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Rain Bird’s central-control systems are designed to help golf course professionals manage water more efficiently. The Integrated Control (IC) System connects central control directly to the rotor or valve with no need for field controllers, decoders, secondary wiring or unnecessary splices. Rain Bird’s golf rotors efficiently manage water with minimal maintenance requirements, worry-free performance and…
No-Cost Reclaimed Water Line Saves 100,000 Gallons/Day for Suwannee CC
Instead of pumping fresh groundwater, the Live Oak, Fla. club is now irrigating its nine-hole course with the water made available to it through a $130,000 project that was paid for by the local water management district and the city. Construction began in April and the new irrigation line went live in mid-July. Golfers in…
Montebello (Calif.) GC to Use Recycled Water for Irrigation
The project, which was first approved in 2015, is set to be completed by mid-September. The golf course is expected to use between 200 and 250 acre feet of recycled water per year. The water will cost the course more than originally anticipated, and the local water board denied a larger loan to the city.…
Jamestown (R.I.) GC to be Reconstructed with Revamped Irrigation System
Town councilors unanimously approved a plan to reconstruct the nine greens of the course. The project would include an overhaul of the irrigation system, cited along with salt buildup in the effluent water used for irrigation as the primary reasons the playing surface has been deteriorating. Town councilors of Jamestown, R.I. recently approved a plan…
Polson Bay GC Receives $951,300 for Irrigation Project
The revenue bond will be paid back to the city of Polson, Mont., over the next 18 years. The golf course will update the irrigation system, which hadn’t been upgraded since 1975, and build a new golf cart shelter, with work beginning in September and lasting about three months. The Polson Bay Golf Course in…
Balancing Act
From replacing aging irrigation systems to dealing with Mother Nature’s endless surprises, superintendents are managing water inputs with new technology—and a respect for new realities.
Golfers Experience “Evolution of Expectations” for Green Courses
An Urban Land Magazine report details how the golf industry is adapting to more frequent droughts, falling water supply levels, and government restrictions on water use. “Everyone understands water is the greatest challenge we face going into the future,” said Rhett Evans, CEO of the GCSAA.
Unchartered Waters
Whether a golf course is located in an area under drought conditions or in a region where rain is plentiful, irrigation practices are a vital component of water management.
Water Use at Journey at Pechanga Rooted in Science, Tribal Culture
The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians has survived in the Temecula, Calif., area by making use of the water in the region’s creeks, which ebbed and flowed depending on the strength of rainy seasons. The 18-hole golf course at the Pechanga Resort & Casino uses a similar philosophy toward water use, by “conserving what we have and not wasting.”
Shadow Creek GC Updates Irrigation
The project at the Las Vegas golf course will be complete in June, and should result in an overall reduction in water usage of at least 33%. The project has already paid for itself—for every $1 invested to install the new irrigation system, more than $3 in water costs are saved in the first year.
Menlo CC Tops San Francisco Irrigation Water Use List
The Redwood City, Calif., property used 320,842 gallons a day in September, which is 66,322 gallons more than the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission allotted the club under drought-inspired cutbacks. The list created by the commission includes about 800 customers with special irrigation accounts for landscaping.
Napa Valley CC Gets New Pond Ready for Recycled Water
The California property is fighting its state’s drought by digging a depression to hold 3.4 million gallons of recycled water from the local sanitation district that will be used for irrigation.
Boca West CC to Receive Reclaimed Water from City
In an agreement with the city of Boca Raton, Fla., the golf course and the Boca West Master Association will receive treated wastewater for irrigation for the next 20 years. The city will make more than $310,000 each year through the deal.
New Well, Irrigation System Planned for Jacoby GC
A grant request was recently approved to build a well on the Laramie, Wyo., golf course at the University of Wyoming with a goal of reducing the course’s use of public, potable water, though there is no current timeline to begin drilling. The funding coincides with an update to the property’s irrigation system.