Golf Course Irrigation Source Development, Permitting, & Design

Weston & Sampson was selected by the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York to conduct water-supply investigations to further reduce reliance on municipal water.

Our team selected two study areas for investigation using two complementary geophysical survey methods, allowing for 3D modeling of potential water-bearing fractures in the underlying bedrock aquifer. We obtained the necessary well site approvals and coordinated and directed the irrigation well drilling, which resulted in the installation of two additional high-yielding irrigation wells. We also directed supplemental development of successful wells using zone-isolation hydraulic-fracturing and air-shock methods and completed short-term pumping tests to support development of a test plan for a NYSDEC-reviewed and approved 72-hour simultaneous pumping test. The pumping test documented that the two new wells had sustainable well yields of 44 gpm and 101 gpm. The new sources will significantly reduce that annual municipal water costs, resulting in an estimated project cost amortization of approximately two to three years.