Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie counties will ban any fertilizer containing phosphorus or nitrogen starting June 30. Jordan Skaggs with Environmental Resources in St. Lucie County said the ban is to help reduce nutrient rich run off during the rainy season, which can cause algae blooms.
Those blooms could disrupt waterways like the
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