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What can you do to help improve Shoreview lake quality? <br />Do not rake leaves and grass clippings onto roads. Shoreview does not have a curbside <br />yard waste collection program and city ordinance prohibits the raking of leaves and other <br />yard waste onto roads. Leaves and grass clippings are a major source of excess nutrients in <br />lakes. The overabundance of nutrients causes the lakes to turn green with algae and excessive <br />growth of other water plants. <br />Few lawns may need the phosphorous that is found in most commercial fertilizers. By <br />using fertilization practices that meet your lawn's needs, you can avoid putting excess <br />phosphorous in lakes. Call the University of Minnesota Extension at 625-3101 for <br />information about how to have your soil tested before you fertilize. If your soil does not need <br />additional phosphorous, purchase fertilizer that does not contain phosphorous. You can <br />obtain no-phosphorous fertilizer from local retailers. In addition, city ordinance allows only <br />low phosphorous fertilizers to be used on residential lawns and prohibits the spreading of <br />fertilizer on impervious surfaces such as driveways and roads - it just enters the lakes through <br />the storm water system. Low phosphorus fertilizers have a middle number lower than 4. For <br />example, a fertilizer bag marked 23-2-10 is a low phosphorus fertilizer. <br />® Consider reducing the size of your lawn. By replacing portions of your lawn with native <br />grasses and flowers or other vegetation that does not require fertilization, you will reduce the <br />amount of fertilizer needed in the first place, as well as providing additional habitat for birds, <br />butterflies, and other wildlife. Contact the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at <br />296-6157 for more information. <br />® If you live on Lakeshore property, create a buffer of natural vegetation along the <br />shoreline. A buffer zone at least 15 feet wide is very effective at preventing lawn runoff from <br />entering your lake. If you do maintain a lawn up to the shoreline, city ordinance prohibits <br />fertilization within 10 feet of the water. <br />Thank you for your part in making Shoreview a great community to live in. <br />Sincerely, <br />CITY OF SHOREVIEW <br />Shoreview Environmental Quality Committee <br />Enclosure <br />T:\EQC\MINUTES\SNAI LLAKELTR <br />