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Originally Posted by Talk Host
It is my understanding that even underground water supplies are regulated. Commercial use of wells is strictly controlled. They are required to get a permit for water usage. It's not like a commercial well can be dug and there's free water forever. I also believe that commercial well users are required to have a retention pond where runoff from well water is stored for use the next time. I believe that some areas also charge for the the amount of water taken out of the aquifer. The last time I heard a figure (this could be wrong) was that a commercial well can cost in excess of $10 an inch to drill.
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Absolutely there is a limit to how much they can pump from the aquifer. That is the main reason they are limited at Hacienda from my understanding. They cannot pump enough from the aquifer to augment the water in the retention pond to do more than tees and greens on that course. South of 466, they have a complicated water system that allows them to transfer water from several sources to keep the courses green. But even there, there are restrictions. One consideration is that homeowners have priority for the reclaimed water, so the more we water our landscaping, the less water is available for the golf courses.