Roadside Spraying/Vegetation Control Program
Oconee County will begin the
Roadside Spraying Vegetation Control Program for County roads.
Roadside spraying is a method of controlling roadside vegetation
along County Roads and shoulders at a lower cost than mowing.
Spraying is a sub-lethal application of herbicides used to
retard growth of the grass but not kill it. Licensed
technicians will perform the controlled herbicide spraying. It
will take place in early spring when the plants have just a few
new leaves, and then again in the summer and fall.
Roadside spraying will reduce safety hazards for pedestrians,
motorists and bicyclists, as well as controlling noxious weeds
that are toxic to some animals and pose environmental risks to
native vegetation.
Trained and licensed technicians
use only herbicides approved by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration and the State
Department of Agriculture. These technicians are required to take
certification refresher courses to maintain their license prior to
any spraying. The spraying applications are guided by best
management practices.
There will be no routine herbicide
spraying conducted near water; including rivers, streams, creeks,
wetlands, bridge abutments, guardrails near water or backslopes.
The County will allow residents to
decline the Roadside Spraying to control vegetation on the
right-of-way that abuts their property. A form is provided here
or may be obtained at the Public Works Department located at 1291
Greensboro Hwy. The completed forms must be filled out by the
property owner providing exact locations. It should be understood that if the
County is requested not to spray, then it becomes the
responsibility of the property owner to maintain vegetation
control. If the roadside vegetation is not controlled, it will be
returned to the Roadside Spraying-Vegetation Control Program.
NO SPRAY REQUEST
FORM (PDF)
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If you have any questions regarding
the Vegetation Control program or the No Spray Request, please
call Public Works at 706 769-2937.
