The Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Natural Resources, and the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed will be hosting a presentation on Bay County's phosphorus lawn fertilizer ordinance, on July 11, at 7 p.m. at the Bay City State Recreation Area Visitors Center.

Bob Hill, Bay County Health Department, will provide a brief overview of phosphorus runoff issues related to residential lawns, and discuss the status of Bay County's phosphorus lawn fertilizer ordinance.

Hill's presentation is the fourth in a series of discussions that will occur over the next few months on phosphorus impacts on Saginaw Bay and approaches to reduce these impacts, a priority issue identified through the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative.

Details of the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative and additional information are available online at http://www.michigan.gov/deq under "Issues to Watch."

Editor's note: DEQ news releases are available on the department's Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq.

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Revised July 10, 2008 by Pat Watson