Contaminated Golf Irrigation Water in our Pool
 

Hi,
At just after 7am this morning, TV was watering the golf course and a huge jet of water was shooting into our pool.

When we contacted TV about it at Bonifay Country Club they sent a guy, who first of all didn't believe it was watering on our property and then had the cheek to say it normally happens around midnight or one o'clock, as if, if we didn't see it, it was ok 😈😈

We have often seen moisture on our birdcage in the mornings, but just assumed it was condensation from the night air, now we realise we, our friends and relatives, including our Grandchildren have been swimming in CONTAMINATED WATER - probably for the last THREE Years - NOT Good enough!

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I think TV should try out their golf course sprinklers every few months during the day at a publicised time, so that everyone on a golf course can see whether their home has been polluted by this filthy water.

Yikes! I've wondered just how polluted that water is and even if it is safe for wildlife swimming in it let alone grandchildren. Keep us informed. It must be a huge oversight.

Junction29,
You might want to have your pool water tested for the level of pollution (if any), and determine what needs to be done to clean of the water if necessary. This would be beyond the normal test that the technician would do on a weekly basis. You may need to take a sample to a laboratory.

Since the irrigation water is NON potable you really have no idea what is in there. Also, I suspect the typical pool filtering system is not setup to handle this type of water.

I agree that you have a concern, and testing the pool water will give you some facts to discuss with the offender.

Hope this helps, and keep us informed on what happens.

If no one became sick and they changed the sprinkler right away then all is well. Right? Have the people swimming in your pool had skin infections, diarrhea, vomiting, eye infections over the past years?


I would call T&D and ask them if this is dangerous. If anyone knows pool biochemistry it would be them.

Good point
 

Thank you, very good point.

We will get the water quality tested.

Update.

As we said earlier, we reported it and we are happy to give credit where it's due and they have already been, adjusted the head and switched it on to try it so that we could see the result.

It is fine now and misses our property by quite a margin.

However, the point I made in the first post is still valid.

The irrigation engineer did say to me this morning that sometime the gears shift and the head moves its direction of aim!

If the heads are active in the early hours, several or many people could be having their property and pools contaminated and no-one would know !!!!!!

That cannot be acceptable.

Where do we go and who do we see to get a system implemented that allows residents on golf courses to check that their property is not being contaminated?

Not quite
 

Hi Gracie,
Sorry, but I have to disagree, just because someone does not show signs of sickness does not mean they have not been infected with some slow developing problem.

I am not trying to scaremonger, but this needs addressing before it damages someone, not after.

The point you make about our own property sprinklers is, with respect, not valid either.

These golf course sprinklers emit huge amounts of water at around 100psi., which gives a far larger volume of contaminant than yourhouse sprinklers do in a very short space of time and I would be very surprised if anyone with a pool has a sprinkler head near it.

The only good point about this incident is the speed of response and solution, which was excellent.

As another poster said have your pool water checked and I think it should be paid for by whomever is responsible. Contact a lawyer for a free consultation if necessary.

It is NOT alright that this happened and I would be as concerned as you are.

Are you kidding????? Unbelievable comment!!!

Yea you should have your water tested to be on the safe side. You do have chemicals in it. What I see as strange we're worried about your pool water with probably over 10K gallons of water in it but yet people walk on all the grass in TV even barefooted, walk their dogs and cats on all the grass including the golf courses,let their animals drink out of the puddles along the curbs,let their grand kids play in the sand traps with their toys and not think one bit about it. FYI the sprinklers are checked on a regular basis and believe me they find a lot of issues from broken to misdirected and missing. But thanks for the warning.

Definitely, it is most important to have an independent laboratory check water samples from your pool - and quickly, too.

As for having the testing paid for by "whomever is responsible", just wait for the test results. The testing is for your peace of mind and cannot cost too much. If there is contamination shown to be of the same kind as in the irrigation water, then call an attorney.

Main thing - get the water tested quickly!

Don't waste time or money testing water, you would need to test for a zillion contaminants.

Pump all the water out of the pool, yes I know it's big, but must be done.

Refill, do regular chemicals.

That water is the most contaminated water that can possibly be exposed to a swimming environment.

All your swimming pool filters also been to changed including any sand filters

TV must reimburse you for all expensive.

This is really bad.......

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We also have a in ground pool. We have a salt filter and have our water tested with the pool company regularly.....they tell us what the water needs..acid...ph....additional chlorine...ect.

With this information, I am attempting to hopefully calm your nerves. Supposedly the pool pump filters the water at amazing rates. Our pool is sometimes discolored and after we shock it, by the next day the water is crystal clean...

So, hopefully your pool pump acts the same and your grandchildren and yourselves are fine......but....I would still take it to a water testing company just to make sure....best of luck....

Dumping your pool is not a good idea......it has to be done by a professional since the pool can pop up/out without the water weight, plus the price of the refilling of water....?????....test the water.....first...

I have been doing water chemistry for many years there are way too many test that are possible, and cost hundreds of dollars.

A pool company only tests very basic items none of which relate to the possible health issues in that contaminated water.

Do you know there are junk cars in that aquifer?


empty/refill/new filters ask TV to pay that and the water bill plus the pool service.

all of that would be less money than testing for everything, be mindful can any la really test for everything..............answer no.

If not too much of a financial burden, empty pool, professionally clean, refill. And I would invoice somebody, but don’t know who.

The problem is some diseases have incubation periods of months to years. The golf course made an honest mistake, doesn’t mean there isn’t a consequence to that mistake.