You may be surprised to know that Fairwinds Golf Club doesn’t use any municipal water on the golf course. Rainwater is collected from Dolphin Lake, fed through to the pump station on the golf course and pumped around to various ponds on the course. On hole number two there is a dam that stores the water, and after heavy rainfalls, excess water overflows into the ocean. The water that remains in the pond is then circulated to other ponds throughout the course and used for watering. This process allows us to preserve water, especially during summer months when the course is more likely to become dry. The constant flow of water also helps create cleaner water ways on the course.
Water from Dolphin Lake flows down the creek through the golf course to the ponds located between the 11th and 18th fairways. These ponds feed the irrigation pump station. In the summer months, water flowing into the pond on the second hole is pumped up to the pond near the tees on the 4th hole back through to the ponds on the 11th and 18th fairways. This prevents the water from flowing out to the ocean.
This network of the ponds and creek are part of Fairwinds’ integrated storm management system. The series of ponds detains rainwater by providing storage and therefore slowing the flow of water as it passes through the golf course on its way to the ocean.
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