Watering Field Hockey Turf Ok! Watering Lawns Is NOT!

J.J. Jackson* | October 23, 2007

Humorous to say the least:

But in the midst of what may be the worst drought ever in North Carolina, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are watering the synthetic turfs used by their field hockey teams.
The International Hockey Federation insists.

The universities are not breaking any rules. But like clockwork, as residents in Durham and Chapel Hill see their plants and lawns wither, the sprinklers go on at the UNC-CH Francis E. Henry Stadium and at Duke’s Williams Field.

Brad Schnurr, a Chapel Hill contractor who does work in Durham, saw the sprinklers go on one afternoon recently at Duke and drove around the block to make sure he was not seeing things.

“Sprinklers aren’t even the right term, they’re like fire hoses,” Schnurr said. “I was like, ‘What is that? What is that?’ I couldn’t believe it.”

The International Hockey Federation requires the college teams to saturate the synthetic turfs before each practice and all games.

It’s not just the way the ball bounces, athletics officials say, although field hockey balls do bounce better on saturated fields. When the turf is wet, coaches add, field hockey players have better grip on the surface and report fewer injuries.

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Durham, which has about 69 days left in its water supply at the current use rate, has banned all outdoor watering. Duke, which could not supply a number for the gallons used on turf watering, gets a business exemption to spray the field and other places on campus as long as overall consumption decreases by 30 percent.

Yes, it is ok for the University to water their turf to prevent injuries but it is NOT ok for you to water your lawn in order to keep your property value up and keep your home in good shape is not. After all, you and your property are not as important to those that write these silly regulations.

Isn’t it wonderful how some people are MORE equal before the law than others?

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