IPM Tool Kit for Municipal Operations

This site was developed by the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership to help public agency staff who are responsible for developing and/or implementing “in-house” Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policies and procedures. It provides easy access to a variety of information resources, such as guidance on setting up IPM programs, model ordinances and forms, pest management practices, and a list of IPM vendors and experts. See the Introduction for more information on this program.

Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. Setting up an IPM program

  3. IPM ordinances and policies from other jurisdictions

  4. Lists 

  5. Sample forms

  6. Vendor Contract requirements, sample language

  7. Training/guidance materials

  8. IPM BMP materials

  9. Information resources

I.  Introduction   Go back to top

This site was developed by the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership to help public agency staff who are responsible for developing and/or implementing “in-house” Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policies and procedures. It provides easy access to a variety of information resources, such as guidance on setting up IPM programs, model ordinances and forms, pest management practices, and a list of IPM vendors and experts.

The SSQP's Municipal Stormwater Permit requires the development of in-house IPM programs. This requirement affects a wide variety of municipal operations, such as maintaining buildings, parks, landscaping, and rights-of-way. Establishment of IPM programs will help these agencies effectively control pests associated with municipal operations, while reducing pesticide use, exposure, and discharges to local waterways. 

Users of this site will find that some of the resources provided will be more directly applicable to their needs than others. However, a number of documents, such as those developed by school districts, contain valuable information on IPM principles and procedures that can be adapted to pest management associated with municipal operations.

Updating the site. Stormwater Program staff will be continue to add information to this site. Please share your information. As users develop their own programs and procedures, they are encouraged to contact us with additional links and program documents that can be posted here to help others.

A.

Stormwater Permit requirements
The Permit establishes requirements for pesticide use by Permittees. Each Permittee department that uses or contracts for the use of pesticides must adhere to certain requirements, including documentation of pesticide use, training, and implementation of IPM. As a requirement of the Permit, the Permittees jointly submitted a Pesticide Plan to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board). Because they are part of a submittal to the Regional Board, the actions outlined in the Pesticide are essentially requirements for the Permittees. The following documents from the Permit and the Pesticide Plan are provided to help the agencies tasked with implementing IPM to fully understand their requirements.
1. Pesticide reduction requirements from the Municipal Stormwater Permit (Section 14.b)
2. Permittee Pesticide Use section of the Pesticide Plan. This section includes an outline of what the Permittees will do to implement IPM. Key Document
3. The entire Pesticide Plan
B.

IPM definitions
A requirement of the Pesticide Plan is for each Permittee to adopt a definition of IPM that is consistent with generally accepted concepts. Although there is no universal definition of IPM, most definitions of IPM have a lot in common, and the following links are provide access to a number of them.
1. Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) http://www.pcoc.org/ipm/index.cfm
2. UCIPM: http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/IPMPROJECT/about.html   Key Document  BIRC: http://birc.org/IPM.htm 
3. Integrated Pest Management Practitioners Association. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/ipmintro.html#IPM%20is 
4. USEPA from IPM for Schools: A How-to Manual http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/schoolipm/chap-1.pdf 
5. Beyond Pesticides http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pcos/IPM.HTM 
6.
 Cornell: Community IPM http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whatiscomm.asp

For IPM Coordinators and Managers:

II.  Setting up an IPM program    Go back to top

These links will provide guidance for staff tasked with the overall responsibility of establishing IPM programs within their organization, in the form of principles, examples, and practical tips.

A.

How to set up an IPM program
1. UCIPM Guidance Document for Program Development http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8093.pdf  Key Document
2. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/schoolipm/append-b.pdf  Key Document
3. Example of how to develop a public agency's integrated pest management (IPM) program
4. http://schoolipm.unl.edu/manual2/
5. Know Pesticides website. A nice simple outline: http://www.nopesticides.com/_wsn/page3.html
B.

Model IPM programs
1. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/polframe.html
2. King County, Washington. http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/publications/IPMTriCountyModelPolicy.pdf 
3.
 Beyond Pesticides
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/schools/publications/IPMSuccessStories.pdf

For IPM Coordinators and Managers:

III.  IPM ordinances and policies from other jurisdictions     Go back to top

A.

Marin County
B. Berkeley 
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/environmentalhealth/pest.htm 
C. Santa Barbara County http://www.countyofsb.org/GreenTeam/PDFs/NewIPMStrategy.pdf 
D. Santa Barbara, County 
 http://www.countyofsb.org/GreenTeam/IPMParks.htm
E. Santa Barbara, City
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/
73ACCE0A-8F80-453C-9673-7B97812EF841/0/IPM_Strategy_Final_Version.pdf
F. Santa Cruz 
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/ep/ipmpolicy.html 
G. Santa Clara County  Key Document
H. LA City Schools
http://www.laschools.org/efm/mo/ipm/docs/ipmpolicyretype.pdf 
I. Generic, from EPA http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/index.htm
J. Cal Trans Vegetation  Management http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/maint/ivm/
K. SCVURPPP http://www.scvurppp.org/
L.

Palo Alto Palo Alto IPM Plan.pdf
M. CPR Sample Policy http://www.pesticidereform.org/article.php?id=138

For IPM Coordinators, Managers, and Pesticide Users:

IV.  Lists     Go back to top

…and methods to establish approved pesticides. Some IPM programs utilize a list of pesticides that are approved for use in cases where other management strategies can't solve the problem in the necessary time frame. However, using a pesticide on an approved list does not eliminate the need to implement IPM principles. Some agencies use lists as guidance, while other agencies utilize lists that must be adhered to (generally with a formal mechanism for going "off-list")

Santa Clara list, from Cornell: http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/PRI/Publications/
SantaClaraReport040409.pdf and  http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/
PRI/Publications/ApprPesticides040409.xls
A.

Beyond Pesticides  http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices
/pesticidefactsheets/leasttoxic/index.htm
B. King County, Washington http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/interagency/ipm/ipm_prod_eval.html
1. Establishing and implementing a list: 
  1. Evaluating Existing Pesticide Use, City of Seattle: http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/publications/
    IPMPrelimEvaluationOfPesticides.pdf
  2. http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/publications/IPMEvalProdName.pdf
  3. Exceptions to the list, examples: http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/publications/
    IPMRequestsForUseOfHerbicides_01.pdf

V.  Sample forms     Go back to top

A.

Documentation and Reporting 
1. Screen shots from Santa Clara County web-based interactive IPM reporting database.  Key Document
2. See Palo Alto IPM plan, Attachment H: Palo-Alto-IPM-Plan.pdf
3.
 Monitoring forms: http://pestinfo.ca/documents/monitoringforms.pdf

For IPM Coordinators and Managers, Purchasing Agents, Building and Facility managers:

VI.  Vendor Contract requirements, sample language    Go back to top 

A.

San Francisco IPM Ordinance http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=14134&sid=5
B. From IPM for Schools
C. Santa Clara County has developed these RFP documents to establish contractor performance requirements:
D. Santa Monica Environmental Purchasing http://pestinfo.ca/documents/santamonica.pdf
E. King County, Washington http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/ipm.htm
F. Federal GSA performance specifications http://www.greenguardian.com/government/eppg
G. NY State Compliance Checklist (SCC and toolbox folders)
H. Contract language from SCVURPPP, beginning on page 9: http://www.scvurppp-w2k.com/pdfs/ps/PS_Pesticide.PDF
I.
 State of Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/epp/products/inpestmgt.htm

For Managers, Supervisors, and Pesticide Applicators:

VII.  Training/guidance materials    Go back to top

A.

Courses
1. Purdue correspondence: http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/urban/Urban_Info/courses.html
B.

Presentations
1. NCAP  http://www.pesticide.org/
2. Cornell how-to Structural http://nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/beasts/default.asp?metatags_Action=Find('PID','3') 
C.

Manuals
1.
 Wisconsin School IPM http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/schoolipm/node/13
2.
 EPA Integrated Pest Management for Schools: A How-to Manual http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/schoolipm/index.html

For IPM Coordinators, Maintenance Managers, Landscape Architects, Design Engineers, Pesticide Applicators:

VIII.  IPM BMP materials     Go back to top

A.

Landscape
1. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/des-cnsd.html  Key Site
2. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/D-Mhome.html
3. Hazard reduction zones (Phil Boise): http://www.home.earthlink.net/~phaerzones/
4. A Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Public Officials (EPA): http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/toolkit/index.html
5.
 Canada, Responsible Pest Management http://pestinfo.ca/main/session//lang/EN/ns/23/doc/24
B.

Parks/Golf
1. Lawns/Turf 
  1. UCIPM Materials 
    1. Interactive website: http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/index.html 
    2. UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Turfgrass http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/PMG/pmgturfgrass.pdf
      (Printable pdf document)  Key Document 
    3. TURFGRASS SPECIES http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r785900111.html 
    4. WEED MANAGEMENT IN LAWNS http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/
      pnweedmanagementlawns.pdf
    5. Turfgrass compaction. http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8080.pdf
    6. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/turf.html   Key Document
    7. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/mowstrip-underlay.html 
    8. http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/AthleticFacil.html 
  2. http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/sustainable/handbooks/lawns/ 
  3. California Native Grass Association (CNGA) Resource Directory http://www.1650design.com/psd2003.pdf 
C.

Structural 
1. UCIPM page   Key Site
http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.home.html 
2. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pmap/pubs/ants_factsheet.pdf 
D.

Right-of-way/airport
1. Washington DOT Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) webpage http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/maintenance/vegetation/default.htm  Key Site
2. Washington DOT IVM pdf manual http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/maintenance/pdf/IVM.pdf
3. Cal-Trans Vegetation Control Plan
4. Beyond Pesticides http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/
pesticidesandyou/Spring%2099/The%20Right%20Way%20
to%20Vegetation%20Management.pdf
E.

Drainage
1. Oregon State University weed control http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/em/em8823.pdf
2. Oregon Aquatic IVM manual
http://www.clr.pdx.edu/publications/files/bl_plan.pdf
3. Vegetation Management Manual for Levees and Aqueducts. Available as hard copy from BIRC: http://birc.org/pubrep.htm

For IPM Coordinators, Managers, Pesticide Applicators:

IX.   Information resources    Go back to top

A.

Key IPM Websites
1. http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu  Key Site
2. www.birc.org  Key Site
3.
 University of Minnesota, Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook http://ipmworld.umn.edu/ 
4. Cornell http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu
5. NCAP http://www.pesticide.org/factsheets.html#alternatives  Key Site
6. Oregon State National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) http://npic.orst.edu/pest.htm
B.

Pesticide Information Websites
1. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/factshts/factmenu.htm
2. US EPA Pesticide, About Pesticides http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index.htm
3. US EPA FAQs http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/faqs.htm#ipm
4. PANNA database www.pesticideinfo.org  Key Site
5. NCAP http://www.pesticide.org/factsheets.html#pesticides
C.

Books and manuals
1. UCIPM Publications http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/IPMPROJECT/edpubmenu.html
2. Urban Entomology, UCR http://www.insects.ucr.edu/ebeling/index.html
3. www.birc.org: http://birc.org/pubrep.htm
D.

Training and Certification programs
1. Right of Way http://www2.agriculture.purdue.edu/pesp/rowmanual/
2. WSU IPM training http://ipm.wsu.edu/cert/cert.html
3. Weed course, UCDavis WeedRIC: http://wric.ucdavis.edu/education/education.html
E.

Organizations and Conferences
1. Integrated Pest Management Practitioners Association (IPMPA) http://members.efn.org/~ipmpa/  Key Site
2. http://www.ipminstitute.org/index.htm
3. Purdue conference http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/urban/Urban_Info/pestcontrol.html
4. UC Riverside Events Conference
http://www.insects.ucr.edu/seminars_and_events/seminars/index.html
5. Western Aquatic Plant Management Society www.wapms.org
F.

Vendors
For IPM Coordinators and Facility/Building Managers:
1. Pest Control Operators who provide IPM services: 
Steve Zien Beyond Pesticides http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pcos/findapco.htm
For IPM Coordinators, Managers:
2. Association of Natural Biocontrol Suppliers
This page is a list of companies that supply beneficial insects, nematodes and other organisms that can control pests.
3. IPM development consultants
  • Lyndon Hawkins 
  • Steve Zien 
  • William Currie 
  • Jeff Ard 
  • BIRC 
  • Tanya Drlik 
  • Mike Baefsky 
  • Sheila Daar 
  • Art Slater 
  • Phil Boise
  • Mike Blankinship
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