Miami-Dade County approves tough new law on fertilizer, marking a big win for efforts to save Biscayne Bay
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The county approved the toughest fertilizer law in the State of Florida.
The new ordinance bans the use of fertilizers during the rainy season and will hopefully help the bay eventually bounce back to what it once was.
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted 12 to 1, approving the ordinance on a second reading after the impassioned pleas by many residents who understand that fertilizer runoff is one of the main culprits that is killing Biscayne Bay.
“We have the data, we have the science, now it’s time to do the job,” Albert Gomez with Biscayne Bay Health Summit Coalition said during the commission meeting.