In the article linked below, there's what looks to be a minor victory for golf courses in Connecticut. Last October, I met with a series of superintendents from Connecticut at a GCSAA meeting that were discussing the impact of the new water regulations on their golf courses. They were all terribly worried about the new regulations and were amassing grass-roots efforts to make sure they were considered. It looks like they have at least created an atmosphere of compromise. The decision by the state legislature to deny a proposal by the state Department of Environmental Protection should also buy more time to sort out the right balance between environmental sensitivity and economic success. In our industry, we need to be ever diligent in what politicians are up to. The economic viability of golf will always be overlooked unless we have people reminding politicians of the economic impact of golf and the REAL environmental impact.
The article is linked below:
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/DEP-to-make-more-compromises-on-stream-flow-regs-929234.php
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