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Article: Are Golf courses a Water Hazard? Meeting the Challenges of Golf Course Development.
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- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Local and state requirements have become more strict and officials are taking increasing care to ensure streams and neighboring properties are not impacted by a new golf course.
Whether you personally agree with Mark Twain's view of golf as "a good walk spoiled" or count yourself among the growing number of avid golfers for whom there is nothing finer than playing 18 holes on a sunny day, one thing is certain: developing a golf course is more challenging than ever. The approval process is becoming more complex as regulatory agencies and the public require more detailed assurances that a new golf course will not adversely impact surface and groundwater systems or ...
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Article: Former EPA Superfund Site in York County, Va., May Become ...
Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
March 5, 2002 ;
658 words
... ... land could soon get a reputation as a lush golf course. The county is negotiating with a golf course development company to build and operate the new golf course on about 260 acres of the former "fuel ...
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