Drought can salt lawns, impact irrigation on barrier islands

Drought can salt lawns, impact irrigation on barrier islands

We’re in a drought.According to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the region has seen 13 inches less rainfall than in a typical year, and the U.S. Drought Monitor labels Sarasota and Manatee counties as being in a severe drought.On a barrier island like Longboat Key, less rain brings the potential for an infiltrated aquifer. Under Longboat Key is what Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Director Ryan Gandy explains as a “lens” of fresh w…