California takes aerial sprayer to court over pesticide drift

The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a legal complaint against Alpine Helicopter Service last week over three alleged spray drift incidents. The state argues the company has repeatedly violated pesticide regulations since 2013. Two of the incidents of concern occurred in San Joaquin County, when aerial applications allegedly drifted onto a nearby sports complex. Children were playing soccer one of those times. The third drift complaint came from a woman in Sacramento County. “Today’s action demonstrates DPR’s seriousness to protecting California’s . . .
The state has filed a legal complaint against Alpine Helicopter Service over three alleged spray drift incidents.

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