Comments on: World’s First Floating Golf Course Set to Break Water in the Maldives http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ihatethetv http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-375671 ihatethetv Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:09:44 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-375671 Water use by golf courses is typical area where critics of golf are way misinformed. The vast vast majority of golf courses out there are not hooked to the drinking water supply of a city, simply because the cost would be prohibitive. So generally golf courses use rain or stream water captured in ponds. That water is pumped out of the ponds over the course and the water is either used by the plants, some is lost to evaporation and the rest drains and percolates back into the ponds. Then the cycle happens again. So generally golf courses just use water that's naturally present in the area. Some courses are destinations of grey water which are the end point of the sewage treatment system. In this case they provide a wonderful service to the community by using this water and properly reintroducing it into the water cycle. Water use by golf courses is typical area where critics of golf are way misinformed. The vast vast majority of golf courses out there are not hooked to the drinking water supply of a city, simply because the cost would be prohibitive. So generally golf courses use rain or stream water captured in ponds. That water is pumped out of the ponds over the course and the water is either used by the plants, some is lost to evaporation and the rest drains and percolates back into the ponds. Then the cycle happens again. So generally golf courses just use water that’s naturally present in the area.

Some courses are destinations of grey water which are the end point of the sewage treatment system. In this case they provide a wonderful service to the community by using this water and properly reintroducing it into the water cycle.

]]> By: golfyeti http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-363902 golfyeti Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:36:05 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-363902 If you check the statistics, golf courses waste less water per acre ft than private homes...by a lot. Home owners are statistically the worst abusers of water in the world. That's a fact. Not sure about the herbicides, but your theory sounds plausible. If you check the statistics, golf courses waste less water per acre ft than private homes…by a lot. Home owners are statistically the worst abusers of water in the world. That’s a fact. Not sure about the herbicides, but your theory sounds plausible.

]]> By: lazyreader http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-320211 lazyreader Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:24:59 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-320211 Shouldn't golf courses and clubs pay a premium for all that water they take from municipal sources that could go into peoples homes. Especially when you have them in huge desert regions where water is scarce. You can golf in the natural area, only a couple a hundred square feet of the putting green needs grass, the rest can be left to it's own devices in nature. There are eco golf courses in Australia that have no grass, you carry a piece of synthetic turf around with you for teeing off. Golf isn't evil but it is an elitist game and boring as shit. Shouldn’t golf courses and clubs pay a premium for all that water they take from municipal sources that could go into peoples homes. Especially when you have them in huge desert regions where water is scarce. You can golf in the natural area, only a couple a hundred square feet of the putting green needs grass, the rest can be left to it’s own devices in nature. There are eco golf courses in Australia that have no grass, you carry a piece of synthetic turf around with you for teeing off. Golf isn’t evil but it is an elitist game and boring as shit.

]]> By: archonic http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-319990 archonic Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:30:29 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-319990 Thanks kaptn, I am now privy to the evils of leisure thanks to your insightful and fact packed comment. Thanks kaptn, I am now privy to the evils of leisure thanks to your insightful and fact packed comment.

]]> By: UThinkUKnow http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-318430 UThinkUKnow Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:12:22 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-318430 Evil?! Golf is amazing! And I think these three, highly respected interantional design firms, have taken the use of pesticides into consideration, if they'll use them at all. Im positive they're exploring all avenues to bring the environmental impact near the zero mark. Considering anything else....now THAT'S ridiculous. Evil?! Golf is amazing! And I think these three, highly respected interantional design firms, have taken the use of pesticides into consideration, if they’ll use them at all. Im positive they’re exploring all avenues to bring the environmental impact near the zero mark. Considering anything else….now THAT’S ridiculous.

]]> By: kaptnkrunch http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-floating-golf-course-set-to-break-water-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1/#comment-318245 kaptnkrunch Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:33:46 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=241866#comment-318245 golf courses are an evil which should be banned. The pesticides used on the greens wreck the environment and massively damage coral reefs. This is a ridiculous idea. golf courses are an evil which should be banned. The pesticides used on the greens wreck the environment and massively damage coral reefs. This is a ridiculous idea.

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