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12.G.1. 12/08/2020 <br />Total Nitrogen and Total Phosp - .. <br />Organisms need these nutrients to ' <br />survive in their habitats and are required itroge <br />for certain life processes <br />• Potential sources of excess nutrients are�ti, <br />• sbpdrtcadpr.eEte.afrE.m«ri+M1y- . <br />fertilizer, stormwater runoff, wastewater ^^mom <br />treatment facilities, erosion, atmospheric n sG <br />deposition, septic tanks <br />• Excess concentrations can create algal,' <br />blooms and result in low dissolved oxygen <br />and decreased light transmittance, which <br />harms plants and other living organisms <br />• Seagrasses act as a good indicator of�Y��� <br />excess nutrientsp <br />• IRC conducts weekly water quality <br />samples and has created regional scale «» a - <br />nutrient reducing projects — -; <br />Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Data <br />Gaps <br />• Monitoring of groundwater nutrient concentrations <br />• Studying legacy loading to the Lagoon to understand how excess <br />nutrients are being added to the system from historical land uses <br />• Support studies of atmospheric deposition <br />• Continued education of visitors and residents on proper nutrient <br />management such as following the fertilizer ordinance <br />JZo - 7 <br />