Trends in the use of recycled water

Of the many conservation measures that golf courses used to reduce reliance on potable water, the shift towards the use of recycled (reclaimed) water was one of the most dramatic. The recently released report, Water use and conservation practices on U.S. golf courses documents the shifts in use of different water sources in each of seven agronomic regions. Overall, golf courses went from using 15 percent reclaimed water use on a national basis in 2005, to 25 percent reclaimed water…