No Charges Over Poison Error
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No Charges Over Poison Error
Date:
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:19:33 -0400
From:
Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide
Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
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No charges over poison error
The contractors who mistakenly dropped 1080 poison into water supplies
near Nelson have escaped prosecution.
Eleven farms and three households around Golden Bay were affected, leading to milk being dumped and bobby calves being rejected by meatworks.
The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board says the mistakes arose from bad communication and incorrect mapping of water supplies.
All future aerial 1080 drops will use GPS satellite plotting to ensure water supplies are not in the target zone.
Published on Sep 04, 02
Well Mr. Helliker, No sense in crying over spilled milk. Wink, wink, nod, nod.
Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten
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