Keeping Golf Courses Green When Fresh Water Is Limited
Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 16:14
in Earth & Climate
Utilizing "treated sewage effluent," or "reuse water," for landscape irrigation in southern Nevada is an environmentally acceptable alternative to the current system of discharging waste water into rivers and lakes. Golf course superintendents have expressed concerns over the use of reuse water because of hidden costs. Researchers conducted a monitoring program on nine golf courses in the Las Vegas valley for 4.5 years to assess the impact of reuse water on soil-turfgrass systems.