WATER IMPACT CASE STUDY

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WATER IMPACT CASE STUDY

• WHAT EFFECTS DO COMMERCAIL LAND MAINTENANCE HAVE
  ON OUR WATERWAYS?

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MAINTENANCE

• All grass needs some type of management be it
  preventative, managing, or recovery.
• PREVENTION of diseases, or damage
• MANAGEMENT of pests, quality, weeds
• RECOVERY from all of the above

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Tee-Tree water catchment
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COMPONENTS

• The amount of water we use,
• What fertilizers are used and how often,
• Different pesticides, insecticides used,
• Treatment and control methods for turf diseases.

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WATER USAGE
GOLF COURSE GREENS

• The water used on greens is twice that used on
  fairways or tees

• This is doubled again in summer

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Tee-Tree Golf Club
The amount of water used in Summer is twice the
amount of that used in Winter. There are channels
through the course that supply water to the
plants around the course and also as water
traps. There is one main water hole where the
rest of the courses water is pumped from. This is
maintained extremely well although there were
bulrushes and willow trees around the edges. This
water hole is not pumped from the Jordan river,
but once it gets to an overflow point it flows
into the course dam.
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Rosny Park Golf Club

• Coverage
• Waters for less than 5 months
• Land
• Chemicals

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An example of a water usage table (one cycle of
water use for Feb. Tee-Tree)
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Rosny Park Golf Club
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FERTILIZERS

• Exotic grass needs extensive fertilization
• Fertilisers may have a large impact on the
  environment if they are used incorrectly
• Fertilizers usually have a common active
  ingredient
• When the fertilisers cause problems when in
  contact with waterways

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SUMMER

• Slow release fertilizers

WINTER

• Soluble fertilizers

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PESTICIDES, FUNGICIDES INSECTICIDES
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• Tee-Tree Course

Soluble slow release fertiliser (name
undisclosed) Also every 6 months a contractor
comes in and sprays. (undisclosed also)

• Rosny Park Course

PESTICIDES / INSECTICIDES POACHEK,
PENNSIDE FUNGICIDES / HERBICIDES DEK DF,
FLOWABLE TMTD, IPPON 500
AQUAFLO, POACHEK
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TURF GRASS DISEASES
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• WINTER Algae, Damping off, Dollar Spot, Fairy
  ring, Leaf spots, Lichens, Powdery mildew, red
  thread, Snow scald Take-all

SUMMER Anthracnose, Basal Rot, Brown Patch,
Rust
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TREATMENT CONTROL

• Fungicides for year round diseases,
• Fungicides for prevention,
• Controlled by pesticides and herbicides.

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Clearing of tress before construction

• Leads to damage of land
• Affects the waterways

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Catchment management plans

• Local councils responsibility
• Brief overviews of the area
• Correction of issues
• Aids in preservation
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SUPPORT MINI GOLF AUSTRALIA
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By your powers combined, play mini golf and say
NO to chemical use on our land.