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Commissioner raises water‑use and fertilizer runoff concerns about Tomoka Hills golf course plan
Summary
A city commissioner reported April 24 that Alachua County staff identified a 250,000‑gallon‑per‑day consumptive‑use permit for the proposed private Tomoka Hills Golf Course and warned that fertilizer applied with every irrigation could increase nutrient runoff to downstream water supplies.
A High Springs commissioner reported April 24 that a planning presentation for the proposed Tomoka Hills Golf Course in Alachua County revealed a consumptive‑use permit allowing roughly 250,000 gallons per day of irrigation for the private 18‑hole course and described irrigation practices that raised concerns about fertilizer runoff.
The commissioner attended Alachua County’s planning meeting as a private citizen and said Alachua County water‑resources staffer…
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