Stefan Ljungdal, Course manager, Halmstad Golf Club Jonas ... · IVL | Ground water source The...
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Stefan Ljungdal, Course manager, Halmstad Golf Club
Jonas Henriksson, consultant, limnologist, IVL
Experience from a Court trial
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Our presentation
●Background
●Hydrogeology
●Toolbox for the Golf Courses
●Court trial process
●Authorities view on our business
●Scientific approach
●Lessons learned
●Conclusion
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Background
2006
The Golf Club is informed that they have 5 years to dismantle all use ofpesticides within the water protection area.
2011
Permit is needed for use of pesticides on golf cources in drinking waterprotection zones
Permit is also needed for the use of fertilizers within the protection zones
Coming up: A total ban of pesticide use in both primary and secondary waterprotection zone
Plan for stop using pesticides
2012-2014
Restrictions within the water protection area in the use of pesticides on greens.
2015
A total ban of use of all pesticides within the water protection area.
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Jordartskarta SGU
Soilmap
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From the hydrogeological map (SGU, 2007):Where the body of water is dashed, it means that there is a denser layer of soil above
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Schematic sketch through the valley where the Nyrebäcken is flowing forward. Soil layers interpreted according to existing drill points and documents. The aim is to describe the likely existence of two groundwater reservoirs.
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Primary (red) and secondary (blue) waterprotection zones
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Greens in the zones (yellow)
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Extractionpoints for groundwater(white)
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Ground water source
●The water source is filled about 5-10 km from the primary protection zone at Mjällby, Vapnö (Galgbergetinside Halmstad) and the Nyårsåsen
●There is a waterproofing layer above the ground water source in the primary and secondary protection zone
●Overpressure in the water source prevents superficial ground water from the protection zones from coming down to the source if the sealing layer is punctured
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Our Swedish Toolbox
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Court trial
2015
Start court trial about use of pesticides
2016
Environmental Court and Supreme Environmental Court
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Jordlagerföljd green Soil layers green
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Soil water sampler ”lysimeter”, beneath the green
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Guidelines for permission process
●Risk assessment including precaution actions
●Only products approved by Swedish Chemicals Agency
●MACRO-DB show concentrationbelow 0.1 µg/l
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Lessons learned
●To run a high quality Golf course without any pesticides is a dream, we are not there yet.
●It cost much money to prove your rights in court
●We must change permission authorities’ view of our business
●Scientific approach may help but experienced lawyers are needed
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A Swedish case -conclusions
●Our court trial has changed responsible authorities view of pesticides use at golf courses – maybe not all of them
●The process was costly and labour intensive
●The public view is that we are polluters –which is not true
●Combination of science and experienced lawyers was successful
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