Golf course superintendents are finding that despite its salinity, the benefits of using reclaimed water outweigh the challenges.
SunRidge Canyon GC Blames Sodium Content in Effluent for Course Damage
Jeff Lessig, General Manager of the Fountain Hills, Ariz., club, is advocating a voluntary community-wide program to convince residents to switch from using salt to potassium in their home water softeners. Six area golf courses use the treated, reclaimed wastewater, and Lessig hopes to minimize sodium levels before it enters the stream rather than taking on the costs of desalination or buying potable water.