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Close up of sand seam on fairway, prior to any brushing of sand. Two runs of PCD capturing an area with poor surface drainage. Sand banded area in the rough at cart exit point. Sand seams are barely visible. Aqua-Terra Canada recently installed PC Drainage in fairway applications and sand banded some high traffic areas where…

Installed and ready for play. Sandbanding complete. Aqua-Terra Canada recently sandbanded and installed PC Drainage at the University of Guelph. Rugby Field #3 was retaining moisture and not allowing the turf to dry out and heal from the concentration of foot traffic. Both the PC elements and the sandbanding were installed at 2 metre spacings perpendicular to each…

Aqua-Terra Canada recently introduced PC Drainage / Sandbanding at the 29th Annual Sports Turf Managers Field Day, this year held in Toronto at the Etobicoke Olympium / Centennial Park Complexes. Many interested attendees were able to see a first hand field demonstration of PC Drainage and sandbanding being installed with the Aqua-Terra Sandbanding Unit. As you…

A special thanks go out to host, John Faber, Course Superintendent at Springbank Links Golf Club for hosting today’s PC Drainage “DEMO” just outside of Calgary. If you are in Western Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia) and would like more information or pricing on PC Drainage contact: Andre Dickner from Echo Valley Irrigation. Andre can…

Contact us for a consultation, we install PC Drainage to address moisture retention issues on putting greens, tees, fairways and roughs. We also distribute and install large fans to assist green surrounds with inadequate air movement. Email us at: [email protected] or call us at: 1-888-544-2877.    

https://aquaterraca.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PC-Drainage-May-27th-2016-HD.mp4 “Water was flowing nicely after yesterday mornings 16mm downpour. A little soft in the one area of the green, but we were able to mow unlike before the installation of PC Drainage.” Jim Flett, AGS – Muskoka Lakes Golf & CC    

“Our experience with Aqua-Terra North America Inc. allowed us to synchronize our 3 trouble greens with the others…. additional drainage pulling excess moisture from saturated subsoils has helped increase oxygen exchange and provide firmer, faster more consistent and healthier turf. The installation was easy and the pre-application meetings to determine drainage header panels made for little disruption…

Everyone who has used the steel staples for bunker liners has commented that in the spring the frost heaves them up into the sand. Aqua-Terra Canada has a NEW 4 inch plastic anchor pin with barbs on them to stop from heaving. The plastic anchor pin has a round head that is easily tapped into…

“The Aqua-Terra drainage system was installed on our historically wet driving range tee. The PC Drainage and sandbanding has completely solved this wet and problematic area. Even after 2 inches of rainfall, the surface is firm and playable. I would recommend this system to any golf course with problematic wet areas.” Chris Andrejicka, GCS, Essex…

“The biggest advantage of PCD, says Kennelly, is it’s very non-intrusive to the greens. For clubs that have a large amount of play, disruption is an absolute minimum. Probably the most work was to dig up the 4 inch pipe to tie in the PCD, Kennelly explains. If you install a normal drainage system you…