The Mission of Orange County Coastkeeper is to protect and preserve the region's marine habitats and watersheds through education, advocacy, restoration, research and enforcement.
Nursery Water Quality Improvement Project
The Problem: Through Coastkeeper’s research, agricultural runoff from nurseries was identified as a contributor to poor water quality in Orange County streams, with the highest unit loading of pollutants in runoff per acre. Rrunoff from wholesale nurseries contains high levels of sediment, nutrients, pesticides and bacteria that have an adverse effect on the receiving waters. These pollutant discharges can be reduced or eliminated with the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs). Unfortunately, missing or poorly implemented BMPs commonly result in over-watering, improper storage, overuse of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, and/
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