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State Winner 2008 | ||
| Goshen Country Weed & Pest District offers a multi-stage protection system in their facility, from an underground vault with 1,000-gallon storage capacity to emergency recovery drums and spill kit located in the tgransfer area. The walls have all been treated, and crop protection products are secured in locked storage. Even the sump system is in multiple parts -- the first drainage vault collects large pieces of rocks, mud, and plant material; the second collects smaller material that passes through the first vault; and the third collects the finest materials and oils. Supervisor Steve Brill, who is on the area's Homeland Security Committee, has ensured that there is security lighting on every side of each building, and that buyers present their private applicator card in order to purchase restricted chemicals. "Proper pest management using best management practices have been integrated into all aspects of my programs, including prairie dog control, mosquito management, noxious weed, and grasshopper control programs," explains Brill. | ||