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"I'd like to think that North Ranch
is on the front end of this, and it
is one of the largest projects of
its kind in the state; but it's also
about being the leader in our
community," said Bentley, who has
been a member of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of
America (GCSAA) for 11 years.
"Everyone has seen what we are
doing, but every club in this area
is reevaluating how much turf they
need to keep in play."
According to the MWD, requests
for turf removal rebates since
the start of 2014 have nearly
doubled. The rebate program calls
for California-friendly plants and
drought-tolerant landscaping to fill
in where turf has been removed.
"The tremendous public response
clearly demonstrates that Southern
California residents and businesses
are enthusiastically answering the
statewide mandate to lower water
demands in this difficult drought,"
said MWD board Chairman Randy
Record.
"We had done all that we could
do, and it was time to take a fresh
approach," said Bentley of the
project, which is being handled by
Jackson Kahn Golf Course Design
and is scheduled for completion by
summer 2015.
The upscale private club
overhauled its irrigation system in
2005, and since 2007 it has been
working on small projects for turf
removal and even converted to a
WATER CONSERVATION
BEING PROACTIVE
In light of the ongoing
North Ranch Country
LOWERING
Requests
since
