2012 is here, and I am attacking things with a fresh perspective. A few years ago, my new year's work resolutions were mostly related to safety. I am continuing to work with the Ohio Bureau of Workman's Comp to develop safety and worker injury protocols that will help us be more efficient and have fewer accidents. Also, I will team with the clubhouse to make these policies work for the club as a whole.
For 2012, I am going to make more effort to address some of the environmental issues that face our course, our industry as a whole, and our planet. Issues such as fertilizer restrictions, EPA pesticide permitting guidelines, water use, fuel use, and others are at the forefront of the new 'sustainability' initiatives that our profession is working to implement. Being at the forefront of these issues will help my profession AND this club be more environmentally aware and financially successful in the future.
Below is a link to the recent issue of the USGA green section. At the top of this weeks issue is a link to an interesting article about "purple gold". Reclaimed water runs through purple pipes, and is becoming more widely used throughout areas of the country. I have been asked several times by members if we use reclaimed water, usually in the spring after members visit courses in the southern areas of the US during the winter where reclaimed or effluent water is used.
Fresh water is only becoming more scarce as the years go by and the population continues to boom. I feel that the future will require more stringent water use guidelines and effluent or reclaimed water use will be more prevalant across the globe. That being said, even though our area of the country is not currently set up for reclaimed water, we must stay prepared.
Click below for an interesting article on reclaimed water and some other insights from the USGA.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/USGA-Green-Section-Record--December-16--2011.html?soid=1103157499740&aid=P9DXvH9nuX8
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