Highlands Golf Water Allocation and Usage

Water allocations "run with the land".
They can't be sold back to the water utility, nor can they "go with you" when you sell and move.

Water allocations are paid (up front) and determine the allowable annual usage of water.

We bought the property in 1975 (ouch...long ago...).

In the ensuing years (mostly farming ~1,100 apple trees, 600 Christmas trees), and then the golf course, we continued to purchase additional water allocation.

Husband often said:  "This place is worthless without water on it."

Now and then one hears statements from a misinformed public complaining that golf courses waste/use too much water, so the purpose of this entry is to show how much water my golf course uses for irrigation and compare it to our allowable use (paid-for) allocation.

Note:  the very small water usage by the residence and clubhouse (on 2 separate water meters) is not included.

HIGHLANDS GOLF ALLOCATION:

10.0035 acres of water = 22,275 cubic metres of water allowed for annual use.  (Source: RDNO, Becky Johnstone, July 12,2013)



IRRIGATION USAGE:

2011                                   =  2,986 cubic metres  (13.4%)

2012                                   =  2,953 cubic metres  (13.2%)

2013                                   =  3,162 cubic metres   (14.9%)



"A pat on the back is what this facility deserves," suggests Kia, adding "but who gets YOUR UNUSED 86 per cent of water every year?"


No idea how to answer that, but we obviously bought too much water all those years ago.