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from bayou to bay, the water used to maintain your yard remains
untreated. What you do to your lawn and what runs off your
yard determines the health of Galveston Bay. If you think
your contribution to water pollution is insignificant, add
your runoff to that of your neighbors and combine that with
the rest of the Galveston Bay watershed. The result is runoff
pollution – the number one source of water pollution
in most of our bayous.
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"A
WaterSmart yard utilizes plants and practices
that require less water plus little or no
fertilizers and pesticides."
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our water by adding
more fertilizer and pesticides than warranted. During rainfall
or over-watering, excess fertilizer and pesticides run untreated
directly into our bays and bayous. Every year algae blooms from
excess fertilizer remove precious oxygen from our water resulting
in fish kills. Many pesticides are toxic to aquatic life and
they may also accumulate in the food chain. It is best to be
prudent in their use, or perhaps not use them at all.
to the Upper Texas Gulf Coast Area and thus require less water
and fewer fertilizers and pesticides. Many plants are native
to this area and have been thriving here for centuries. Other
non-native plants and heirloom varieties have been successfully
adapted to the Gulf Coast.
utilizes plants
and practices that require less water plus little or no fertilizers
and pesticides. With minimal grass cover and maximum use of
native and adapted plants, the WaterSmart landscape is beautiful
and easy to maintain and environmentally friendly. By converting
your lawn one section at a time you can create a landscape that
helps preserve the bay area and gradually reduces your maintenance
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