INDIANAPOLIS (May 11, 2017) — Indiana’s extremely rainy start to spring may call for concern. Heavy rainfalls can cause fertilizer runoff into major waterways that serve as source waters and replenish groundwater supplies across the state.
Indiana American Water, the state’s largest investor-owned water utility, warns Indiana residents to take caution as to what types of fertilizers are safest to use when kickstarting the landscaping and gardening season. In recent years, it has become customary for do-it-yourself landscapers and gardeners to use the most popular manufactured fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides for home gardens and front lawns…