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z <br /> Table ES-1. Summary of Fertilizer Management Recommendations <br /> Potential Reduction Long Term <br /> in Fertilizer Load Implementation Needs Comments <br /> Leached <br /> Strategy <br /> of Current <br /> Lbs/ Initial. <br /> Year Controllable Needs Timing <br /> g <br /> 1.Municipal General This would show the <br /> fertilizer Annual training <br /> o bylaw or 3-6 Town plays a leadership <br /> best 200 0.2/o of municipal management municipal months staff role in nutrient <br /> mangepolicy management <br /> practicesa <br /> 2. Golf <br /> course Agreement, This would be <br /> fertilizer General Town staff time <br /> developed and adapted <br /> management ° 3-6 to review golf <br /> with 3,650 3.5/o bylaw or months course fertilizer in consultation with golf <br /> municipal course managers and <br /> targeted policy application data municipal officials <br /> nitrogen <br /> reduction <br /> 3. Continued Ongoing Conservation <br /> This provides an <br /> enforcement Commission <br /> enforcement 3-6 opportunity to improve <br /> of"No- n/a n/a staff time to <br /> of required months buffers on existing, <br /> disturb" buffers review developed lots. <br /> buffers applications <br /> 12 This would help build <br /> 4.Public months Ongoing <br /> o Education support and consensus <br /> education 1,560 1.5/o to start; investment in <br /> and outreach and outreach ongoing outreach for policies,bylaws, and <br /> zoning amendment <br /> after that <br /> 5. Turfgrass Develop- Ongoing This would help build <br /> ment of 3-6 investment in <br /> Management n/a n/a support and buy-in <br /> Training training months training among professionals <br /> course professionals <br /> Total <br /> (Existing N 5,410 5.2% <br /> Load) <br /> Planning Board <br /> 6.Lawn size staff time to Reductions can be easily <br /> limit for new 1,333 1.3%' Zoning 3-6 review calculated,but only <br /> development amendment months applications for apply to new <br /> (future load) new development <br /> development <br /> This percentage was calculated based on current loads, because future loads are unknown fox' <br /> the watershed. This strategy addresses fixture development. <br /> Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Plan iii Horsley Witten Group,Inc. <br /> Final Report December 2010 <br />