Pesticide use notification
As part of our maintenance activities we need to control weeds and pests.
Forward plan for stormwater channels
We have approximately 92 kilometres of stormwater assets that require maintenance on an ongoing basis. Open channels have ample access to water, nutrients and sunlight making them ideal places for weeds to grow, especially in the cracks of concrete. Vegetation can impede the flow of storm water and result in unnecessary inundation of community assets.
Our contractors will be spraying weeds in the cracks of the concrete storm water channel and adjacent land when required. All labelled directions will be followed and applications will be done in adherence to the Pesticide Act 1999 and the Pesticide Regulation 2017.
Stormwater channel | Treatment of | Timing |
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Throsby Creek system | Weeds in concrete cracks | Ongoing |
Cottage Creek system | Weeds in concrete cracks and kidney leaf mud plantain around the Hamilton and Hamilton North areas (typically in the warmer months and further notification will be distributed via signs and letterbox notification to neighbouring properties) | Ongoing |
Wallsend system | Weeds in concrete cracks | Ongoing |
Jesmond system | Weeds in concrete cracks | Ongoing |
Cessnock system | Weeds in concrete cracks | Ongoing |
Cardiff system | Weeds in concrete cracks | Ongoing |
Forward plan for parks and picnic grounds
We have a number of public parks and picnic grounds we maintain. In an effort to minimise bindies and weeds in the turf grass we spray broadleaf herbicides in the late winter early spring (August / September). Other notification procedures will be in place where warning signs will be put in place before, during and after spraying as per our notification plan.
Stormwater channel | Treatment of | Timing |
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Finnan Park | Turf grassed areas - broadleaf (bindies) | August/September |
Balickera Park | Turf grassed areas - broadleaf (bindies) | August/September |
Chichester Dam picnic areas | Turf grassed areas - broadleaf (bindies) | August/September |
Forward plan for pump stations, reservoirs and depots
Pump stations, reservoirs and depots | Treatment of | Timing |
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Various locations | Cracks in concrete, weeds in gardens and controlling environmental and priority weeds. | Ongoing, small quantities are generally used (≤20 L) to apply domestic like use using hand held hand powered applicators). |