Pitchcare
Are you at the mercy of the water
The most cost effective storage is an open topped earth bank reservoir
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Such a structure is built without the import or
to the neighbours is minimal. Planning consent is usually reasonably straight forward as the Environment Agency is generally in support of this type of environmentally friendly work. There are many factors involved with the
So many clubs are dependant on buying water from the local water company. The cost of water is rising all the time and there is always the fear that when you need the irrigation system most - in a drought - you will be restricted or even cut off
It is possible, in most cases, for your course to become independent of the water company. 3
water per day from any natural source on your
• Stream or river
• Borehole The major point to remember is that the 20m3 /
3 advantage of this resource is storage. The minimum size of this storage should be equivalent 3
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For example, let us assume a dry summer, then 3
topped earth bank reservoir. Now, if the land area is available, it would be wise to build something about 8000m3
as this will always leave extra storage that will make it easier to control
land contours, soil types, water table etc., but 8000m3
storage. Beware of the trap to just add extra water tanks.
All that will do is cost a great deal of money and delay running out of water by a couple of days. So, start with a review of water needs, then
the available resources. A simple geological easily assessed. There are obviously many factors to consider, this area of engineering. GCA has a wide range of experts and for this work Bill Hawthorn MIAgrE the retained person.
140 I PC APRIL/MAY 2016
West Sussex Golf Club’s independent water supply
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