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Brookings staff report one promising test well and multiple options for Edgebrook irrigation
Summary
City staff reported multiple approaches to secure long-term irrigation for Edgebrook Golf Course: runoff capture, expanded ponds, purchasing treated water, a city-owned well, or hookup to BMU raw water. One test well yielded an estimated 300–350 gallons per minute, but pumps would need to run long hours; staff will present cost estimates in early 2025.
City parks and recreation staff presented options for a sustainable, long-term water supply for Edgebrook Golf Course after several investigated sources proved insufficient.
The department reported it tested multiple approaches including runoff capture, expanding holding ponds and drainage tiles, purchasing treated water from BMU and drilling test wells on newly obtained land near the aquifer edge. Of the test…
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