A situation that can serve as an example for any country is being implemented in Spain, it is the use of recycled water for the irrigation of golf courses, a fact that has generated a fairly significant water saving annually. The use of recycled water for irrigation increased in the country by 44% during 2012.
The public water company Acosol, dependent on the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Western Costa del Sol, in southern Spain, has managed six cubic hectometers of reclaimed water compared to four in 2011. In addition, it has expanded its services to two new fields located in the municipality of Benalmádena, currently reaching 37 facilities on the Western Costa del Sol.
The supply made by Acosol of reclaimed water is about 300,000 cubic meters per year on average for each golf course, an amount that represents about 2,500 cubic meters per day in the case of 18-hole courses.
The objective of the public company is to reach all the golf courses in the area, something that will be possible when the actions of expansion of this service are executed. It is estimated that in the medium term the plan will cover a total of 46 golf courses, which is almost all of those that exist.
The CEO of Acosol, Juan Carlos Fernández-Rañada, has highlighted these actions, which will be "an important boost for the golf segment, which occupies a place of great relevance in the tourism industry of the Costa del Sol. These expansion works will increase the supply of recycled water by one million cubic meters in the first year and another million in the second, once they are finished."
