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Balancing aesthesis with water quality
Dysfunctional Stormwater Ponds
University of Florida
Natural Resources Leadership Institute Class X
Michelle Atkinson Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program
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Community Layout
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Lakewood Ranch (LWR) Stats
48 square miles of land in Manatee and Sarasota counties
Currently boasts more than 6,000 homes
SMR is building 4,422 homes on 1,520 acres – Central Park – 40 foot lot lines
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The Issue
How can we balance aesthetics with good water quality?
Too many inputs create poor water
quality
Homeowners want blue
water in the stormwater
ponds
Green Lawns are desired
often demanded
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Green Lawns
Homeowners like green lawns. Lot lines are reduced and everyone wants to live on a pond.
21 Homes
21 Homes
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Artificial Turf
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Blue Water
Homeowners are sold LAKE front property that comes with an inflated price.
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Homeowners do not like algae. Using Best Management Practices (BMPs) can help.
We know that inputs are creating poor water quality and algae
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Fertilize Appropriately
Best Management Practice
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Add Aquatic Plants
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Create a buffer zone.
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Michelle Atkinson, NRLI Class X Coordinator
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
University of FL/IFAS
Paul Monaghan, NRLI Class IX Assistant Professor Agricultural Education & Communication Department University of FL/IFAS
Gail Hansen & Staff Assistant Professor Landscape Design University of FL/IFAS
The Team
Community/Stakeholders
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Objective
• To improve water quality in stormwater ponds which overflow into natural bodies of water
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Stakeholders
• Homeowners
• Pond Maintenance Companies
• Landscape Maintenance Companies
• Water Management District
• Manatee County Government
• Estuary Programs
• Developer
• Builders
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Goal 1: Identify barriers to BMPs and the motivators to overcome them with homeowners in established communities.
Focus Group #1 LWR
Jan 2011
Focus Group #1 Braden River
March 2011
Focus Group #2 LWR
April 2011
Focus Group #2 Braden River
April 2011
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Lessons Learned
1.If it is there from the start homeowners accept it.
2.In studying two neighboring communities the motivators are completely different.
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Goal 2: Develop a campaign based on the identified motivators to promote BMPs.
Next steps?
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Goal 3: Identify barriers to installing vegetation during construction and the motivators to overcome them.
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Michelle Atkinson Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program
Manatee County Extension Services [email protected]
941.722.4524
Questions ?
Thank you