01 • 13 • 2021
City of Miami Beach Fertilizer Ordinance
The Surfrider Miami Chapter is asking the City of Miami Beach to regulate fertilizer use in Miami Beach.
For years, the Miami Chapter has advocated for fertilizer restrictions to reduce the flow of nutrients into Biscayne Bay and other local waterways. Biscayne Bay suffers from high nutrient levels which has led to devastating algal blooms and fishkills in 2020. The chapter is asking the City of Miami Beach Mayor and commissioners to take immediate and necessary action to help save Biscayne Bay.
On January 13th 2021, after a second unanumous reading the City of Miami Beach passed an ordiance to regulater fertilizer use within city limits.