6 Scary Facts About California's Drought

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36. There are 1,140 golf courses in California.

http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/state.aspx?state=CA

How much water do they use? http://www.ehow.com/about_6311062_water-consumption-golf-courses.html

Golf courses utilize large amounts of water for course maintenance. According to the Alliance for Water Energy, turf grass requires approximately 25 to 60 inches of water per year. However, water audits indicate that golf courses utilize 20 to 50 percent more water than required to maintain healthy golf courses.


Editorial comment: (But have made no changes)

Now imagine the golf courses in Indio. Or Palm Springs. Who's gonna bring the water? We are talking MILLIONS of gallons of water per day, yet the restrictions placed on them are 15 percent. Again, the replacement water will be the aquafir. And if that is not being replenished, then that will dwindle (thankfully that is the first place rainfall goes) quickly.

All around me are golf courses. All in places that ten years ago were natural grasses, typically foothills style and now are full of golf courses. There are four del Webb courses and countless country clubs all within about ten minutes of my door.