Herbicide Application and Areas – January 30, 2025

Why does BARC use herbicide and what you need to know as a member:

Tree and brush related outages account for a high percentage of the total outages and account for over half of the total outage hours experienced by in any given year.

The use of herbicide to prevent regrowth of woody plant species is an integral part of BARC’s right-of-way (ROW) maintenance program.

This application is specifically utilized to target woody plants and is applied using low volume applicators. The herbicide application process is not a wall-to-wall, kill everything application and its use is intended to reduce unwanted brush in the ROWs so that plants and grasses can grow to benefit the environment and reduce the number of power outages and their duration.

Areas Set for Herbicide

In early 2025, we will be applying herbicide in areas of Warm Springs, Hot Springs and Falling Springs. To see detailed maps and to learn more, visit: https://barcelectric.com/herbicide/ We have also provided helpful videos describing the application process.