The Grange Golf Club has been operational since 1926.\u00a0 The Club features two championship quality 18 hole courses, both ranked in the top 100 courses in Australia.\u00a0 To maintain\u00a0the courses during summer the Club sources approximately 500ML of irrigation water from\u00a0the T1\u00a0aquifer\u00a0which is part of\u00a0the Port Willunga Formation.<\/p>\n
The continuation of the drought, urban and industrial sprawl has raised questions about the sustainability of water extraction from the Aquifer.\u00a0 To ensure the sustainability of water resources The Grange Golf Club worked with the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board to initiate a water sustainability initiative,\u00a0creating The Grange Golf Club Wetland Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Scheme.<\/p>\n
The Grange Golf Club Wetland ASR Scheme involves capturing storm water from\u00a0Trimmer Parade\u00a0and Brebner\u00a0Drive in Seaton, SA.\u00a0 The storm water is then\u00a0moved through\u00a0a series of vegetated pools designed to reduce the amount of rubbish, sediment and pollution in the water.<\/p>\n
These vegetated pools are known as the Wetland and occupy 3ha on the eastern boundary of The Grange Golf Club facility.\u00a0 The water takes\u00a04-6 days to pass through the wetland, and reach the point where it can be\u00a0injected into the underground aquifer for storage and later extraction.\u00a0 Based on the average annual rainfall and wetland size The Grange Golf Club ASR Scheme plans to pump 320\u00a0megalitres into the underground aquifer per year, significantly reducing the impact the Club has on the aquifer.<\/p>\n
The design of the wetland features a series of pools.\u00a0 The general design of each pool features a deep inlet, shallow marsh, and another deep area before the outlet.<\/p>\n
The deep pools are approximately 1-1.5m deep and act to slow the water and encourage coarse particles to drop out of the water.<\/p>\n
The shallow marshes are only covered with 5-20cms of water.\u00a0 However they\u00a0feature a dense population of reeds that act as a giant sieve reducing the amount of sediments or pollutants in the water.<\/p>\n
Before any water is pumped into the aquifer it needs to pass a series of tests to establish if the quality of water meets the specified requirements set out in the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) Code of Practice for Aquifer Storage and Recovery 2004.\u00a0 These tests examine levels of; salinity, nitrogen, phosphorous, herbicides, fertilizers, heavy metals, acidity, and turbidity.<\/p>\n
Government of South Australia, The Grange Golf Club Inc, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, Connel Wagner, Bardvacol, Green Environmental Consultants, and Hakea Revegetation.
\nFor Further Information:<\/p>\n
Grange Golf Club Inc. Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board
\nWhite Sands Drive, Grange, SA, 5022
\nAddress: PO Box 7462, West Lakes, SA,\u00a05021
\nPhone: (08) 8355 7100
\nEmail: info@www.grangegolf.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAddress: 205 Greenhill Road, Eastwood, SA,\u00a05063
\nPhone: (08) 8273 9100
\nWeb: http:\/\/www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au<\/a>
\nE-mail: reception@adelaide.nrm.sa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"