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Pesticide Drift and Contamination

Pesticides, herbacides and soil sterilizers are commonly used in conventional vineyard development. We are concerned our soil, air, surface and groundwater will be contaminated by these substances.

Six Sigma Ranch and Vineyard plans to use agricultural quantities of "Round Up" and "Goal" on their Vineyard. Their proposed vineyard blocks are uphill and upstream from homes with small children, pets,livestock and organic farms.

Christalene Laren's Informative report submitted To the Lake County Board of Supervisors July 2004 : new evidence titled

Information on the contamination of Glyphosate also known as Roundup(tm)

Contamination from these chemicals could affect the health of residents as well as the organic certification of the nearby Organic farms.

 

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