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Originally Posted by FlyingScot
I don't want to get all "judgey" on this, but there's really no question that the best way for a shorefront owner to care for the lake is to leave at least 50' of natural plant buffer across most of their waterfront, stay away from fertilizers, and make sure your septic is properly maintained. If you "must" use fertilizer, look for phosphate-free (the middle number in the 3 number code will be zero).
Lake Winnipesaukee Association and DES both have more on their web sites. Last year LWA was doing free home visits to provide specific advice. I got one--it was really helpful and they were very friendly. I don't know if they are still doing this, but you could give them a call
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Avoiding phosphate... which is easy to do... doesn't help anymore as the additional nitrogen run-off will still result.