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December 30, 2008
Golf Course Operators Have Water Concerns
Water shortages, especially in the Southwest and Southeast, are forcing golf course operators to find creative ways to conserve water.
There is a perception in many parts of the country that golf courses waste water. Courses in arid areas are under pressure to wean themselves away from public well water and aquifers, in favor of recycled water.
In a recent report by the National Golf Course Owners Association showed that only 12% of the nations courses used recyled water for irrigation.
Greg Lyman, director of environmental programs for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, says that "the golf industry can provide a win-win situation for local communities. We need to be efficient, effective users of water, and to do that we must continue to adopt technology that will allow us to become more adept at determining when and how much water to apply; provide marketable conditions; and protect our natural resources."
Chris Gray of Marvel Golf Club in Benton, KY, winner of Rain Bird's second annual intelligent Use of Water honor, developed a water-harvesting program that captures not only rain, but run-off from roads and the waste discharge from the 513 residences surrounding his course. Residential water is gathered from separate septic tanks, then treated through aeration and mixed with surface drainage water in a holding pond – enough so that the 175-acre golf course is entirely self-sufficient, as reported by Golf Week.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at December 30, 2008 12:58 PM
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