16 tee lake

I recently was asked why the water in the pond on hole16 is green. The answer is planktonic algae and not because the water is full of golf course runoff. Planktonic algae control measures can be hard on non-target species like fish and other invertebrates so I try to manage the algae with non-chemical treatments. One of the best is to dye the water a dark blue or black to try and block out the sun so the algae cannot use it to make food.

So if you're on the 16th tee and get some fountain spray on you have no fear. Although I wouldn't recommend you drink it, the water is non-toxic.