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Roadside Spraying - How to Obtain a No-Spray Permit
Do You Live or Own Land along a State Highway or County road?
You Can Obtain a No-Spray Permit!
Did you know:
- Chemical herbicides, including carcinogens, are applied to the shoulders of State and County highways each spring?
- Herbicides don’t stay put. Droplets and vapors will drift in the wind. Residues get tracked indoors by people and pests, where they remain for years.
- Herbicides are powerful poisons. ODOT uses carcinogens Diuron and Casoron as well as Crossbow, Garlon, Payload and other chemicals.
- Children waiting for the school bus and people who walk, jog, or cycle the highway are especially at risk. A spray truck can approach suddenly, or it may have recently applied a potent herbicide mixture.
- Children are more vulnerable to chemicals than adults because they are still developing.
- Some people experience flu-like symptoms, asthma or heart irregularities from herbicide applications.
- There are viable alternatives to chemicals such as mowing and hot foam.
- ODOT will not heed "No-Spray" signs.
How to Obtain A Permit
State Hwy
If you live along a state highway, get the available forms from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT):
Call (541) 686-7526 and ask for Dennis Voll, Vegetation Management.
or
Click here for the appropriate forms.
Lane County Road
If you live along a Lane County road, get the available forms from Lane County Public Works:
(541) 682-6911
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