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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deemed pet waste a "nonpoint source of pollution" in 1991 Dog waste is not fertilizer.
Dog waste does not make good fertilizer. It is actually toxic to your lawn, causing burns and unsightly discoloring.
Dog waste are one of the most common carriers of the following diseases:
Heartworms
Whipworms
Hookworms
Roundworms
Tapeworms
Parvo
Corona
Giardiasis
Salmonellosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Campylobacteriosis
In the Four Mile Run watershed in Northern Virginia, a dog population of 11,400 is estimated to contribute about 5,000 pounds of solid waste every day and has been identified as a major contributor of bacteria to the stream. Nearly 500 fecal coliform samples have been taken from Four Mile Run and its tributaries since 1990, and about 50 percent of these samples have exceeded the Virginia State water quality standard for fecal coliform bacteria, according to EPA.
Dog waste is not somthing to take lightly. This waste can pollute ground water, and many other items.