Rebates for Nozzle Retrofits

Golf courses receive a $13 rebate per replacement set of metal nozzles with a 25-nozzle set minimum. There is no maximum on the metal nozzle sets that can be retrofitted. With the average southern California course using 1,500 sprinklers, the nozzle savings are substantial.

A new rebate program that helps southern California golf courses save water while improving distribution uniformity has been launched by the state’s Metropolitan Water District and local water agencies.

Entitled “Save Water – Save a Buck,” the program encourages golf course superintendents to replace plastic nozzles on large turf rotors with solid metal FCI Profile nozzles. The metal nozzles have been shown in testing by the Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University, Fresno to improve irrigation distribution uniformity while conserving water and energy.

The program is currently offered in Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County and southern Ventura County. Underhill International, the maker of FCI Profile nozzles, says they are the only nozzles that have been tested by the CIT and approved by MWD for this rebate program.

The “Save Water – Save a Buck” program was implemented following a two-year study of irrigation performance on five California courses. The study concluded that Toro and Rain Bird golf rotors retrofitted with FCI metal nozzles performed with higher distribution uniformity. The golf courses in the study saved an average of 6 million gallons of water annually.

Southern California superintendents who are interested in switching out their plastic nozzles to FCI metal nozzles (and earning the rebate) can find out more at https://www.bewaterwise.com or by calling 877-728-2282. Source: GCSAA