I’M CARINA CORRAL...
SOME PASO ROBLES NEIGHBORS
ARE CLAIMING A
NEARBY VINEYARD’S
PESTICIDE PRACTICES MAY BE
TO BLAME FOR THEIR CHRONIC
HEALTH ISSUES.
KSBYS KELSEY MCFARLAND JOINS
US LIVE IN PASO.
KELSEY WHERE IS THE VINEYARD
IN QUESTION?
THIS IS THE VINEYARD
NEIGHBORS ARE TALKING ABOUT
--
RIGHT OFF OF LINNE ROAD.
THOSE WHO LIVE ACROSS THE
STREET CLAIM THEY’RE DEALING
sick I couldn’t go to my job
anymore an
run my business and my dog
lost all of her
fur and went blind.
it’s been horrific." JENNY
BECK SAYS HER STORY IS ONE
OF MANY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORING THE VINEYARD OFF
OF LINNE ROAD.
THEY NOW CALL THEMSELVES THE
PASO ROBLES
COALITION AGAINST
PESTICIDE DRIFT.
>>JENNY: "we’re all
suffering from chronic
health problems."
WITH DEVELOPERS EYEING
NEARBY
PROPERTY..
THE GROUP
CONCENRED THAT HUNDREDS OF
MORE FAMILIES COULD BE
SUSEPTIBLE TO ILLNESS.
>>JENNY: "we need to make
sure this
pesticide drift issue is one
hundred percent fixed...
they can’t break ground
until
we’re sure these people are
going
be safe."
REPRESENTATIVES FOR PASO
ROBLES VINEYARDS
INCORPORATED SAY THEY’VE
PERFORMED
SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS FOR
NEIGHBORS AND THE SAN LUIS
OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE...
SAYING THEY "confirmed full
compliance with all rules
and regulations
relating to the application
of herbicides and
pesticides."
THE COMPANY ALSO SAYS WIND
METERS ARE MAINTAINED ON
ALL TRACTORS USED FOR THE
APPLICATION OF HERBICIDES
AND
PESTICIDES...
CLAIMING "applications are
only made when
conditions are not
conductive to drift.
there is zero tolerance for
off- target drift."
>
DEVELOPERS WHO ARE HOPING TO
BUILD HUNDREDS OF UNITES
NEAR
THIS VINEYARD TELL ME
THEY’RE
TOO EARLY IN THE PLANNING
PROCESS TO COMMENT ON HOW
THEY’LL MITIGATE THOSE
HEALTH CONCERNS...
BUT THAT THERE IS A 75 FOOT
AGRICULTURE
BARRIER REQUIRED.
LIVE AND LOCAL IN PASO
ROBLES KM KSBY NEWS.
THE VINEYARD’S OWNERS ALSO
CLAIM THEY’RE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH
RULES MANDATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE
REGULATIONS...
MONITORED BY A
PESTIC
