IFAS Extension
The Role of Soil Management in Minimizing Water and Nutrient Losses from the Urban Landscape
George Hochmuth, Don Rainey, , , Claire Lewis, , andEban Bean
Release Date: 4/28/2026
Water Resources
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About this Publication
This document is SL391, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2013. Revised April 2022 and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
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professor emeritus, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
regional specialized Extension agent III, M.S., water resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Plant City, FL
retired professor, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture
former director, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program; UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE)
state specialized agent II and director Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency
former Florida Friendly Landscaping Extension agent, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County
associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering