I wasnt thinking about the water supply, the dangers there makes sense. The fertilizer issue seems tangential. We can ban / limit the sue of fertilizer without telling people they cant have lawns.
What's the alternative? without a lawn people will likely opt to concrete their property - which I guess would be better for water but kind of depressing
IMO, most lawns are fake and not actually comprised of native species, which is where the waste and pollution comes in. A person in Arizona or California can xeriscape using native cactii etc. or they can put in a St. Augustine lawn - it seems to me that the former would be easier to manage with less waste than the latter.
What's the alternative? without a lawn people will likely opt to concrete their property - which I guess would be better for water but kind of depressing