershed delineations –CalWater watershed delineations –USGS HUC watersheds delineations –303d TMDL List of impaired waterways and rivers, lakes, streams (next iteration) Aquatic toxicity –EPA AQUIRE data Water quality criteria –U.S. EPA, CA, Canada, other countries
WaterPIC Potential Uses Facilitates development of water quality monitoring programs Provides a first approximation correlation between pesticide use and water pollution Provides temporal trend analysis Facilitates TMDL development Helps growers evaluate BMPs (Ag Waiver) Highlights data gaps
WaterPIC Acknowledgments –Funders: USEPA Region 9, True North Foundation, San Francisco Foundation –Tony Choi (Placer Data) –Stephen Orme –Brian Hill –USEPA, DPR, USGS, RWQCB: data source providers –Advisory Board U.S. EPA: John Ungvarsky, Debra Denton Water Board: Bill Johnson USGS: Kathy Kuivila SFEI: Meg Sedlak Public interest groups: Lara Cushing (CEH), Sejal Choksi (WaterKeepers), Paola Ramos (LIF), Lena Brook (CWA) Consultant: Kelly Moran, TDC Environmental
Next Steps Internationalization of the site User interface update Add urban uses to WaterPIC Add “organic approved” tag
Support David B. Gold Foundation Bauman Foundation Clarence E. Heller Foundation U.S. EPA, Region IX Global IPM Facility HIVOS-Dutch International Biodiversity Fund US AID Californians for Pesticide Reform True North Foundation Other funders and supporters of PAN North America