WATER IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY
We are pleased to introduce you to our sophisticated water concept at the Meggen golf course.
During the construction of the 9-hole and 6-hole course, five ponds were built and existing, very old spring water pipes were renewed and thus meticulous attention was paid to being able to store as much water as possible.
We also wanted to be able to store rainwater in the long term and therefore laid drainage pipes. Via these drainage pipes in the ground, the rainwater is led into the storage lakes and from there it is used for the irrigation of the golf course.
In addition, the rainwater that collects in the asphalted areas around the maintenance yard is fed into the existing slurry silo. The slurry silo has been used as an additional water reservoir since the construction of the golf course. The washing water that is used to clean the golf machines is fed into the manure silo together with the rainwater from the maintenance yard via a sedimentation basin. The slurry silo is thus used as an intermediate reservoir and the water is then pumped into the reservoir.
The high initial costs of the ingenious water concept have paid off very well. We are proud to say that the Meggen golf course has been self-sufficient since its opening and has not used any drinking water for the irrigation of the sports and leisure facilities so far.
Only for the seeding of the playing areas was 6,000 cubic metres of water from the public network used in summer 2017.
