Eutrophication is a global issue and it is also a problem on Sanibel Island.
Our goal is to help residents and businesses
become part of the solution.
Your impact on the Island’s water quality begins in your backyard.
Activities like fertilizing your lawn adds excess nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, to stormwater runoff and groundwater.
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These nutrients can then enter lakes, ponds, canals, the Sanibel Slough, and the Gulf.
As excess nutrients accumulate in the ecosystem, they can cause an unnatural increase in nutrient concentrations.
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The excess nutrients stimulate the growth of algae and aquatic nuisance plants.
As a result, water clarity is decreased, availability of oxygen to aquatic organisms is limited, and fish die in large numbers.
What you can do
For additional water quality information visit Sanibel H2O Matters