News Brief

New York County Restricts Lawn Fertilizers

by Alex Wilson

Like a growing number of municipalities that are concerned about algae growth in freshwater reservoirs, Westchester County, north of New York City, has banned all phosphate-based fertilizers, effective January 2011. The law also imposes restrictions on all fertilizer use between April and December, effective in 2009, and prohibits most use of fertilizers within 20 feet (6 m) of bodies of water.

Exceptions include vegetable gardens and newly planted lawns that are being established. An effort to exempt the use of organic fertilizers was defeated. Similar bans are in place in Saginaw, Michigan; Sarasota County, Florida; all of Wisconsin; and the province of Québec.

Published May 29, 2009

Wilson, A. (2009, May 29). New York County Restricts Lawn Fertilizers. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/new-york-county-restricts-lawn-fertilizers

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