“Every groundsman and greenkeeper has to know precisely the
boundaries that he or she is working in”
Above: Carden Park Golf Club’s Environmental Activity Centre supplied by ESD Waste2Water
Left: Integrated fuel storage and washpad recycling by Course Care at Ashby Decoy Golf Club
Right: Small Equipment Wash Station from ESD Waste2Water
pressure washer emulsifies oils etc., allowing them to pass through the Interceptor. In practise this means that for most equipment maintenance facilities installation of an Interceptor is no longer a valid option.”
David Mears adds, “the disadvantage of an Interceptor is that it will gradually fill with contaminants and needs pumping regularly – between every six months and every two years, depending upon use. This is clearly an imperfect solution as no facility wants a build- up of pollutants. Recycling seems a good option. There are a number of companies supplying Recycling Wash-Off systems, all working on the same
principal of digesting (eating) the contaminants biologically using specially selected microbes. These systems produce quality recycled wash water for continuous use, reducing wash water usage by a massive 90%. “An 18 hole golf course could save £800 a year by installing a recycling system,” Mears calculates.
Golf course and larger maintenance facilities have a range of established recycling wash-off systems available, but what are the implications of this new legislation for the smaller facilities found at the majority of football and cricket grounds, which only have a small amount of equipment and are often limited for space. One
answer may be the new Small Equipment Recycling Wash Station from Waste2Water. Tim Earley, commented “The Groundsman Wash Station is specially designed for washing hand mowers and smaller equipment, removing the need for a dedicated concrete wash pad. We believe this is the perfect answer for football clubs, cricket grounds and other facilities with a small amount of equipment. The ‘Plug & Go’ design allows for easy installation in the tightest of spaces.” Perhaps the greatest benefit of installing a recycling system however is peace of mind as recycling reduces waste and pollution, so benefiting the environment. “You can also be sure that you will not be prosecuted for polluting the local river or lake,” Mears says, but he
believes that it is only a matter of time before a case is brought. “Until now, nobody has been prosecuted. Sooner or later there will be a case, and every club will have to fall in line by installing recycling equipment.” He estimates that fewer than 20% of clubs have a recycling system. “A class one interceptor is legal now, but for how long? The restrictions are getting increasingly stringent and interceptors will become obsolete as the EA’s demands tighten. There has been one well-known case in Australia, and the same will happen here.” “There is an increasing
awareness of how strict the legislation is. Every groundsman and greenkeeper has to know precisely the boundaries that he or she is working in.”
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