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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Author Affiliation: | Beard: Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and Kenna: U.S. Golf Association, Green Section Research, Stillwater, Oklahoma |
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| Monograph Title: | Water Quality and Quantity Issues for Turfgrasses in Urban Landscapes, 2008. |
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| Volume Editors: | Beard, James B. and Kenna, Michael P. |
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the Workshop on "Water Quality and Quantity Issues for Turfgrasses in Urban Landscapes", Las Vegas, Nevada, January, 2006 |
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| Publishing Information: | Ames, Iowa: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology |
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| # of Pages: | 334 |
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| Collation: | xx, 156, I-16, 157-298 pp. |
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| Series: | CAST Special Publication 27 |
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| Evaluative Review: | Evaluative Review appears in USGA Green Section Record, 46(5) September/October 2008, p. 24-25 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water quality; Urban landscaping; Water management; Legislation; Water use; Water conservation; Effluent water; Irrigation
Dutch Turfgrass Research Foundation Keywords: 408-C; 502-E; Urban areas; Water quality; Golf courses; Environmental management; Water management; Pesticides; Water requirements; Conference proceedings
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| Abstract/Contents: | "There is a pending water crisis due to population growth in areas with inadequate water supplies. Even in areas where water supplies are ample, an economic or investment concern exists whenever peak demand becomes a driving force in decision about providing water to the public. There is a tendency to use a simplistic approach for eliminating certain water uses by enacting public laws. A single-issue approach of not permitting irrigation on all or a portion of the land area, such as grassed lawns, can lead to other potentially serious problems. Officials need to take these consequences into consideration when proposing legislation to exclude irrigation from all or part of the urban landscape. In the United States, there is currently no national water policy, partly because of the history of the country and partly because most water issues have been treated as local issues, resulting in an extremely decentralized water delivery system. The nation's water issues need to be addressed in an integrated manner, focusing on programs at the watershed and basin levels. There is a need to reconcile the myriad laws, executive orders, and congressional guidance that have created a disjointed, ad hoc national water policy. The fiscal realities facing the nation need to be recognized to effectively coordinate the actions of federal, state, tribal, and local governments dealing with water. For grassed landscapes, the first step toward water conservation is selecting the correct turfgrass for the climate in which it will be grown. There is adequate research to substantiate the use of specific cultural practices, or systems approaches, to decrease turfgrass water use, conserve water, and enhance drought resistance. These practices could be used immediately to conserve water and maintain turfgrass quality and functional benefits. Recycled or brackish water can be used successfully to irrigate turfgrasses. Water conservation resulting from this practice far outweighs the potential negative impacts. Nonetheless, recycled or brackish water quality must be evaluated thoroughly before developing appropriate plant cultural strategies for its use. If irrigation systems are employed, proper design, installation, management, and maintenance are very important. One critical element is to apply the proper amount of water when the landscape needs the water to avoid both deep percolation and runoff. Other concerns include potential pesticide and nutrient leaching and runoff from turfgrass areas. The legislative history and context of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act demonstrate that the federal, state, and local governments provide a clean and safe drinking water supply. It is important to understand that a healthy turfgrass has a great capacity to use applied nutrients, break down pesticides, help recharge groundwater, and reduce surface runoff. The critical aspect is management, which includes irrigation, drainage, fertilizer, and pesticide application, and cultural practices. Based on turfgrass landscape research, runoff volume generally is small and losses of pesticides and nutrients are less than those from agriculture. This is being used to develop models for risk assessment and risk management of turfgrass chemicals. The BMPs approach developed by the EPA has a long track record of being implemented successfully. A water conservation program using a similar approach could be very effective. It can be based on science and it can be embraced by the citizens of the community. The ultimate goal is to provide quality urban areas for daily activities and recreation while conserving and protecting the water supply." |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Turfgrasses -- Water requirements -- Congresses; Water quality management -- Congresses; Water conservation -- Congresses; Turf management -- Congresses; Turf management; Turfgrasses -- Water requirements; Water conservation; Water quality management |
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| ISBN: | 1887383298 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9781887383295 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | Chapter references |
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| See Also: | See also the 16 chapter records from this work; search as MCODE=WQQIT in Power Search, or see records related to WQQIT |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Irrigation Water Quality
Other items relating to: Water Conservation - Golf
Other items relating to: Effluent Water Use |
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| Note: | Supplementary material located within TIC Vertical Seqential
Includes appendix: "Workshop participant list"; pp. 295-296
Includes appendix: "Workshop agenda"; pp. 297-298
Summary of executive summary appears as abstract
Maps
Pictures, color
Figures
Tables
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A science-based presentation that represents the culmination of presentations and in-depth discussions among 48 researchers, environmental specialists, and water industry managers during a three-day workshop. It is a major resource for government officials and policymakers." p. 176 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
2008. Water Quality and Quantity Issues for Turfgrasses in Urban Landscapes. Beard, James B. and Kenna, Michael P. (eds.) xx, 156, I-16, 157-298 pp. Ames, Iowa: Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. |
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