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The Maintenance Facility: Best practice guide to the management of selected maintenance streams Use of interceptors to treat machinery washdown water At the time of writing there are three commercially available closed loop recycling systems available on the market which will adequately cleanse machinery washdown water of all organic and inorganic waste prior to its re-use for machinery washdown. The Clearwater System (available through Highspeed Lubricants), the Hydrascape and Waste2Water are all available and can be installed either in-house or by professional contractors. The use of a sealed underground containment tank is another option. This will involve the installation of a underground sealed containment tank large enough to handle the appropriate amount of waste water and this will require emptying on a regular basis by a licensed contractor. The release of organic waste through machinery washdown water into the surrounding fresh water matrix will not only raise the biological oxygen demand (BOD) of the water body, thus reducing the likelihood of aquatic life, but can also result in the retention of partially fermented clippings resulting in high levels of potassium leaching into water bodies, thus actively killing invertebrates and other aquatic flora and fauna. Legal issues surrounding washdown water The Ground Water Regulations 1998 (as amended) prohibit the discharge of trade effluent to ground or controlled sewer without a discharge licence (available from the Environment Agency). Therefore, all golf clubs currently allowing machinery washdown water to be discharged without licence are breaking the law. This does not mean that a ‘one size fits all’ interceptor or recycling system is required for every golf club, however some form of treatment and licence must be acquired. The Water Framework Directive (WFD), when fully implemented, will afford the Environment Agency stricter controls regarding the pollution of ditches, streams, rivers, ponds, etc. in relation to their ecological interest and it will be the WFD that eventually forces all golf clubs into installing some form of waste water treatment plant prior to re-use or discharge. The installation of an appropriately designed reedbed system to treat the waste water prior to release into the local fresh water matrix, or re-use as machinery washdown water, is an option which is rapidly increasing in popularity. A suitably sized and well designed reedbed will not only adequately treat and polish arising waste water but will also create additional ecological habitat and aesthetic interest for the golf course. Reedbeds require minimal maintenance and will not create unpleasant odours, and in most cases will be a valuable asset to the golf course. Their incorporation into a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) may bring about further aesthetic and strategic interest to the golf course, whilst allowing for management of all rainwater which falls on the golf course and its controlled release or storage for re-use. WASTE MANAGEMENT Best Practice Approach for English and Welsh Golf Clubs 38
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