Golf Course Irrigation Supplies

With golf course irrigation the most important thing is where and what needs to be watered, and if appropriate conduct a survey. Then with the knowledge of the products available the design of the system can begin. By this time there will be a full understanding of what is required, as well as the running costs.

After discussing the products which will best suit your needs, we consider a design overview, with sprinkler positions, pipe routes, pumps and tank locations. All products offer different installation techniques, and you decide which is best for you. Trenching can be employed for the installation of drainage systems; spiking to prevent soil consolidation whilst improving drainage and aeration and state of the art laser systems to ensure each green is perfectly flat.

Technology does play its part in Golf course irrigation; with central control systems linked to sensors and field controllers that allow you to map the irrigation of your golf course. These take into account the varying soil types, sand, stones and of course natural rainfall. This type of technology allows you to see up to date mapping of the irrigation status on your gold course at any point in time from one centralised location.

Other forms of golf course irrigation include the more traditional rotors and sprays that can be employed across all or part of your golf course or the piped drop feed which gives constant, localised water within the root zone.
If water supply is an issue it may be possible to sink a bore hole onsite to allow the golf course, landscape or pitch to provide their own water supply at a much reduced cost. Some simple points to consider are:

1.Most bottled "mineral" water brands come from boreholes.

2.Boreholes can cut water costs by up to 80 per cent.

3.A cubic metre of water from a public supply can cost up to £1 in some areas. A million gallons costs about £4,500. 

4.The cost of borehole water is around 2p to 3p a cubic metre5.Finance options are available for boreholes and – even with interest payments over five years, say – the cost can still be lower than buying public water

6.Once you’ve paid for the borehole and pump system the only cost is electricity to run the pump. There’s no water meter and definitely no water bills

7.In many cases, borehole water doesn’t need any treatment. If there is any contamination, an ultraviolet (UV) sterilisation unit and pre-filter are installed. Unlike chemical purification, they don’t taint the water

8.A new borehole, installed to a high standard, and with modern materials such as PVC and stainless steel should last a lifetime

9.Under new Water Bill legislation users who take under 20 cubic metres of water a day, that's 20 tonnes of waterdon’t need a licence to extract.

Do bear in mind that the installation costs need to be taken into consideration; the cost of any water over your free limit and perhaps most importantly the purity of the water is your responsibility.