Pointers on reclaimed water contract negotiations
Summary: The increasing urbanization of the arid Southwest has lead to conflicts for water between urban dwellers and other water users. When the conflict for water becomes severe, such as years when drought limits rainfall, irrigated landscapes, parks, and golf courses are the first targets for cutbacks in irrigation water supply. Because water is such an essential and limited resource, research has been directed at methods that allow the water to be recycled or reclaimed. Finding a market for the reclaimed water has resulted in heavy pressure on golf courses to accept reclaimed water if it is available. Although reclaimed water may be a good resource in some areas, reclaimed water typically has a lower quality than the domestic water that a golf course is using. This PACE Pointers will provide examples of reclaimed water use in Southern California and some ideas on how to manage the business and agronomic issues surrounding the successful use of reclaimed water on bermudagrass fairways.
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by Larry Stowell, Ph.D., CPAg
