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Article: Solving drainage problems: ponding water threatens turf, tracks from coast to coast.(IRRIGATION & DRAINAGE)
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- SportsTURF
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Once athletes get to a certain age, the thrill of splashing around on a wet, muddy field fades fast. Wet turf is dangerous turf: dangerous to athletes, dangerous for the grass, and dangerous for the career of any grounds manager who does not fix the situation promptly.
SBC Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, is subject to repeated and heavy rain in the course of a season. At certain times of the year, it can be a bear to keep the outfield playable as water drains from the track onto the field.
At the other end of the nation is what may be an even more amazing field ... the home of the Panthers of the Polytech School District in Woodside, DE. The high ...