The MVCAC has launched its new website at
www.mvcac.org!
The new website offers additional resources to both members and the public not available in the past. The goal of the redesign and content development was to make membership information and information on vector threats, prevention, and control easily accessible and visually pleasing.
We are still looking at options to customize the search, so expect to see improvements with that in the future. Please send any comments about the website to
saustin@amgroup.us and for any questions regarding login challenges to the members only area of the website and the portal to update membership or register for events contact
mvcac@mvcac.org.
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Bylaws Change Ballot - Return by July 3rd
District Managers, please be on the look out for the ballot for the Bylaws change adding the Service with Distinction Award in your mailbox. If you have not receive your ballot, please contact the MVCAC office.
All ballots must be returned by July 3 and we need 2/3 of the voting agencies to vote in order for it to be ratified by the Board of Directors.
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MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2017-18 Dues
It's that time of year again! Please fill out and email or fax back this year's
MVCAC Fiscal Status Report Form
for your district's MVCAC dues to be calculated.
Dues for Corporate Members are due on July 1st of each year for the fiscal year ending June 30th of the following year. Unpaid dues will be considered late on September 1st. After September 1st, a late notice will be sent which will include a $50 late payment fee. Corporate members that do not pay their dues and late fee by October 31st will be dropped from the membership rolls.
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions. Thank you for supporting MVCAC!
The MVCAC Staff
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PRESS RELEASE -
Record Rainfalls and Warm Temperatures Could Mean an Explosion of Mosquitoes
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week is a Reminder to Californians to Protect Themselves
SACRAMENTO, June 22, 2017 - While California's wettest winter in 122 years ended the state's historic drought, the surge in rainfall could contribute to another threat: an active mosquito season with the potential for increased mosquito-borne virus transmission to people.
Heavy rains over the past six months have produced new sources of standing water throughout the state. As the weather heats up, these sources become ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes which could result in tens of thousands of potential virus transmitters, posing a health risk to Californians.
Mosquitoes in California actively transmit West Nile virus and Saint Louis encephalitis each year, and invasive mosquitoes detected in the state have the potential to transmit even more viruses such chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika.
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District Trustee Information Form
This year's Yearbook Questionnaire did not ask for emails for the Trustees of your district. The Trustee Council is interested in this information in hopes to get more Trustees involved with the council. Please fill in the
following form
and return to
rhickerson@amgroup.us
or via fax at 916-444-7462.
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Trustee Council needs nominees!
The Sacramento Valley, South San Joaquin and Southern Region's will need to select new Trustee Council board members. These members council terms would take affect at the 2018 Annual Conference.
If you have a Trustee interested in running, please submit their name and a brief letter detailing their local board involvement to
Rachel in the MVCAC office no later than July 20th so they can be considered in the election.
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MVCAC Summer Meeting: July 20, 2017
Via Teleconference
More information for this teleconference meeting will be posted on our website as it becomes available.
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MVCAC Fall Meeting: October 31 - November 2
Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade
100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Room rate $189/night
Make your reservations:
- Click here and make a reservation using the group/convention code: MQV
- Alternatively you can register online by clicking here
- Call (916) 326-5000 and ask for the Mosquito & Vector Control Association discount rate.
The group rate room reservation deadline is
October 10, 2017.
More information for this meeting will be posted on our website as it becomes available.
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2017 IPM Achievement Awards-Call for Nominations
Are you aware of a group that's using reduced-risk pest management practices and taking a leadership role to promote these practices? The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is now accepting nominations for the 2017 IPM Achievement Awards. The awards are presented to groups, organizations, schools, or companies that develop and share their IPM (integrated pest management) practices and accomplishments in areas of leadership, education and outreach, and innovation.
To submit a nomination online, click
here for the submission form. Or, visit DPR's web site,
www.cdpr.ca.gov, and type IPM Achievement in the search box at the top of the page. Select Nominate an organization for an IPM Achievement Award to access the online submission form. We'll accept nominations for 2017 awards through June 30, 2017.
You can also email nominations to
achieve@cdpr.ca.gov by sending a message with the information requested by the online nomination form.
Melissa
Melissa Plemons
Environmental Scientist
Department of Pesticide Regulation
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-8411
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NPDES Updates
Please note: The link to the MVCAC NPDES page has changed with the new website launch, all links have been updated below.
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NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB
The 2016 NPDES Coalition Report was filed with the State Water Resources Control Board on behalf of the participating districts. You can access a copy of the report in the "Members Only" section of the MVCAC website by
clicking here
. If you have any questions or issues you can contact the MVCAC office.
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Access your Countersigned NPDES Coalition Agreement for 2016
If you would like to access and print a countersigned copy of your District's NPDES Coalition Agreement you can go to the MVCAC website Members only Section and find a copy. They are grouped alphabetically by District name. If you have any problems or questions please contact the MVCAC staff: mvcac@mvcac.org
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To assist MVCAC NPDES Coalition members in preparing the annual report to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), MVCAC is providing the Sacramento/Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control annual report to be used as a template. Districts need to submit four items to the State Water Board. Your report does NOT need to be sent to your regional boards.
The MVCAC NPDES Coalition 2016 annual report will be submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) soon.
Each agency must submit the following:
- Cover Letter
- Narrative Annual Report
- Map of all treatments to WOTUS
- Application Log of all applications to WOTUS
Please submit your annual report to the SWRCB contacts below via email:
Please also bcc Rachel Hickerson:
rhickerson@amgroup.us from AMG when you send your package to the SWRCB.
The cover letter should still be addressed to Victoria Whitney. The Vector Control permit annual report is due March 1st.
Also, make sure the entire following statement is included in your cover letter and signed by the appropriate person:
Per Attachment B, Section V.B.4 of the General Permit:
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations." (40 C.F.R. § 122.22(d).)
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MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
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Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding other outbreaks.
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Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?
If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to
mvcac@mvcac.org
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Jobs
Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Job Board
at
www.mvcac.org
Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?
Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at
rhickerson@amgroup.us.
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
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Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
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Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
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