Golf Club Udine
The Golf Club Udine is located in Northeast Italy in the region Friuli Venezia Giulia at approximately 20 km from the city of Udine. It is part of the municipality of Fagagna, which has been included in the list of “The most beautiful villages in Italy” since 2006. The Golf Club covers a surface of about 58 hectares at an average altitude of 230 meters above see level and it has 18 holes (the first 9 holes were built in 1972 and the second 9 in 1996 displaying an amazing view of the Carnic Alps). The golf course is well integrated in the surrounding landscape thanks to its rich arboreal...
Paolo Croce, GEOSA, Accredited Verifier
GEO Certified™ Report
Publication of this report confirms that Golf Club Udine has been assessed against the GEO OnCourse™ Evaluation Criteria and awarded the GEO Certified™ ecolabel.
Each section of this report describes the sustainable golf course management activities being undertaken by the management team at Golf Club Udine, across the following areas:
Landscape & Ecosystems; Water; Energy & Resources; Products & Supply Chains; Environmental Quality and People & Communities.
Facility Details
Golf Club Udine is a private golf facility comprising:
Courses
- Golf Club Udine (18 holes, 6088 Metres, Year of opening: 1972)
Clubhouses
- Golf Club Udine, Year of opening: 1972
Maintenance Facilities
- GCM Udine
Other
- Pro Shop
- Facilities
- Halfway House
- On Course WC
Landscape & Ecosystems
All over the area surrounding the Udine Golf Course, tradition and culture have contributed to maintain an unimpaired territory which is devoted to agriculture, and where there are several naturalistic areas with the reintegration of animal species that were present here in the past. The territory of the resurgences from southern friuli to the mountains of Carnia is protected as well, with all its rivers and lakes.
Besides, in the region, for years there has been a lot of work for the reintroduction of autochthonous tree species supplied by the forest Rangers.
Tradizione e cultura hanno contribuito a mantenere un territorio unico su tutta l'area che circonda il Golf Club Udine; un territorio dedicato all'agricoltura nel quale sono presenti diversde realtà naturalistiche che permettono la reintegrazione di specie animali presenti nel passato. Il territorio protetto si estende dall'area delle Risorgive, nel basso Friuli, fino alle montagne della Carnia, con tutti i suoi laghi e fiumi.
Inoltre, da alcuni anni l'ente della Guardia forestale regionale ha cercato di incentivare la reintroduzione di specie autoctone di alberi.
Consultation & Surveys
Golf Club Udine does not consult any organizations regarding landscape heritage conservation.
No landscape assessments or surveys have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine.
Golf Club Udine does not consult any organizations regarding ecosystem protection and enhancement.
The following ecological surveys have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine:
| Rilievi faunistici (fauna presence on site) | Marta Visentin | 2005-06-08 | Rilevazioni fauna.pdf |
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Rare, protected and notable species occurring at Golf Club Udine:
| Bald ibis | Geronticus eremita |
| Acer Ginnala | Acer ginnala |
| American Maple | Acer negundo |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum |
| Norway Spruce | Picea abies |
| Ontano Napoletano | Alnus cordata |
| European Chestnut | Castanea sativa |
| European Beech | Fagus sylvatica |
| Persia Valnut | Junglas regia |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra |
| Weeping Willow | Salix babylonica |
| Commun Lime | Tilia Corda |
| Grey Heron | Ardea Cinerea |
| House Martin | Delichon urbica |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta |
| Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Marsh Tit | Parus Palustris |
| Blue Tit | Parus caeruleus |
| Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebes |
| Magpie | Pica pica |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Jay | Garrulus glandarius |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo |
| Blackbird | Tordus merula |
| Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
| Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| Nuthatch | Sitta europaea |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major |
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Starling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| Nighttingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris |
Golf Club Udine regularly monitors the following species as indicators of environmental quality:
| White storks | Ciconia Ciconia |
| Roe deer | Capreolus capreolus |
Habitats & Designations
Golf Club Udine features the following landscape designations:
| Progetto Impegnati nel Verde | Italian Golf Federation |
Area of habitats / vegetation types, and associated designations at Golf Club Udine:
| Rough 'ecological' grassland | 17 ha | None |
| Scrub Vegetation | 5 ha | None |
| Native Woodland | 5 ha | None |
| Non Native Plantation Woodland | 0.1 | None |
| Wetlands | 2 ha | None |
| Open Water Features | 0.5 ha | None |
| Heater and other dwarf shrub communities | 30 ha | N/A |
Turfgrass
Size and estimated species composition of amenity turfgrass maintained at Golf Club Udine:
| Area (Hectares) | Turfgrass Species | Sward Composition | |
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| Greens | 2 ha | Agrostis stolonifera | 50% % |
| Poa annua | 50% % | ||
| Tees | 0.5 ha | Agrostis stolonifera | 80% % |
| Poa annua | 20% % | ||
| Fairways | 13 ha | Lolium perenne | 30% % |
| Poa annua | 40% % | ||
| Semi-Rough | 0.5 | Bunker % | |
| Rough | 25 | Poa annua | 50% % |
| Other | 17 | natural area % | |
These turfgrasses are optimal for the circumstances at Golf Club Udine because:
The Udine Golf Club is situated on a soil where sand is the prevailing component of sweet moraine hills and has a mild climate that favors a rich and luxuriant vegetation.
The high summer temperatures and the cold winters, in the course of the years, have given birth to a sound turf, made first of CYNODON and later of POA ANNUA.
The good quality of the ground together with targeted fertilization and light support over-seeding allows the Udine Golf Club to have a good turf all the year round.
As the course is highly frequented all the year, and in particular during the winter months, when the courses of the neighboring countries (Austria and Slovenia) are closed.
The composition of the turfgrass of the fairways is: 60% cynodon dactilon and poa annua, the remaining 40% is: festuca rubra, poa pratensis, agrostis stolonifera and colium perenne.
All the other grass areas, after the sowing of the first nine holes in 1970 and the second nine in 1995, have been left natural.
Il Golf Club Udine è situato su un terreno franco - sabbioso di dolci colline moreniche e gode di un clima continentale temperato che favorisce una vegetazione ricca e rigogliosa. Le alte temperature estive ed i rigidi picchi invernali hanno selezionato negli anni un robusto tappeto erboso di Cynodon prima e Poa annua dopo. Grazie alla buona qualità del terreno abbinata a concimazioni mirate ed a leggere trasemine (overseeding) di sostegno riusciamo a godere di un buon tappeto erboso tutto l'anno. La composizione del turfgrass dei fairways è data al 60% da Cynodon dactilon e Poa annua, il resto da Festuca rubra, Poa pratensis, Agrostis stolonifera e Lolium perenne. Tutte le altre aree erbose, dopo le semine del 1970 (prime nove buche) e del 1995 (seconde nove) sono lasciate naturali.
Golf Club Udine assesses mowing patterns:
Every 1 Months
Golf Club Udine consults the following individuals / organizations regarding its grassing plan:
- Mauro Mantovani, Golf Club Udine's Superintendent
- AGEC- Lab of territory analisys
Golf Club Udine is making the following efforts to manage the playing quality expectations of customers:
| Establishing clear internal policies for irrigation, fertilization, colour, cutting heights, overseeding etc | Greenkeeper management plan. |
| Promoting the playing quality values of more naturalized turf, particularly fairways and semi-rough |
Only during the phase of construction of the golf course we took care of the sowing, than we supported the spontaneous growth of grass species without any kind of tilling obstinacy. |
| Promoting the financial benefits of presenting sustainable surfaces | All the members of the Golf Club have been informed of the financial benefits cominig from the reduction of the costs of chemical substances, and water supply. |
| Improving customer understanding around greens maintenance | Members are conscious of the importance of respecting the grass surfaces. |
| Demonstrating the direct relationship between environmental best practice and year round high quality playing surfaces | It is very difficult to satisfy player's needs. Anyway we try to inform them about the enviromental policies that we follow in order to grant our customers a higher quality of playing surfaces. |
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Conservation & Enhancement
Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to conserve and enhance landscape character:
| Appropriately matching mowing lines to contours | The mowing lines have always followed the natural contours of the course. |
| Protection and restoration of historic features | There are no hisorical features on the course. |
| Discreet on-course signage and furniture | Signage and furniture are limited to what is absolutely necessary: tee markers, indication sticks, divot repair materials on tees, one bench at each tee and the boards indicating the characteristics of each hole. |
| Conservation of specimin trees | The Club has always carried out a policy of conservation of oak trees along the whole course. |
| Screening and softening unsightly man-made features | Apart from what mentioned in the previous points, all man made features have been hidden from the course with bushes and trees. |
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Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to improve the landscape ecology of the golf course:
| Minimizing the amount of amenity grass | the amount of amenity grass used has always been extremely limited to tees and greens, only if strictly necessary. |
| Increasing the size of habitat patches | Experimental area of habitat that sorrounds the second nine holes and connects the course with the external habitat. Humid area protection in rough. |
| Connection of internal habitat patches | Experimental area of habitat that sorrounds the second nine holes and connects the course with the external habitat. |
| Connection of patches with external habitats | Experimental area of habitat that sorrounds the second nine holes and connects the course with the external habitat. |
| Creation of habitat corridors | Experimental area of habitat that sorrounds the second nine holes and connects the course with the external habitat. |
| Avoidance of habitat fragmentation | Experimental area of habitat that sorrounds the second nine holes and connects the course with the external habitat. |
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Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to improve the quality of habitats on the golf course:
| Creation of botanically rich rough grassland | There are two areas of botanically rich rough grassland created at the moment of the building of the course and always improved. |
| Promoting species and structually diverse woodlands | Every year some trees are planted to improve the diversification of the species. |
| Maintenance of an appropriate balance of open water and aquatic vegetation | In the two lakes there is typical water vegetation, with particular reference to waterlilies and reeds. |
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Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to conserve and enhance biodiversity on the golf course:
| Installation of nest boxes | Nest boxes have been placed in various parts of the course to favour the presence of white storks and ibis. |
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Water
In the past, in this region rain was frequent and plentiful, today the quantity of water is slightly less and concentred in a smaller number of events. Anyway the presence of water in the subsoil is still plentiful. Our supply comes from a well that feeds a lake with a capacity of 4.000 cubic meters. Here we have a natural self-fed lake in the marshy area of the course, and some ditches with running water during most of the year.
In passato la regione godeva di precipitazioni abbondanti e frequenti. Oggi giorno, le precipitazioni sono diminutite. Il nostro rifornimento idrico deriva dal pozzo sotterraneo che alimenta un lago con una capacità di 4000 mc. Sul percorso è presente anche un lago autoalimentato nell'area paludosa del percorso ed alcuni fossi con acqua corrente nella maggior parte dell'anno.
Sources & Consumption
No water audits have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine.
The water used at Golf Club Udine is drawn from the following sources:
| 2010 | Sources | % of supply | Total Consumption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubhouse | Public / Potable | 100 | 1,572,000 Litres |
| Golf Course | Groundwater | 100 | 32,518,000 Litres |
| Maintenance Facility | Public / Potable | 95% | 320,000 Litres |
| Groundwater | 5% |
| 2009 | Sources | % of supply | Total Consumption |
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| Clubhouse | Public / Potable | 100 | 1,560,000 Litres |
| Golf Course | Groundwater | 100 | 43,238,000 Litres |
| Maintenance Facility | Public / Potable | 95% | 207,000 Litres |
| Groundwater | 5% |
| 2008 | Sources | % of supply | Total Consumption |
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| Clubhouse | Public / Potable | 100 | 1,503,000 Litres |
| Golf Course | Groundwater | 100 | 42,764,000 Litres |
| Maintenance Facility | Public / Potable | 95% | 252,000 Litres |
| Groundwater | 5% |
Irrigation & Efficiency
The following areas receive irrigation at Golf Club Udine:
| Greens | Daily |
| Tees | Daily |
| Fairways | Daily |
| Semi-Rough | Never |
| Rough | Never |
The irrigation system at Golf Club Udine is:
Fully computer controlled
Serviced every 1 Years
Upgraded every when necessary Year(s)
Re-calibrated and checked for efficient application every 1 Years
Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to maximize irrigation efficiency:
| Selection of grass species | We use Festuca rubra rubra, Poa pratense and Agrostis stolonifera. |
| Timing and dose of water application | Irrigation only if necessary. During the sommer time we irrigate in the evernings/nights. |
| Use of wetting agents | We use wetting agents on green-mounts. |
| Targeting of sprinkler heads | Sprinkle heads have been targeted to provide a uniform irrigation without wasting water. |
| Optimizing system pressure | Flo-manager TORO |
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Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to conserve / reduce / minimise water consumption:
| Use of efficient shower technology | We have joined a project called \"doccia light\" with the installation of 11 shower appliances with low-flow technology. |
| Repairing leaks | Regular inspections of irrigation system. |
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Energy & Resources
Besides eletric power oli is the only energy source used. To support the economy of the Club the presence of large and bright windows in the Club House helps to make the day \"longer\" and all the dry wood produced by the course is used in the fireplaces of the Clubhouse.
Oltre all'energia elettrica, il petrolio è l'altra fonte di energia utilizzata. Per ottimizzare il consumo enrgetico, la club house è dotata di grandi finestre che permettono una buona esposizione alla luce solare. Inoltre, durante l'inverno il legno ricavato dagli alberi presenti sul percorso, viene impiegato per alimentare i caminetti della club house.
Sources & Consumption
No energy surveys have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine.
Golf Club Udine does not consume any renewable energy or resources.
Consumption of non-renewable energy and resources at Golf Club Udine:
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
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| 136620 | 169843 | 160100 | |
| 9250 | 11450 | 12055 | |
| 3493 | 3382 | 4323 | |
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| 4000 | 4000 |
Energy Efficiency
Golf Club Udine does not undertake any activities to diversify energy and fuel supply.
Golf Club Udine is undertaking the following activities to reduce energy consumption:
| Investment in low-energy heating and air conditioning systems |
Only the office is equipped with low energy air conditionig system. All the other area of the club house are not equipped with air contionig systems. One heat pump. |
| Optimizing themostat levels for heating and refridgeration | Heating and refrigeration levels are always regulated on values that optimize the temperature/consumption relation. |
| Enhancement of natural ventilation opportunities | The club-house has a very good ventilation system thanks to the presence of severeal windows and French windows that, especially in the hot season, allow a constant circulation of fresh air. These windows have just been implemented to supply good protection from cold winds in the winter. |
| Upgrading of building insulation | The roof and the insulation system have been upgraded last year. |
| Installation of low-energy lighting | Tha club makes use of low energy lamps. The Government has made the use of such lamps compulsory all over the country. |
| Use of timers with appliances, heating and lighting | All the lights of the dressing rooms, the club deposit, and the battery recharge area are timer controlled. The heating system of the whole plant is timer regulated. |
| Educating staff and customers | Both the staff and the customers have been informed about all the steps taken by the club in terms of energy saving and educated to a correct use of the appliances installed on site. |
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Vehicles & Transport
The maintenance fleet at Golf Club Udine uses the following fuel sources:
| Ride-on Mowers | Walking Mowers | Utility Vehicles | |
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| 38% | 100% | 50% | |
| 63% | 50% | ||
Additional vehicles operated by Golf Club Udine use the following fuel sources:
| Golf Carts | Cars | Buses | |
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| 100% | |||
Golf Club Udine has established the following schemes to encourage reductions in staff and customer transport emissions:
| Increasing equipment storage (e.g. lockers) | The club is supplied with 164 lockers for men and 48 lockers for women. |
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Products & Supply Chains
We have always adopted the policy of the local supply of products and with preference for the products that are authochtonous of this area. There are only few international companies (Austrian) where we buy some equipment that cannot be found locally.
The turf management program is carried out with the preference of solutions that have a low environmental impact.
Waste is minimazed and carried out according to the differentiated waste disposal program that is now compulsory in our region.
Il Golf Club Udine ha sempre adottato la politica dell'acquisto di prodotti locali con particolare attenzione a quelli autoctoni del territorio. Ci sono solamente alcune aziende a livello internazionale (austriache) dalle quali si rifornisce per l'acquisto di prodotti specifici.
Il programma di manutanzione del percorso è sviluppato tenendo in considerazione un basso impatto ambientale. Lo spreco è minimizzato cercando di applicare gli accorgimenti della raccolta differenziata che sono diventati obbligatori su tutto il territorio regionale.
Purchasing Policies
Golf Club Udine undertakes the following ethical / environmental purchasing activities:
| Use of local suppliers | We have always preferred the use of local suppliers for all kinds of goods. |
| Use of local products | Both for the materials needed for the course and for the restaurant service there is a predominant use of local products. |
| Selection of certified products | Our region is well known for the certification of local products (DOC - DOCG - cotrolled orgin denomination) such as wine and ham, and therefore we have always been accustomed to select products that bear this certification. |
| Use of recycled and recyclable products | When possible we support the use of this kind of products, and make use of recycled paper for all our communications. |
| Selection of products that feature minimal packaging | Only when possible. |
| Use of accredited suppliers (e.g. ISO 14001) | We preferably make use of accredited suppliers. |
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Economic Multiplier
An overview of the supplier network at Golf Club Udine:
| Total number of suppliers | Total number of suppliers within 10 Kilometres | Total number of suppliers within 100 Kilometres | |
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| 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 |
Turfgrass Inputs
Golf Club Udine undertakes the following IPM activities:
| Managing thatch levels | Greenkeeper managment plan. |
| Establishing thresholds for pests and disease | We are selected grass species that require a minimum amount of pesticides. |
| Scouting for pests and diseases | Scouting for pests and diseases is constantly made by the course staff. |
| Monitoring / improvement of plant health | Plant health is constantly monitored and immediate interventions are undertaken any time something harmful for the plants is detected. |
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Fertilizer use at Golf Club Udine in the last three years:
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||
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| Organic | Inorganic | Organic | Inorganic | Organic | Inorganic | ||
| Greens | N | 166 kg | 176 kg | 190 kg | |||
| P | 2 kg | ||||||
| K | 101 kg | 117 kg | 177 kg | ||||
| Tees | N | 116 kg | 66 kg | 79 kg | |||
| P | 10 kg | 10 kg | 13 kg | ||||
| K | 96 kg | 58 kg | 114 kg | ||||
| Fairways | N | 1822 kg | 1759 kg | 1939 kg | |||
| P | 202 kg | 363 kg | 404 kg | ||||
| K | 1304 kg | 1720 kg | 1670 kg | ||||
| Semi-Rough | N | 623 kg | |||||
| P | 158 kg | ||||||
| K | 298 kg | ||||||
Pesticide use at Golf Club Udine in the last three years:
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||
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| Organic | Inorganic | Organic | Inorganic | Organic | Inorganic | ||
| Greens | Fungicide | 70.5 kg | 99 kg | ||||
| Herbicide | |||||||
| Insecticide | 10 kg | 10 kg | |||||
| Tees | Fungicide | 13 kg | 24 kg | ||||
| Herbicide | 2 kg | ||||||
| Insecticide | 4.5 kg | ||||||
| Fairways | Fungicide | 101 kg | 19.5 kg | ||||
| Herbicide | 49.5 kg | 75 kg | |||||
| Insecticide | 9 kg | 37.5 kg | |||||
| Semi-Rough | Fungicide | ||||||
| Herbicide | 49.5 kg | 82 kg | |||||
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Golf Club Udine undertakes the following actions to optimize pesticide use:
| Selection on the least toxic and lest persistant products | In collaboration with AGEC Lab - using only registered and certified products. |
| Spot-treatment with handheld sprayers and wipers | Localized |
| Calibration and testing of sprayers | every four months |
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Waste Management
No waste audits have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine.
Golf Club Udine manages key waste streams as follows:
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Golf Club Udine undertakes the following activities to continue the lifecycle of materials and resources:
| Separation of recyclable materials | We have adopted the system of differentiated garbace collection. |
| Education of staff and customer education | All our staff has been educated to respect the rules in terms of recyclable materials and differentiated collection. |
| Waste awareness campaigns | An important waste awareness campaign has been undertaken all over the region in order to increase the participation of the citizens to the programs of environmental respect. |
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Environmental Quality
We protect the quality of the local environment in the following ways:
- respect and implementation of local natural species;
- minimization of the impact of chemical products;
- control of the quality of water;
- minimization of the use of polluting materials;
- careful attention not to use materials that may harm the health of our staff and/or our customers;
- clear indication of potentially dangerous areas;
- compliance with all the rules and regulations stated by local, regional and national authorities.
We take maximum care of the safety and health of our staff and our customers, as well as of all the living species present in the facility.
Proteggiamo la qualità dell'ambiente locale nel modo seguente:
- rispetto e implementazione delle specie naturali locali;
- minimizzazione dell'impatto di prodotti chimici;
- controllo della qualità dell'acqua;
- minimizzazione dell'utilizzo di matrriali inquinanti;
- attenzione a non utilizzare materiali che possano danneggiare la salute del nostro staff e/o dei nostri utenti;
- aree potenzialmente pericolose chiaramente indicate;
- rispetto di tutte le norme e regole stabilite dalle autorità locali, reginali e nazionali.
Prestiamo estrema attenzione alla sicurezza e alla salute del nstro staff e dei nostri utenti, come pure delle specie viventi presenti nella struttura.
Water Analysis
Golf Club Udine monitors water quality with the following frequency:
| Chemical | Biological | Visual | |
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| Never | Never | Never | |
| Yearly | Never | Daily | |
| Never | Never | Never |
Waste Water
Waste water from Golf Club Udine is managed as follows:
| Discharges to | Formal Discharge Agreement | |
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| N/A | Y | |
| Septic Tank | Y | |
| On-Site Treatment Plant | Y | |
| On-Site Treatment Plant | Y |
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous materials at Golf Club Udine are handled and disposed of as follows:
| Secure Storage | Registered Uplift | |
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Pollution Prevention
Golf Club Udine undertakes the following activities to prevent pollution from its maintenance facility and clubhouse:
| Storage of equipment and hazardous products on covered, sealed impervious areas | All hazardous material is stored in sealed, covered and protected areas. |
| Installation of above-ground fuel tanks |
1 3,000 lt. above ground fuel tank with crush protection. |
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Golf Club Udine undertakes the following activities to prevent pollution on its golf course:
| Eliminating leachate and run-off through careful timing of turf inputs | No use of fertilizerd in bad weather conditions. |
| Establishment of vegetative buffer strips around water bodies |
Around one of the small lakes there is a vegetative buffer strip composed of forthizia. Around the other small lake there is a naturat reed protection. |
| Establishment of emergency spillage response plan | The facility is supplied with equippment that prevents any fuel or oil leakage. |
| Establishment of pesticide-free zones | Small amounts of pesticides are used only on greens, tees and fairways. |
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People & Communities
Our contribution to the local community consists in the maintenance of non polluted green area, which is also the dwelling of some species of animals (squirrels, storks and others), that here find a protected and safe environment.
Il contributo che il Golf Club Udine dà alla comunità locale è quello di mantenere un'area verde non inquinata, la quale rappresenta un ambiente ideale per alcune specie animali e vegetali che trovano le condizioni favorevoli per svilupparsi.
Employment & Education
Typical staffing levels at Golf Club Udine are:
| Full Time | Part Time | Seasonal | |
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| 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 1 | |||
The environmental working group at Golf Club Udine is comprised of:
- Owner
- General Manager
- Course Manager
- Committee Members
- Technical Specialist
Employees at Golf Club Udine receive the following formal and informal environmental education:
| Storage, application and disposal of pesticides | These activities are carried out exclusively by the superintendent. |
| Efficient water management | Water management is carried out by the superintendent and one of the course employees with great care. |
| Management of accidents and emergencies |
The company ECOS supplies the formation of the staff in matters of accident and emercgency prevention and management. There are two internal members of the staff that are trained and in charge with the following tasks: - safety management; - fire prevention and management. |
| Management of habitats and vegetation | The superintendent takes personal care of the education of the staff on the management of habitats and vegetation. |
| Waste minimalisation, separation and recycling | The local authorities require waste minimilisation, as well as differentieted garbage collection and ricycling, and periodically make educational courses for the staff. |
| Health & Safety | The golf club has persons in charge of the respect of health and safety regulations, and they must take regular courses organized by the local authorities. |
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Community Relations
Golf Club Udine engages with local community groups in the following manner:
| Neighbours | The Club keeps strict contacts with all the neighbours in order to inform them about the activities undertaken and to keep good proximity relations. |
| Local Government | The Club has very good relations with the local authorities, who are involved in some of the activities organized by the Club. |
| Media | Good contacts with the media and good coverage of the activities and events organized by the club on local newspapers. |
| Local Businesses | Dealing especially with local suppliers the Club has very good relations with local businesses. |
| Schools & Colleges | For years the Club has organized stages for school teachers and courses for the students of the elementary, junior and secondary schools of the area. |
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Land Use & Cultural Heritage
Golf Club Udine provides access and diversified land use for others through:
| Maintenance of existing public paths | All the existing public paths have been maintained. |
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No archaeological or heritage surveys have been undertaken at Golf Club Udine.
Golf Club Udine does not consult any organizations regarding the conservation of cultural heritage.
Golf Club Udine does not undertake any activities to conserve cultural heritage features.
Communications
Golf Club Udine undertakes the following internal environmental communications:
| Provision of newsletters, notice boards & poster displays |
The Club makes use of: - newsletters; - notice boards; - poster displays; for the communication with the customers. |
| Course guides / brochures | The Club has edited both course guides and brochures. |
| Interpretation panels & course signage | There are on-site interpretation panels and course signs at any hole and on all the access paths to the facility and the course. |
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Golf Club Udine undertakes the following social and environmental advocacy activities:
| Website, press releases & brochures | Press releases at special occasions. |
| Supporting campaigns | See \"Doccia light\" project(Water)to minimize water consumption. |
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