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PHOSPHORUS LAWN FERTILIZER LEGISLATION <br />POINTS TO CONSIDER <br />• Approximately SO% of lawns in our region have naturally very high levels of pcespi.orus. <br />Over 75% of homeowners fertilize their lawns with phosphorus two cr more Limas each <br />year. <br />• Phosphorus is the nutrient which limits algae growth in lakes. One pound of phosoi ;or_s <br />will grow 300 — 500 pounds in algae blooms. <br />• Phosphates were removed from soaps and detergents almost 30 years ago based upon <br />adverse impacts on water quality. <br />• On average, it costs 3375 to remove one pound of phosphorus from ru noff water. <br />• Proposed restrictions are limited to lawn fertilizers — not agricultural or gardening uses. <br />• Proposed legislation has reasonable exceptions for establishment of new turf and <br />demonstrated low phosphorus soils. <br />::ODMA\PCDOCS \LIB I \659297\ I <br />Page 15 <br />