Discourage lawn fertilizing during the rainy season and limit the types of fertilizer that can be sold to the public to reduce elevated nutrient levels in canals, rivers, lakes and estuaries. Promote the use of environmentally friendly fertilizers, weed killers, and insecticides to reduce or eliminate toxic chemicals from entering bays, estuaries, and oceans though storm runoff. Reduce yard clippings and yard waste from entering water bodies to reduce nutrients in estuarine habitats. Promote community compost programs where people can take their organic wastes for composting and receive free compost to reduce the use of inorganic cities and counties ongoing fertilizer. Promote existing garden” programs to relevant “rain landowners to reduce contaminated rainwater runoff. Develop and implement a Club” certification “Green program for golf courses (similar to Blue Star for dive industry and clean marina programs) to provide an incentive mechanism for golf courses to reduce their impact on the marine environment. Provide incentives for land owners who convert to friendly” landscaping, especially the “ocean conversion of golf courses and lawns to a native Paspalum turf varieties to reduce pollutants to reefs and conserve water 8. Public education Educate the public on the effects of land-based Short term, sources of pollution to reduce the amount of cities and counties ongoing pollutants entering storm drains and waterways. III. Beaches FDEP shall encourage local communities to manage beaches in a regional context, such as the Palm Beach County Beach Management Agreement (BMA). Inlet cities and counties ongoing management should be included in a regional approach to sand management for beaches. Inlet sand bypassing - Seek Congressional authorization and direction to require the USACE to FDEP, cities and Short to share in the cost of design, construction, and counties medium term operation of inlet sand by-passing systems at federally maintained navigation inlets.
Discourage lawn fertilizing during the rainy season and limit the types of fertilizer that can be sold to the public to reduce elevated nutrient levels in canals, rivers, lakes and estuaries. Promote the use of environmentally friendly fertilizers, weed killers, and insecticides to reduce or eliminate toxic chemicals from entering bays, estuaries, and oceans though storm runoff. Reduce yard clippings and yard waste from entering water bodies to reduce nutrients in estuarine habitats. Promote community compost programs where people can take their organic wastes for composting and receive free compost to reduce the use of inorganic fertilizer. Promote existing “rain garden” programs to relevant landowners to reduce contaminated rainwater runoff. Develop and implement a “Green Club” certification program for golf courses (similar to Blue Star for dive industry and clean marina programs) to provide an incentive mechanism for golf courses to reduce their impact on the marine environment. Provide incentives for land owners who convert to “ocean friendly” landscaping, especially the conversion of golf courses and lawns to a native Paspalum turf varieties to reduce pollutants to reefs and conserve water cities and counties ongoing 8. Public education Educate the public on the effects of land-based sources of pollution to reduce the amount of pollutants entering storm drains and waterways. cities and counties Short term, ongoing III. Beaches FDEP shall encourage local communities to manage beaches in a regional context, such as the Palm Beach County Beach Management Agreement (BMA). Inlet management should be included in a regional approach to sand management for beaches. cities and counties ongoing Inlet sand bypassing - Seek Congressional authorization and direction to require the USACE to share in the cost of design, construction, and operation of inlet sand by-passing systems at federally maintained navigation inlets. FDEP, cities and counties Short to medium term