Lake Pocotopaug NewsLocal news for Lake Pocotopaug, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Turnover On East Hampton Panel- May 29, 2008 In the wake of a failed attempt to adopt a townwide ban on fertilizers containing phosphorous, there has been turnover on one of the commissions that backed the ban.http://www.topix.net/city/lake-pocotopaug-ct/2008/05/turnover-on-east-hampton-panel?fromrs... East Hampton Phosphorous Ban Derailed- May 15, 2008 "The fact that something is not enforceable does not mean you don't do it. That's a defeatist attitude" - Fertilizers containing phosphorous will not be banned around Lake Pocotopaug - or anywhere in town - anytime soon.The town council Tuesday ended a two-year attempt to create an ordinance addressing fertilizers that would have prohibited the use and sale in town of lawn care products with phosphorous. The draft ordinance had worked its way from the inland wetlands commission to the council,.http://www.topix.net/city/lake-pocotopaug-ct/2008/05/east-hampton-phosphorous-ban-derailed... East Hampton Considers Ban On Fertilizers With Phosphorous- May 1, 2008 The solution to Lake Pocotopaug's perennial algae blooms is as cloudy as the bloom itself.Town officials and residents are debating whether a proposed ordinance to ban fertilizers containing phosphorous in the lake's watershed - and possibly beyond - will help solve the problem.Various drafts of the ordinance have been circulated since 2006. The current proposal would ban fertilizers with phosphorous throughout the town and would require gardening and landscaping shops in town to sell...http://www.topix.net/city/lake-pocotopaug-ct/2008/04/east-hampton-considers-ban-on-fertili... |