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Commissioner asks staff to draft policy allowing waterfront pavers to reduce canal pollution

3676307 · June 4, 2025
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Summary

A commissioner asked county staff and the county attorney to prepare a policy to allow waterfront homeowners to install pavers or other impervious surfaces to the water's edge to reduce grass clippings and other pollutants entering canals; staff was asked to return with a draft for board consideration.

A Pasco County commissioner asked staff and the county attorney to draft a policy allowing waterfront homeowners to install pavers or other impervious surfaces that abut canals, saying the change could reduce grass clippings and nutrient runoff into waterways.

The commissioner presented photos of debris and grass clippings in local canals and cited examples such as Heritage Springs,…

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