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In November of 2000, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources (IWR) began collaborating on water management information transfer project. . The focus of the project was to facilitate the development of a list of potential Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Golf Course Water and to manage an outreach effort to include a one day conference for industry professionals (held October 18, 2001). An Advisory committee was created consisting of members of the golf course industry, consultants, public interest groups, government agencies and the academic community. Three working subcommittees were formed to study and write portions of the document pertaining to Water Quality, Water Supply and Water Demand. The entire Advisory Committee convened monthly to discuss the evolving BMP document, and subcommittees met as needed to review relevant publications and write individual sections. The subcommittees began their work with a survey of existing BMPs for golf course water that were developed for use in other parts of the country. A review of peer-reviewed, scientific literature on related to golf course water was conducted. The subcommittees evaluated both the existing BMPs and the published studies for their potential application to Connecticut. During the committees discussions it became clear that further investigation of some potential practices relevant to Connecticut are needed (for example, fertigation). The BMP document represents the Final Draft of the report of the Advisory Committee to the DEP on potential Best Management Practices for golf course water. It was distributed at the conference, “Water Resources Management in a Golf Course Environment” held on October 18, 2001 at the Country Club of Farmington. At this conference, one session was devoted to outlining the contents of the document, and another to provide the opportunity for public discussion and comment. This document is not intended to be all inclusive. In addition, it is recognized that not all of the BMPs described here will not be applicable to all golf courses, since many of the recommendations need to be adjusted to take into account site-specific conditions. |
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