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Originally Posted by mikeod
When would you prefer they close those courses for necessary refurbishment? During the high season? What effect do you think reducing available tee times when demand is the highest would have? The spring/summer is the best time to do these things. I don't buy a conspiracy to make the courses better for the high season when rates are higher and/or limit availability for full-time residents during the summer.
 Regarding water management, I would suggest you contact golf administration to learn more about water management in TV. You will find it is far more extensive than you imagine. And far more involved than you think. As far as being proactive, think about the fact that they have constructed the ability to move water between the retention ponds so that there is equal distribution of a limited resource and can move water from ponds nearing capacity to those that are lower. Watering during periods of heavy rain is done to prevent ponds overflowing and flooding nearby residences. Yes, the water EVENTUALLY gets back to the ponds, but it's not quick. Much does soak through the porous soil beneath the fairways and greens. And some of that watering is on the common area landscaping where it won't just drain back. Don't forget that, for most of us, our irrigation water comes from the same source as the golf courses. So, the more we use on our lawns and shrubs, the less is available for the golf courses. |
I don't recall claiming a conspiracy theory but I won't split hairs. My claim is that attempts should be made at refurbishments taking place at all times of the year unless weather dictates otherwise. The heat of the summer is never an ideal time for new grass growth. It would be subject to more diseases and require more water. Weather in Florida allows for construction/excavation all year.
I don't see how the retention ponds on the golf courses would flood nearby residences. It's almost comical to see irrigation heads that are below standing water in the middle of a fairway actively spewing more water or standing water in the valleys along Buena Vista Blvd. that doesn't drain due to clogging with irrigation heads adding more water to the situation. Yes, there have been instances of back yards of residences being flooded but not from golf course retention ponds but from constant silt build up in larger pipes in the storm drain system. If there is ability to move water from pond to pond, that luxury would negate having to keep irrigation systems running needlessly. What it boils down to is re-evaluating irrigation practices versus the theory "that's the way we've always done it."