Shoreline Management


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Your Pond’s Pollution Defense System

Runoff from your lawn, rooftop and driveway carries pollutants to your pond. As a shoreline property owner YOU can reduce the negative impact on water quality and slow the rate of eutrophication by properly maintaining a buffer zone, a vegetative strip between your activities and the water’s edge.

A buffer strip 5-15 feet wide can effectively remove most sediment in runoff from a typical residential lot.

What YOU can do:

  • Create a natural vegetated buffer zone at the shoreline: a strip 10-15 feet wide is usually sufficient.
  • Check for evidence of erosion in buffer zones and reseed and stabilize as needed.
  • Plant native vegetation rather than exotic (non-native species).
  • Use terracing wherever possible on steep slopes to prevent water runoff into the pond.
  • Don’t use fertilizers or pesticides within the vegetated buffer zone.