1. Pesticide Measures Project: Status Report Scott Downey Western Regions Pesticide Meeting May 18, 2006

2. Framework for Measures Project Task Area Groups Develop program specific measures Coordinating Committee Review and refine work of task/mission area groups Mission Area Groups Develop big-picture strategic indicators Senior Level Steering Committee Set direction; Manage process; Resolve conflicts/issues

3. Task Areas Endangered Species Pesticide Program Water Quality and Pesticides Worker Safety and Certification/Training Strategic Agriculture Initiative

4. Mission Areas Protect the Environment Protect Human Health Benefits of Pesticides

5. Existing EPA Strategic Plan Structure Goal 4: Healthy communities and ecosystems 4.1 Chemical, organism and pesticide risks 4.1.1 Reduce exposure to toxic pesticides 4.1.2 License pesticides meeting safety standards

6. Proposed Strategic Plan Structure Goal 4: Healthy communities and ecosystems 4.1.1 Protect human health from pesticide risk 4.1.2 Protect the environment from pesticide risk 4.1.3 Realize the benefits from pesticide use

7. The Measures Quilt Output measures – products/services Outcome measures – short, medium, long-term Efficiency measures – cost, productivity

8. Implementation Strategic Measures (big picture) – EPA Strategic Plan – OMB PART Program Measures – “Internal” – OPP, ROs, States/Tribes

9. Mission Area: Protect Human Health Reduce the level of certain pesticides in the general population Reduce pesticide residues in the 20 foods most commonly eaten by children Reduce moderate – severe incidents for 6 pesticides with highest incident rate

10. Mission Area: Protect the Environment For key pesticides, reduce the % of watersheds exceeding aquatic life benchmarks (USGS NAWQA) Cumulative % of OPP actions taken to address Endangered Species obligations

11. Mission Area: Protect the Environment Evaluate and manage pesticides to protect Water Quality Program measure implemented through Cooperative Agreements

12. Water Quality: Tiered Approach Identify Pesticides of Concern – Short-term (change in knowledge) Take actions to reduce/prevent pesticide contamination – Intermediate-term (change in behavior) Monitor/Demonstrate Progress – Long-term (change in condition)

13. Mission Area: Benefits of Pesticide Avoided crop loss due to pests measured thru the Section 18/Section 3 program Reduce expenditures resulting from insect structural damage Reports in SAI grants database show increase in use of whole farm practices based on transition gradient

14. What questions do you have? Contact Information: Scott Downey, Manager Pesticides and Toxics Unit (206) 553-0682 downey.scott@epa.gov

15. Bonus Question What happened on this day in history? May 18, 1980