A CLIMATE OF CHANGE?

摘要

What is going on with our weather? As soon as a hose pipe ban is introduced across southeast England, the skies open and there is a plethora of flood alerts. Clearly, we are going to have to adapt to extremes of climate. For some, this will be a painful and expensive exercise, involving significant investment in infrastructure to ensure that both adequate water storage and evacuation are catered for. Rain and drainage water harvesting now makes sense for a rounded approach to water management on thegolf course, provided you have the space and the funds for such capital investment. It has been estimated that up to 40,000 m3 of storage could be required for an 18-hole golf course. That is a big hole in the ground!