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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 Washington denies oyster growers’ use of pesticide Environmental concerns in Willapa Bay By PHUONG LE Associated Press SEATTLE — State regu- lators on Monday tentatively denied a request by Willapa Bay oyster growers to use a pesticide to control shrimp that burrow in oyster and clam beds and make it hard for the shellfish to grow. In denying a permit, the Department of Ecology said that new scientific research and data show the pesticide imidacloprid would have too great an impact on other marine organisms, wildlife and the environment. It’s a reversal from 2015 when the agency issued a simi- lar permit to the Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Asso- ciation after finding the pes- ticide was unlikely to result in significant harm to the environment. Ecology officials say they evaluated new research and analyses that were not avail- able during the previous review. “The science around imida- cloprid is rapidly evolving and we can’t ignore it,” Ecology Director Maia Bellon said in a prepared statement. “New find- ings make it clear that this pes- ticide is simply too risky and harmful to be used in Washing- ton’s waters and estuaries.” Oyster growers have tried for decades to control native shrimp — ghost and mud shrimp — that churn up mud- flats, making the ground too soft for oysters, causing them to sink into the mud and suffocate. Growers say the burrowing shrimp, left unchecked, threat- ens the shellfish industry in Willapa Bay and Grays Har- bor, which contributes more than $102 million to the region. Willapa Bay is the larg- est producer of farmed oysters in the U.S., growing mostly non-native Pacific oysters. “We believe the decision is based on politics and not on sound science,” Ken Wiegardt, AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Washington state ecology officials have denied a permit sought by shellfish growers that would have allowed them to use a pesticide on oyster and clam beds. president of the Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Asso- ciation, said in a statement Monday. “If this political, nonscien- tific decision stands, burrowing shrimp will continue to destroy our oyster beds, severely dam- aging our industry, our estuary and our entire rural economy,” he added. Weeks after receiving approval to use imidacloprid in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. LOVEJOY, Steven, 59, of Astoria, died at home. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 50 40 45 A shower early, then rain and drizzle Mostly cloudy and cool with a little rain Periods of rain First Salem 46/52 Newport 45/49 Apr 22 Coos Bay 47/50 Last Apr 29 Baker 36/58 Ontario 43/62 Burns 31/51 Klamath Falls 35/48 Lakeview 34/45 Ashland 43/54 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Jupiter rises from the east at 10:20 p.m. On May 1, rises at 8:45 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 4:58 a.m. 5:28 p.m. Low 2.9 ft. 0.9 ft. Today Lo 43 33 37 46 41 33 59 28 74 34 45 69 58 39 71 35 54 37 47 36 42 54 52 45 39 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 60 58 55 59 54 55 64 59 54 56 Today Lo 36 35 44 43 47 35 42 45 45 46 W sh c r r r r r r r r Hi 58 51 50 52 50 48 55 50 49 50 Wed. Lo 34 28 40 37 43 25 36 39 41 41 W sn r r r r r r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 57 60 62 64 61 55 56 60 59 65 Today Lo 45 41 47 46 46 46 38 44 46 38 W r sh r r r r sh r r c Hi 51 59 52 53 52 50 55 52 51 57 Wed. Lo 39 38 42 39 40 42 36 38 41 36 W r sh r r r r c r r c TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 68 43 47 70 54 48 84 47 81 49 57 92 85 59 88 58 73 52 67 52 52 75 64 58 57 La Grande 38/57 Roseburg 46/53 Brookings 44/50 May 7 John Day 38/55 Bend 35/51 Medford 42/55 UNDER THE SKY High 7.2 ft. 7.5 ft. Prineville 36/54 Lebanon 45/52 Eugene 43/52 Full Pendleton 41/59 The Dalles 43/57 Portland 47/52 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:56 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 6:37 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 4:21 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 2:19 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 53 42 Breezy with rain Tillamook 46/50 SUN AND MOON Time 10:44 a.m. 11:57 p.m. 53 46 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 45/50 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 0.00" Month to date ................................... 2.78" Normal month to date ....................... 1.80" Year to date .................................... 26.01" Normal year to date ........................ 26.64" Apr 15 SATURDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 66°/40° Normal high/low ........................... 56°/40° Record high ............................ 77° in 1959 Record low ............................. 32° in 1982 New 51 43 Rain ALMANAC FRIDAY W pc c pc pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc s r s r c pc c r pc Hi 69 47 61 77 70 59 93 48 82 61 73 90 74 70 82 68 75 56 78 56 70 68 62 52 61 Wed. Lo 46 37 53 45 47 47 67 25 74 52 53 59 53 53 70 50 54 44 59 44 55 51 50 41 47 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 YE TSOP C LA NTY C OU April 1, 2018 ZWEBER, Tiffany, and LAVINE, Daniel, of Knappa, a girl, Alivia Bea Marie Lavine, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grand- parents are Linda and Lenny Wilkins and Dan and Lois Lavine of Longview, Washing- ton, Todd Zweber of Knappa, and June VanDolah of St. Helens. PUBLIC MEETINGS Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., main fire station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-floor board- room, 785 Alameda Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School District Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Warrenton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. Estimated jackpot: $21,000 Monday’s Megabucks: 6-8-27- 34-40-48 Estimated jackpot: $3.6 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 1-1-3 Monday’s Hit 5: 14-17-18-24- 34 Estimated jackpot: $150,000 Monday’s Keno: 12-22-25-29- 33-35-37-45-46-49-50-51-55- 57-58-63-64-71-73-78 Monday’s Lotto: 05-23-30-38- 43-48 Estimated jackpot: $4 million Monday’s Match 4: 04-11-22- 23 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS IN used to be able to do,” Sauve said. For now, the e-bike rent- als are intended for use around Seaside and most people don’t leave Broadway Street and the boardwalk area parallel to the beach. If the state’s proposed rule changes pass and allow e-bikes in nearby state parks, Sauve said her company would be interested in leading e-bike tours in places like Fort Stevens. “If it’s possible to be in state parks, that would just be phenomenal,” she said. The state will be collecting public comments on the pro- posal through May 18. Pub- lic hearings will be held in a variety of Oregon cities begin- ning April 23. A public hearing is scheduled in Warrenton on May 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. After the public comment period closes later in May, the state will review all the com- ments and present final recom- mended rules to the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission, which will review the rule at a meeting in June. BIRTH OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-8-7-2 4 p.m.: 9-1-2-3 7 p.m.: 0-7-9-2 10 p.m.: 4-6-8-8 Monday’s Lucky Lines: 02-06- 12-15-19-22-28-31 PACKAGE DEALS Mattresses, Furniture & More! e-bikes. Both parks have some snowy plover nesting restric- tions. E-bikes would not be allowed in those areas. The proposed rules would allow people to ride e-bikes on roads and trails 8 feet or wider unless a park posted that the activity wasn’t allowed. Indi- vidual parks will have some flexibility about how they enforce the rule on trails that may narrow at different points. The state defines e-bikes as a bicycle that still has two or three fully functioning pedals, a motor that doesn’t exceed 1,000 watts and that doesn’t exceed a maximum speed of 20 mph. Lisa Sauve of Northwest E-Bike, an e-bike rental and sales company in Seaside, said most of the people who rent the company’s bicycles are from the baby-boom genera- tion, people in their 50s, 60s and early 70s, who might have a harder time walking long dis- tances or riding a regular bicy- cle around town. “Those of us who our knees hurt … we can’t put as much effort into riding a bike as we LOTTERIES APPLIANCE 3 A 0 RS Electric bikes might be coming to local trails. The Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department is propos- ing a rule change that would allow electric bikes, or e-bikes, on certain state park trails and roads and select areas of the ocean shore. “Our rules were written before e-bicycles were intro- duced,” said Katie Gauthier, the department’s legislative and policy coordinator. “We’re just updating the rules.” The Banks-Vernonia State Trail, a long meandering, mul- tiuse trail between Banks in Washington County and Ver- nonia in Columbia County, is already popular for cycling and has been a place where people have expressed inter- est in being able to use e-bikes, Gauthier said. In Clatsop County and neighboring Tillamook County, Fort Stevens State Park and Nehalem Bay State Park could be candidates for TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., regular meeting and work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Clatsop Community College Board, 6:30 p.m., Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lexing- ton Ave., Astoria. W s s pc s pc c s pc pc pc s s s s sh s s s s s pc pc c r s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Over ogy will make a final decision following a public comment period that ends May 14. The decision can be appealed. In comments to the state last fall, the National Marine Fisheries Service said they had concerns about the unintended harm to other species. Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also told the state last fall it did not sup- port a proposal to use the pesti- cide, saying that the use would have “acute adverse impacts” to sediments, marine organ- isms that live in that sediment, free-swimming crustaceans and zooplankton, both on and off areas that would be treated. The growers group said Monday that it had proposed that the permit allow them to use the pesticide only to con- duct scientific monitoring and that approval for use would depend on results of that monitoring. The Department of Ecol- ogy told the group in a letter Monday that the issues would be the same whether it is experimental or for commer- cial purposes. State may allow electric bikes on some coastal park trails DEATHS April 8, 2018 LERMA, Sandra L., 75, of Seaside, died at home. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary in Sea- side is in charge of the arrangements. April 6, 2018 WITTE, Crystal M., 89, of Seaside, died and amid public outcry, the oyster growers group asked the state in 2015 to withdraw the permit. The state’s largest shellfish grower, Taylor Shell- fish Farms, also backed away from the plan to spray about 2,000 acres in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. In 2016, a smaller group of about a dozen oyster grow- ers applied to the state to be allowed to use the pesticide in waters, triggering additional environmental review. The Department of Ecol- ogy denied the request, saying it found significant impacts to sediment and invertebrates that live in that sediment, as well as negative impacts to fish and birds when food sources are disrupted. It also said there was increased uncertainty about long-term, cumulative impacts. Imidacloprid is a neonic- otinoid, a class of commonly used insecticides. Studies have shown that neonicotinoids harm bees. Several environmental and other groups applauded the decision, saying neonicoti- noids should not be used in the water. The group sought to apply the pesticide to about 500 acres of commercial shell- fish beds, mostly in Willapa Bay, using boats and ground equipment. The proposed area is much smaller than the 2015 plan to spray about 2,000 acres using helicopters. 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