Exploring an alternative source

In November, Pinter and Associates Ltd. (geotechnical engineers) were asked conduct a geological study as to whether there was evidence of a possible alternative water source available for irrigating the golf course. The intention is to reduce or, if possible, eliminate the amount of potable water (15,000,000 gallons per year) used to irrigate. The process to date has consisted of drilling three two inch boreholes known as test wells. The wells were bored down to a depth of approximately 40 feet and samples were taken every five feet to be brought back to the lab for analysis.  On Monday December 5th, Pinter and Associates Ltd. returned to further analyse and sample the monitoring wells.  Over the next few weeks they will be generating a report of their findings along with a recommendation as to whether or not it is viable to proceed with the next steps in attempting to extract ground water for the purpose of irrigating the golf course.

Boring test well

Removing soil sample for analysis

Installing test well