Preventing damage to greens from recycled water

For the first time, golf courses that had previously been allowed to use low–salinity and low sodium domestic water to irrigate salt sensitive poa greens are being required to switch from domestic to recycled water on greens. In some situations, rapid blight is already a serious problem due to sodium accumulation when irrigating with domestic water, and the switch to recycled water can make a bad situation even worse. Thus, the switch to recycled water will require diligent monitoring and…