Fertilizer bans are in effect to protect waterways

Fertilizer bans are in effect to protect waterways

Most Florida governments enact a fertilizer ban during the rainy season that began June 1st.  For example, Pinellas County prohibits the sale or use of lawn and landscape fertilizers containing nitrogen or phosphorus until September 30th.  The county has been using this ban since 2010 in hopes of understanding how different nutrients enter the waterways.  Anamarie Rivera, Pinellas County’s environmental program manager, said that as a local gove…