

Water Retention
Reduce reliance on mains water with smart storage and capture solutions, ensuring sustainability and year-round course health
What is Water Retention?
Water retention is the process of capturing, storing, and managing water to reduce reliance on external sources like mains water. For golf courses, this means utilising natural and engineered solutions to harvest rainwater, improve drainage, and ensure sustainable water supply.
By implementing water retention strategies, golf courses can significantly reduce their environmental footprint while maintaining playable conditions year-round. Through a combination of methods your club can achieve greater sustainability and resilience against water scarcity.
Why Water Retention Matters for Golf Courses
Smart water management ensures a greener course and a sustainable future for your club.
- Reduced Water Costs: Lower your reliance on costly mains water
- Year-round playability: Ensure your course remains playable, even during dry seasons
- Environmental Impact: Conserve resources and support your club’s sustainability goals
- Future-Proofing: Prepare for increasing water scarcity and stricter environmental regulations
- Enhanced Reputation: Attract eco-conscious members and stakeholders by demonstrating environmental responsibility
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Water Retention Questions?
Answered.
Water retention is the process of capturing, storing, and managing water to reduce reliance on external sources like mains water. It ensures a sustainable water supply for your golf courses.
Water retention reduces water costs, conserves resources, ensures year-round playability, and supports environmental sustainability, improving your club’s reputation and resilience against water shortages.
We implement tailored solutions such as rainwater harvesting systems, attenuation ponds, natural water storage features, optimised irrigation systems, and improved drainage to maximise water use efficiency.
Yes, only if your water retention project runs in conjunction with a funded soil importation golf course development.
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Sustainability
Alongside water retention, we provide a range of services to strengthen the sustainability of your golf course. Our expertise includes Biodiversity Net Gain, where we design and enhance habitats to support local wildlife and promote ecological health. We also implement Circular Economy practices during development to reduce waste and maximise long-term environmental benefits.
Together, these strategies help create a more sustainable, resilient, and eco-friendly course for your club.