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Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX

Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX. Project Overview Your Role in the Project April 2009. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX. The Collaboration: Pa. DEP Pa. Environmental Council LandStudies

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Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX

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  1. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • Project Overview • Your Role in the Project • April 2009

  2. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • The Collaboration: • Pa. DEP • Pa. Environmental Council • LandStudies • with assistance from the PGCSA

  3. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • Handbook Information: • Connections to – • Environmental Institute for Golf • Audubon International Certification • Pennsylvania State Water Plan • Pennsylvania Nutrient Trading Program • Economic Opportunities Through • Regulatory Fulfillment & Partnerships • - stormwater management • - wetland mitigation banking

  4. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • Handbook Information: • Importance of Mapping • Importance of Monitoring • Working with • Conservation Organizations

  5. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX The 18 Water Resource-Related BMPs Irrigation System Improvement 1. Equipment selection & maintenance 2. Where & when to irrigate

  6. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Chemical Use 3. Chemical storage & handling 4. Herbicide & pesticide selection & application 5. Nutrient Management Native Plant Installation 6. Use native plants 7. Increase naturalized areas

  7. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX 8. Erosion control 9. Equipment washing stations Buffer Strip Installation 10. Choosing vegetation 11. Placement & sizing

  8. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX 12. Composting Stormwater Management 13. Collection, cleansing, & storage 14. Reusing stormwater

  9. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • Stream & Floodplain Restoration • Assumes a major role because of • - many benefits from one project • - availability of credits & offsets from • several of the resulting benefits • 15. Floodplain Restoration

  10. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Stream & Floodplain Restoration Special emphasis on first four of the following benefits: - Flood reduction - Stormwater management - Sediment & nutrient reduction - Groundwater recharge

  11. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Stream & Floodplain Restoration Benefits - Wetland creation - Riparian buffers - Wildlife habitat improvement - Invasive species removal - Aesthetic enhancement - Topsoil generation - Environmental education

  12. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX 16. Wetland construction/restoration Alternative Water Source Use 17. Grey water 18. Treated wastewater effluent

  13. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • DEP Credits and Offsets – • Nitrogen Trading Credits • Phosphorus Trading Credits • Sediment Credits (future) • Carbon Credits (potential) • Stormwater Offsets

  14. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • State Water Plan Tie-In – • Environmental Components • Flood Mitigation • Stream Channel Alterations • Stream Bank Erosion • Runoff Quality • Dry-Weather Flow Protection • Aquifer Recharge

  15. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX • State Water Plan Tie-In – • Regulatory Components • Stormwater Management Act • Sewage Facilities Act • Municipalities Planning Code • Chapters 102 & 105 • NPDES • MS4 • TMDLs

  16. After Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX TPC Potomac Stream & Floodplain Restoration

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  21. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Lehigh Valley Country Club Stream & Floodplain Restoration

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  26. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Bedford Springs Stream & Floodplain Restoration

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  30. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Saucon Valley Stream & Floodplain Restoration

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  35. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Butterfly Acres Infiltration Trenches for Groundwater Recharge

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  37. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Infiltration Trench Schematic

  38. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX Infiltration Trench Construction

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  40. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX How You Can Help • Do you know a golf course • where one or more of the BMPs • has been implemented? • Photos • Contact information • Cost range • Project partnerships • Acreage or linear footage • Project partnerships & • other relevant details…

  41. Golf Course Water Resources Best Management Practices TOOLBOX We appreciate your contributions & involvement! Thank you.

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