As many of you know, this past winter we attempted to temporarily repair the leaks in the irrigation pond with Bentonite. Unfortunately our efforts were unsuccessful to completely stop the leak. Our efforts did slow the leak down from previously losing 8″ of water a day to now losing 4″ of water a day. Since the attempted repair, we have continually checked the banks of the pond looking for any other visual leaks we can repair. I am glad to say we have found 4 more leaks in other areas of the pond and they have now stopped leaking.
Just this last week we repaired a major leak that was pulling a large amount of water out of the pond. This area was in the back corner of the pond behind #14 green. Below you can see the picture of the leak pulling a funnel of water out of the pond roughly 3′ under the water’s surface.
Irrigation Pond Leak