Florida Drought Hits Golf Courses
An 18-month drought in south Florida is bad enough that water restrictions are starting to hit golf courses.
Two million gallons a month less than normal! Agriculture and golf courses must now use 45% less water than normal, suggesting that each golf course would otherwise be using 4 million gallons a month. That's a lot of water."[N]ew rules will shut off 2 million gallons of water monthly from each of the two golf courses..."
Sugar and other crops are being hit hard by the water restrictions, and losses are expected to be high."Lake Okeechobee, the region's primary reservoir, is down to 9.3 feet above sea level — less than half a foot above its record low."
One wonders, on a scale of relative priorities, how golf courses could rank in importance with agriculture. Perhaps some people would rather golf than eat?
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