Is PPL Inc. using herbicides when it is maintaining vegetation near its lines and rights-of way?
Yes. The judicious use of herbicides is an important part of PPL Inc.'s vegetation management program. PPL Inc. uses herbicides to manage undesirable growth in the right of way. These herbicides are all EPA-approved and are applied by hand, or from trucks or using small ATVs. Herbicides are used on all transmission rights of way unless the easement agreement specifically prohibits it.

PPL Inc. takes necessary environmental precautions when using herbicides, some of which are the same as those commonly used by homeowners. Herbicides are applied as part of the initial treatment of the right of way and typically in a three-year cycle thereafter. PPL Inc's goal for the Wire Zone is to promote the growth of low-growing vegetation such as grasses and eliminate taller growing vegetation. PPL Inc. achieves this goal by using herbicides that target woody and broad-leafed vegetation but do not harm grasses and similar desirable plants.

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1. Who do I call if a street light is out on our street?
2. How can I obtain a recycling bin for our home?
3. What are the rules for putting my garbage cans out?
4. How do I sign up for news and alert notifications?
5. When will my street be cleaned?
6. What do I do if I have brown water?
7. Do I need a permit to re-pave my driveway?
8. Where do I go to file a complaint against my utility company?
9. What is the Township doing to help residents with downed tree branches after storms?
10. Can a property owner discharge a foundation drain/sump pump onto a public street?
11. What are some techniques to use in discouraging skunks in my yard or neighborhood?
12. How do I protect my pet from skunks in our yard and neighborhood?
13. Do you have any information on the PPL's Transmission Line Vegetation Management program?
14. Why is PPL Inc. cutting trees and vegetation in its easements and rights-of-way?
15. How will I know when PPL Inc. is coming to do work on trees and vegetation in our area?
16. Is PPL Inc. using herbicides when it is maintaining vegetation near its lines and rights-of way?
17. Is PPL Inc. using the same herbicides on land as it does in water?
18. Why does PPL Inc. sometimes leave cut trees in the right of way?
19. Are farmers permitted to grow crops under a PPL Inc. transmission line?
20. What do I need to do to reduce mosquitoes, bites and the threat of West Nile Virus on our property?
21. Does PPL inc. compensate people for trees they cut down?
22. Do I get free bags for leaves if I live on a State Road?
23. Where can I pick up free leaf bags for my home since I live on a state road?
24. Can I put paper yard bags with whole leaves out and along my street for the Township to pickup?
25. Does the Township have a "call in" yard waste bag pickup service for leaves?
26. Where do I call if I have a flickering lights or a power outage?
27. What can we do about hundreds or thousands of crows roosting on our property?
28. How do my neighbors and I close our street for a block party?
29. What should I do during a drinking water advisory?
30. Do I need approval or a permit to cut down a tree in the public right-of-way?
31. How long do I have to remove snow?
32. When will my street be cleaned?