Water Quality and Non-phosphorus Fertilizers

PRESERVATION — Water Quality and Non-phosphorus Fertilizers

Water Qual­i­ty

Mark Sex­ton, an LMPA board mem­ber, vol­un­teers to test the water 3 times a year in var­i­ous areas around the lake. It is impor­tant to track and main­tain the qual­i­ty of the water in order to pro­mote bio­di­ver­si­ty and a bal­anced ecosys­tem, includ­ing veg­e­ta­tion (weeds). Phos­pho­rus is an impor­tant num­ber to track as it pro­motes weed and algae growth.

 

Spring Lawn Prep — Please use NON-PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER

While our phos­pho­rus lev­els always hov­er with­in the low aver­age range, we con­tin­ue to high­ly rec­om­mend every­one on and AROUND/ABOVE the lake use NON- PHOSPHORUS Fer­til­iz­ers. This includes prop­er­ties on side street neigh­bor­hoods around the lake, not just water­front prop­er­ties. Excess phos­pho­rus from fer­til­iz­er runoff can trig­ger exces­sive plant growth, includ­ing algae, which can deplete oxy­gen lev­els in the water, harm­ing fish and oth­er aquat­ic life.