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Water Quality is what Adopt-A-Pond is all about! The
whole reason for all of our work is to improve the health of the pond, and this
means improving the quality of water that goes into and comes out of the
pond.
Poor water quality can lead to algae blooms, excessive weeds
like duckweed, and even fish and wildlife kills. It can even affect people
since water in the ponds eventually makes its way back into our water
source!
We know that the plants help clean the water, but they can
only do so much. The rest is up to the people around the pond and in the
areas that drain into it.
Put your Pond on a Diet:
- Keep grass clippings, litter and dirt off the streets and out
of the storm drains or swales.
- Use lids on your trash cans or bag your household trash.
- Use fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides sparingly or not
at all. These items are considered hazardous waste.
- Plant Florida natives (www.fnps.org).
- Avoid planting invasive species(www.fleppc.org).
- Direct downspouts toward grass or flower beds, not the
driveway!
- Better yet, use rain barrels.
- Wash car in the lawn and always use natural cleaning
products.
- Only rain is allowed in storm drains...it s the law!
Report any illegal dumping in storm drains.
- Waterfront homeowners are encouraged to leave a min. of 10 ft
low impact zone along shorelines to protect the water from
pollutants.
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