Committees to publish state level BMPs by summer of 2018
The Arizona and California BMP committees both met recently and are progressing in meeting their goals of fashioning state-level BMPs by the summer of 2018.
The Arizona committee is currently editing all 12 sections of the document and will have a rough draft of those edits by September 15. The turfgrass team at the University of Arizona headed by Dr. Paul Brown, Dr. Dave Kopec and Kai Umeda, along with Cactus & Pine GCSA chapter executive Carmella Ruggiero, are overseeing overall project management.
Other committee members include Stephen Bais, Arrowhead Country Club; Gary Brawley, ASGCA, Gary Brawley Golf Design; Doug Dykstra, CGCS, White Mountain Country Club (Chair); Shawn Emerson, Desert Mountain; Clay Fetherbay, Landscapes Unlimited; Keith Hershberger, Desert Mountain; Andy Huber, Pine Canyon Club; Ryan Jackisch, Arizona Department of Water; Jeff Jensen, GCSAA; Jim Key, Desert Mountain, Barrett LaMay, Apache Wells Golf Club, Marvin Mills, Marvin Mills Irrigation Consulting; Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture; Phil Shoemaker, Desert Highlands Golf Club, Dr. Kirk Smith, Maricopa County Environmental Services Division; Jeff Tannler, Arizona Department of Water; Rory Van Poucke, Apache Sun Golf Club and Brian Whitlark, United States Golf Association.
The Arizona committee is working diligently with state regulators including the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Arizona Department of Air Quality, Arizona Department of Water and Arizona OSHA.
Upon completion, the Arizona BMP manual will be endorsed by the Office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.
The California BMP committee was formed in the spring and quickly went to work issuing an RFP for a third-party consultant to assist with overall project management and completion of the project.
Five third-party consultants responded to the RFP by the July 7 deadline and now a subcommittee made up of representatives from each of the state’s GCSAA chapters is evaluating the proposals and will be awarding the contract in late September.
The California BMP committee is chaired by Gary Ingram, CGCS, Metropolitan Golf Links. Other members include Jim Abate, TPC Agronomy; Jim Ferrin, Sun City Roseville; Pat Gross, United States Golf Association; Ali Harivandi, University of California Co-operative Extension; Josh Heptig, County of San Luis Obispo; Jeff Jensen, GCSAA; Craig Kessler, Southern California Golf Association; Tennessee McBroom, Montecito Country Club, Rancho San Marcos and Sandpiper Golf Clubs; Jim Schmid, The Lakes Country Club; Terry Vassey Old Ranch Country Club; Kurtis Wolford, Cherry Island Golf Course and Vince Zellefrow, El Camino Country Club.
Irene Cline, executive director of the California GCSA, Central California GCSA and Sierra Nevada GCSA is overseeing the administrative needs of the committee.
Once the BMP manuals are completed, they will be published online in an editable format that superintendents from both states can access and make specific to their facilities needs and local regulations.
More information on the project and to view the national BMP template
The Arizona and California BMP committees both met recently and are progressing in meeting their goals of fashioning state-level BMPs by the summer of 2018.
The Arizona committee is currently editing all 12 sections of the document and will have a rough draft of those edits by September 15. The turfgrass team at the University of Arizona headed by Dr. Paul Brown, Dr. Dave Kopec and Kai Umeda, along with Cactus & Pine GCSA chapter executive Carmella Ruggiero, are overseeing overall project management.
Other committee members include Stephen Bais, Arrowhead Country Club; Gary Brawley, ASGCA, Gary Brawley Golf Design; Doug Dykstra, CGCS, White Mountain Country Club (Chair); Shawn Emerson, Desert Mountain; Clay Fetherbay, Landscapes Unlimited; Keith Hershberger, Desert Mountain; Andy Huber, Pine Canyon Club; Ryan Jackisch, Arizona Department of Water; Jeff Jensen, GCSAA; Jim Key, Desert Mountain, Barrett LaMay, Apache Wells Golf Club, Marvin Mills, Marvin Mills Irrigation Consulting; Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture; Phil Shoemaker, Desert Highlands Golf Club, Dr. Kirk Smith, Maricopa County Environmental Services Division; Jeff Tannler, Arizona Department of Water; Rory Van Poucke, Apache Sun Golf Club and Brian Whitlark, United States Golf Association.
The Arizona committee is working diligently with state regulators including the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Arizona Department of Air Quality, Arizona Department of Water and Arizona OSHA.
Upon completion, the Arizona BMP manual will be endorsed by the Office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.
The California BMP committee was formed in the spring and quickly went to work issuing an RFP for a third-party consultant to assist with overall project management and completion of the project.
Five third-party consultants responded to the RFP by the July 7 deadline and now a subcommittee made up of representatives from each of the state’s GCSAA chapters is evaluating the proposals and will be awarding the contract in late September.
The California BMP committee is chaired by Gary Ingram, CGCS, Metropolitan Golf Links. Other members include Jim Abate, TPC Agronomy; Jim Ferrin, Sun City Roseville; Pat Gross, United States Golf Association; Ali Harivandi, University of California Co-operative Extension; Josh Heptig, County of San Luis Obispo; Jeff Jensen, GCSAA; Craig Kessler, Southern California Golf Association; Tennessee McBroom, Montecito Country Club, Rancho San Marcos and Sandpiper Golf Clubs; Jim Schmid, The Lakes Country Club; Terry Vassey Old Ranch Country Club; Kurtis Wolford, Cherry Island Golf Course and Vince Zellefrow, El Camino Country Club.
Irene Cline, executive director of the California GCSA, Central California GCSA and Sierra Nevada GCSA is overseeing the administrative needs of the committee.
Once the BMP manuals are completed, they will be published online in an editable format that superintendents from both states can access and make specific to their facilities needs and local regulations.
More information on the project and to view the national BMP template
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