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File #: 15642   
Type: Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/4/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 3/25/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Presentation by UF/IFAS Extension Regarding Fertilizer Ordinance Recommendations and Fertilizer Survey Results
Attachments: 1. Fertilizer Presentation, 2. Nutrient Management: Landscape Fertilizer Ordinances, 3. Effects of Urban Fertilizer Ordiances on Water Quality, 4. Science of the Total Environment, 5. UF/IFS Third-Year Progress Assessment, 6. Effectivenss of the Timing of Seasonal Fertilizer Restrictions on Urban Landscapes, 7. Understanding Resident Perspectives on Fertilizer Usage & Fertilizer Ordinances, 8. FDEP Basin Management Action Plan UTF Allocated Reductions, 9. Email - Hernando County Ordinance 2023-07, 10. Sierra Club Letter - Rainy Season Ban of Urban Turfgrass Fertilizer, 11. Draft NSilt Loading Results - Weeki Wachee, 12. Public Comments - Michael McGrath - Handout to Commissioners, 13. Public Comments - DeeVon Quirolo - Graph
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Presentation by UF/IFAS Extension Regarding Fertilizer Ordinance Recommendations and Fertilizer Survey Results

 

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

Dr. J. Bryan Unruh, Professor and Associate Center Director, West Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida and Dr. William Lester, Horticulture Extension Agent III UF/IFAS in Hernando County will present information regarding fertilizer recommendations and fertilizer survey results.  Attached is the presentation and other information related to this topic.

 

Also, attached is information from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) regarding the Basin Management Action Plan for Weeki Wachee, Homosassa, and Chassahowitzka Springs and the Urban Turfgrass Fertilizer nitrogen loadings. This attachment compares a 7-month fertilizer restriction (current ordinance) to a 3-month fertilizer restriction.

 

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