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SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS
Turf Drain™ – the ORIGINAL waffle drain
Turf Drain vs. Perforated Pipe
Turf Drain Siphon System ™
Perma Basin ™ – the basin built to leak
Irrigation Driven Pumps (IDP) ™
Mini IDP ™ (Irrigation Driven Pump)
Sump Pumps, custom by TDA
Westmoreland CC 813 Sump
Channels and Curbing
Chameleon Drains
Turf Drain Tarp System
Tarp Construction & Tarp Use
Greens Covers
VIDEO
Brian Schweihofer – Modern Drainage
Weather Channel: 2009 PGA at East Lake
World Business Review
Using Siphons in Rocky Soils
Hillside Springs
Turf Drain Tarp System
Tarp Construction & Tarp Use
Sod Harvester: key drainage installation tool
Irrigation-Driven Pump (IDP)
Channel Basin assembly
D. Hurley Metropolitan Golf/ USGA 2012
IN THE PRESS
Golf Course Trades: Are Drainage Problems Draining Your Budget … and Your Patience?
Hound Ears Club – Mowing day after 4.5″ rain
USGA 2013 Article: Wade Hampton Can Hold Its Water
ESPN 2009 Article: East Lake Looks Playable
PGA Tour: Players ‘stunned’ to find course in good shape
TurfNet: Drain It!
Planning a Golf Course Drainage Project: USGA
On Course: 11 Miles of Tile at Westmoreland
Golfdom: Let It Drain
Golfdom: Firming Up the Fairways
Fairway Drainage at Diablo CC
Siphons Work on Poorly Sloped Fairways
GCM: Make Trouble Go Down the Tubes
Analyzing Drainage Problems & Applying Proper Drainage Techniques
NEWSLETTER
2015
1st Qtr 2015: Tech Section: Surveying Turning Points
1st Qtr 2015 – Current Projects
2014
1st Qtr 2014: Tech Section: Could this be why your green doesn’t drain?
1st Qtr 2014: Current Projects
2013
Raise basin in 10 seconds
Tech Section – Difference between drainage envelope & drainage filter
Tech Section: Understanding Water Tables & The Capillary Fringe
Current Projects
2012
ON DISPLAY at the GIS Show in Las Vegas, TDA Booth 2264
Fall 2012: Installing Drainage Like This Could Be Making Your Problem Worse, Part 2
Where are the drain lines
Why would you want your bunker to do this?
Cardinal Rule 1 – Adequate airspace for proper seepage drainage
Valhalla Renovation Starts
Valhalla reopens Sept 2012
Current Projects
2011
Concentrations of Flow
Fall 2011 – Franklin Hills, Franklin, MI, starts Phase 1
Golf Course Architect Jeff Blume turns to TDA drainage solutions for Conroe Country Club renovation
Installing drainage like this could be making your problem worse, Part 1
Roaring Fork Club, Basalt, CO – Matt Brewer saves thousands with new IDPs
This one mistake can destroy your drainage system…
What will a Master Drainage Plan do for you?
Why NO drainage system can “wick” water
2010
Drainage Project: Rent a Superintendent
Do geotextiles clog up?
East Coast Project: The Farm Golf Club, Dalton, GA
East Lake Golf Club Shines during 2009 Tour Championship Despite Record Rainfalls
Non-Breathable Greens Covers Offer Best Choice In Certain Areas
North Ridge Country Club – Greens Drainage Installation
Palm Beach CC installs new Turf Drain Siphon System during Renovation
GALLERY
TECHNICAL
Geotextile Research
Spec Sheets
Perma Basin Spec Sheet
Turf Drain Spec Sheet
Sample List of Projects
Brochures
Perma Basin Brochure
Turf Drain Brochure
Perma Basin Assembly
PB1800 Assembly
PB1800-B Assembly
PB2400 Assembly
PB2400-B Assembly
PB3600 Assembly
PB3600-B Assembly
PB4800 Assembly
PB4800-B Assembly
Siphon Attachment Kit
Channel Basin Assembly
Channel 1 Assembly
Channel 2 Assembly
Channel 3 Assembly
Channel 4 Assembly
GCM: Make Trouble Go Down the Tubes
by Bruce Shank, Golf Course Management Magazine, November 1995
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