Golf Course Irrigation: Environmental Design and Management Practices

Preface.

1. Plant Irrigation Requirements.

Soil-Water-Plant Relationships.

Evapotranspiration.

Turf Types.

Sources.

2. Water Supply: Quantity and Quality.

Sources, Withdrawal Permits, and Water Rights.

Municipal Sources.

Surface Water.

Groundwater.

Combined Sources.

Alternative Sources.

Water Quality.

Cross Connection, Backflow Prevention.

3. Pump Systems.

Pump Types.

Pump Sizing.

Motors.

Controls.

Variable Frequency Drives.

Pump System Safety Circuits.

Pressure Relief Valve.

Remote Monitoring.

Power.

Intakes and Discharges.

Pump Houses.

Injection and Filtration.

4. Materials.

Pipe.

Fittings.

Isolation Valves.

Specialty Valves.

Valve Boxes, Reach Wells.

Sprinklers.

Quick Coupling Valves.

Swing Joints.

Control Systems.

Remote Control.

Line Conditioners/Voltage Stabilizers.

Uninterruptible Power Supplies.

Weather Stations.

Wire.

Lightning Protection.

Sources.

5. Design.

Preliminary Procedures.

Standards and Codes.

Computer Software (CAD).

Coverage.

Subsurface Drip Irrigation.

Surface Drip-Micro-Irrigation.

Spacing.

Uniformity.

Communication Alternatives.

Basic Hydraulics.

Pipe Routing.

Energy-Water Relationship (Friction Loss).

Isolation.

Basics of Electricity.

Power Wiring.

Communication Wiring.

Zone Wiring.

Protection Procedures.

Related Systems.

Project Documents.

Scheduling.

Programming.

Weather Stations and Sensors.

Sources.

6. Construction Management.

Cost Estimating.

Bid Procedures and Documents.

Staking.

Monitoring of Installation.

The Next Step.

Creation of Central Controller Map.

Irrigation System Evaluation.

System Audits.

7. Installation.

Preliminary Considerations.

Material Take-off and Material Ordering.

Permits.

The Staging Area-Receiving and Storing Materials.

Installation Equipment.

Crew.

Safety.

Layout and Staking.

Connection to a Secondary Water Source.

Connection to the Permanent Water Supply.

Pump Station Installation.

Potable Water Supplies, Wells, and Effluent Water Sources.

Critical Connections.

Irrigation Mainline.

Valve Installation.

Wire Installation.

Sprinkler Head Installation.

Field Controllers.

Decoder Systems.

Central Controllers.

Initial Start-up.

Record Drawings.

Punch List.

Guarantee Period.

Irrigation System Winterization.

System Activation.

Irrigation System Maintenance.

8. Conservation.

Golf Course Statistics.

Design Considerations.

System Management and Maintenance.

Related Cultural Practices.

Sources.

Glossary.

Appendix: Tables and Charts.

Standards.

Index.