Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort

About this Report

Publication of this report indicates that Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort has been assessed against the GEO Certification Criteria and awarded GEO Certified™ status.

Each section of this document covers a key area of environmentally sound golf facility management. As defined by the Golf Environment Organization, these are: Nature, Landscape & Heritage, Water, Turf, Waste, Energy, Education & Awareness and Management Planning.

To maintain this award Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort will be re-certified by a GEOSA Accredited Verifier before July 2nd 2013.

Facility Details

Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort is a golf facility comprising:

Courses

• Jungle Course (9 holes)
• Lakes Course (9 holes)
• Dunes Course (9 holes)

Clubhouses

• Moon Spa & Golf Club

Maintenance Facilities

• GCM Moon Palace

Other

• Pro Shop
• Practice Facilities

Nature

The Moon Palace golf course is constructed on a property of 226 hectares, most of which is median non-evergreen jungle, and wetlands. From the early design phase through its construction process, 70% of the property was protected to serve as conservation zones. These areas serve as natural habitats for the wildlife and vegetation.
There is a great diversity of fauna occupying the jungle and the wetlands consisting of anteaters (Mexican Tamandua); white tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus); swamp crocodile (Crocodylus moreletti),and an ample diversity of birds, smaller reptiles and other mammals. The Moon Palace property borders an area of excellent ecological importance at regional level, denominated mesoamericano reef toward the ocean, and an ample area of mangrove swamps of the zone called Nichupte Lagoon towards the interior of the continent.

El campo de Golf Moon Palace se construyó sobre un terreno de 226 hectáreas, la mayor parte de ellas ocupadas por zonas de selva mediana caducifolia y humedales, desde su planeación y construcción se logró respetar una cantidad importante de zonas naturales, logrando preservar al final de la etapa constructiva mas del 70 % del terreno total, quedando dichas áreas como zonas naturales para las especies de fauna silvestre y la cubierta vegetal.En el área se presenta una gran diversidad de fauna que ocupa, las zonas de selva, los manglares y humedales, entre la fauna de mayor importancia se encuentran ejemplares de oso hormiguero (Tamandua mexicana) ; venado cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus); cocodrilo de pantano (Crocodylus moreletti), una amplia diversidad de aves y reptiles y otros mamíferos menores.El campo de Golf Moon Palace, colinda a tres kilómetros hacia la zona marina, con un área de importancia ecológica relevante a nivel regional, denominada arrecife mesoamericano y hacia el interior del predio con amplias áreas de manglares de la zona llamada Laguna Nichupte.

Designations

The Moon Spa & Golf Club features areas that are designated or protected at the following levels:

• National Government
• Self Appointed

Surveys

The following ecological surveys have been undertaken:

Title	Author	Date
Botanical	Palace Resorts	2000-03-13
Birds	Palace Resorts	2000-03-13
Mammals	Eco Red	2005-01-20
Environmental Impact Study	Eco Red	2001-04-18

Habitats

Estimated area of habitats at The Moon Spa & Golf Club:

• Wetlands: 47.90 ha; of National Importance
• Open water features: 61.17 ha; of Local Importance

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to improve the landscape ecology of the site:

• Increase the size of habitat patches
• Connect internal habitat patches
• Connect patches with external habitats
• Create new habitat corridors
• Introduce a policy to avoid habitat fragmentation
• Improve and diversify habitat edges

Species

Rare, protected and notable species occurring at The Moon Spa & Golf Club [Latin names]:

• Crocodylus moreletti
• Rana berlandieri
• Trachemys scripta
• Rinoclemmys areolata
• Sphaerodactylus glaucus
• Ctenosaura similis
• Tachybaptus dominicus
• Tigrisoma mexicanum
• Cairina moschata
• Aratinga nana
• Vireo pallens

Consultation

The Moon Spa & Golf Club consults with the following nature conservation organisations:

Activities

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to enhance nature protection:

Activity	Description
Constant Fauna monitoring	Palace Resorts implements an extensive fauna management program to enhance their conservation, protection and education.
Invasive and/or Secundary vegetation control	Control performed to limit the use/invasion of secondary vegetation throughout the course to maintain the natural ecosystem
Use of biodegradable products	Use of biodegradable products throughout the course

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for maximizing its ecological value:

• Maintain the natural ecosystem
• Continue flora and fauna monitoring program

Landscape & Heritage

The Moon Palace golf course holds a privileged position from the landscaping point of view because it is surrounded by jungle, wetlands and mangroves, which offer a great biological richness and provides the opportunity to appreciate different environmental surroundings. The area of botoncillo mangrove is distributed from North-South as a strip, and has been successfully used in reforestation processes which offer a sensation of privacy to the area. The Moon Palace golf course can be seen by the visitors to the tourist center of Cancún, because it is 10 minutes of the international airport. From the aerial view, one can appreciate the careful balance that the course keeps between playing surfaces and wetland areas which surround it.


El campo de Golf Moon Palace, guarda una posición privilegiada desde el punto de vista paisajístico pues se encuentra rodeado por áreas de Selva mediana, humedales y manglares, lo cual brinda una riqueza biológica, además hace posible apreciar diferentes entornos ambientales.

El área de mangle botoncillo se distribuye a manera de una franja en sentido norte – sur y en el campo ha sido utilizado exitosamente en procesos de reforestación que brindan una sensación de privacidad al área.

El campo de golf Moon Palace Cancún se aprecia claramente para los visitantes al centro turístico de Cancún, pues se encuentra a 10 minutos del aeropuerto internacional de ésta ciudad, con ésta vista aérea es posible apreciar el equilibrio que guarda el campo con sus áreas de juego y las amplias zonas de humedales que lo rodean.

Designations

The Moon Spa & Golf Club does not feature any landscape designations.

The Moon Spa & Golf Club does not feature any cultural heritage designations or protected features.

Surveys

No landscape assessments or appraisals have been carried out at this site.

No archaeological or heritage surveys have been carried out at this site.

Consultation

The Moon Spa & Golf Club consults with the following organisations on landscape and cultural heritage issues:

• Palace Resort's Environmental Department
• Eco Red

Activities

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following activities to enhance landscape and cultural heritage:

Activity	Description
Maintain natural vegetation control to maintain the natural coastal ecosystem	It is the course's policy that its landscape will be composed of native and/or functional vegetation to maintain natural environmental conditions

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for conserving or enhancing its landscape and cultural heritage value:

• Enhance the local environment

Water

Most of the water is destined to the irrigation of the 27 holes of the Golf course. The water is extracted from 10 underground of salted wells (above of 3000 ppm). The water consumed in the Club House Spa, and maintenance facilities comes from municipal sources.

La mayor cantidad de agua se destina al riego de los 27 hoyos del Campo de Golf, esta agua es extraida de 10 pozos salados (arriba de 3000 ppm). El agua que se consume en las instalaciones de Casa Club, Spa e instalaciones de mantenimiento provienen de fuentes municipales.

Consumption

Water sources

	Primary Source	Secondary Source (if used)
Clubhouse	Public / Potable	N/A
Golf Courses	Groundwater	N/A
Accommodation	N/A	N/A
Maintenance facility	Public / Potable	N/A
Other	N/A	N/A

Water consumption (m3)

	2009	2008
Clubhouse	28950	29640
Golf Courses	1000000	950000
Accommodation	N/A	N/A
Maintenance facility	500	380
Other	N/A	N/A

Irrigation

The following areas are irrigated:

Area name	Approx. Hectarage
Greens	1.51 ha
Tees	4.52 ha
Fairways	29.55 ha

The Moon Spa & Golf Club irrigation system is Fully computer controlled.

This irrigation system is serviced every 2 months.

This irrigation system is upgraded every 5 years.

This irrigation system is calibrated every 1 years.

The Moon Spa & Golf Club do not incorporate evapotranspiration rates and weather data into their irrigation programme.

The Moon Spa & Golf Club does not monitor soil water content.

Analysis

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes environmental monitoring of water quality.

	Chemical	Biological	Last Test Date	Tester
Inflow	Yes	No	2010-02-01	IDECA S.A. de C.V.
On-site	No	No
Outflow	No	Yes	2010-02-01	IDECA S.A. de C.V.

The key findings of these tests were:

The water quality results performed on the golf course show that the water treatment plants are working accordingly and all water used on the golf course and the project comply with the legally required quality to be directly discharged into the national water bodies through an induction well located 60m below surface

Activities

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has undertaken the following activities to conserve / reduce / minimise water consumption:

• Irrigate in the evenings
• De-compact the soil
• Grass species selection
• Regular inspections for irrigation system leaks

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following activities to protect and enhance water quality:

• Maintain vegetative buffers
• No spray zones
• Pest and disease tolerant grass selection
• Informed selection of fertiliser type
• Informed selection of pesticides (least toxic, least persistent)
• Naturalisation of pond margins to improve oxygenation

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for conserving water quality and minimizing water consumption:

• Maintain efficiency in water use

Turf

The turf used in the 27 holes of the Moon Palace is Seashore Paspalum vaginatum, tolerant to salt water. Pruning, topdressing, verticutting and airing activities are performed to maintain the turf in optimal conditions.

El pasto utilizado en los 27 hoyos del campo de Golf Moon es Seashore Paspalum vaginatum , tolerante a aguas salobres. Se le realizan actividades de poda, verticorte aireficación y topdressing.

The Moon Spa & Golf Club maintains the following turfgrass species:

Greens

• Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

Surrounds & Approaches

• Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

Tees

• Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

Fairways

• Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

Semi-rough

• Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum)

The Moon Spa & Golf Club regularly undertakes the following practices to improve turf health:

• Hollow Coring - 3 times per year
• Top Dressing - 24 times per year
• Micro Tining - 12 times per year
• Scarification - 3 times per year
• Verticutting - 24 times per year
• Deep Anti Compaction - 6 times per year
• Rolling - 12 times per year

Nutrition

Annual foliar and granular applications are performed to provide 3 Lb/N in greens, 6 Lb/N in Tees, and 4 Lb/N in Fairways and Roughs. The N: P: K Balance is 2:1: 4 in average, and it is complemented with contributions of smaller and macro secondary elements .

Se realizan aplicaciones foliares y granulares para aportación de 3 Lb/N anual en greens.
Se realizan aplicaciones foliares y granulares en Tees para aportación de 6 Lb/N anual.
Se realizan aplicaciones granulares en Fairways y Rough para aportación de 4 Lb/N anual.
El balance N:P:K es de 2:1:4 en promedio y se complementan las aportaciones con elementos menores y macros secundarios.

The greenkeeping staff feed the following areas of the golf course:

• Greens
• Fairways
• Rough

The nutrition programme at The Moon Spa & Golf Club is informed by:

• Leaf Tissue Analysis
• Soil Analysis
• Visual Appearance
• Sward Density

Fertiliser use in 2009

	Nitrogen (kg/year)	Phosphate (kg/year)	Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround	347.594	218.007	1965.168
Tees	409.5	63	1386
Fairways	2353.536	0	6276.096
Semi Rough	0	0	0
Rough	0	0	0

Fertiliser use in 2008

	Nitrogen (kg/year)	Phosphate (kg/year)	Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround	79.46	35.33	400.21
Tees	77.75	72.25	93.25
Fairways	1808.08	1322.86	2217.11
Semi Rough	0	0	0
Rough	0	0	0

Fertiliser use in 2007

	Nitrogen (kg/year)	Phosphate (kg/year)	Potassium (kg/year)
Greens & surround	40.64	21.64	77.84
Tees	0	0	0
Fairways	4053.14	586.24	5533.39
Semi Rough	0	0	0
Rough	0	0	0

Pest & Disease Control

This control is performed thorugh the IPM program which is based on the use of biological products to reduce the contamination potential to the subsoil

Pesticide use:

• Fungicides - If Necessary
• Herbicides - If Necessary
• Insecticides - If Necessary
• Lumbricides - If Necessary
• Growth Regulator - If Necessary

The Moon Spa & Golf Club keeps detailed records of pesticide application.

Pesticide use in 2009

	Fungicide		Herbicide		Insecticide
	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg
Greens & Surrounds	Clorotalonil	264			Clorpirifos E	192
	Iprodiona	72			Lamnda Cyhal	230
	Tiofanato M	72			Imidacloprid	27
Tees
Fairways			Dicamba/2,4d, Amina	28.8
			Metsulforon M	1.2
			Halosulforon M	0.196
Rough

Pesticide use in 2008

	Fungicide		Herbicide		Insecticide
	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg
Greens & Surrounds	Clorotalonil	117.5			Clorpirifos E	17.6
	Iprodiona	10			Lamnda Cyhal	9.3
	Tiofanato M	123			Imidacloprid	8.16
Tees
Fairways
Rough			Metsulforon M	0.6
			Halosulforon M	0.021
			Dicamba/2,4d,	0.15

Pesticide use in 2007

	Fungicide		Herbicide		Insecticide
	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg	Active ingredient	kg
Greens & Surrounds	Clorotalonil	51			Clorpirifos E	36.48
	Iprodiona	46			Lamnda Cyhal	23.38
	Tiofanato	4.9			Imidacloprid	14.98
Tees
Fairways
Rough			Dicamba/2,4d,	0.15
			Metsulforon	0.07
			Halosulforon M	0.001

Thresholds for using pesticides at The Moon Spa & Golf Club:

On evidence of actual damage

The Moon Spa & Golf Club selects pesticides with the following attributes:

• Toxicity - Low
• Persistence - Medium
• Solubility - High
• Specificty - High

Scouting at The Moon Spa & Golf Club:

	Frequency / month	Scout
Greens	30	Superintendent
Tees	30	Superintendent
Fairways	30	Superintendent
Semi Rough	30	Superintendent

Activites

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following activities to minimise / reduce pesticide use:

Activity	Description
Use of biological products	The golf course's IPM program is built around the use of organic products for the course's maintenance and limiting the use of chemically based products for emergencies or specific situations.

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for achieving high quality playing surfaces in an environmentally responsible manner:

• Planning
• Order
• Efficiency

Waste

The Moon Palace golf course is subject to a waste handling program for the following wastes: hazardous, recyclable and nonrecyclable. The hazardous residues, are the empty chemical substance containers such as the agro-chemical or solvents which are used in the course.
These residues are temporarily maintaned in a suitable warehouse and taken off the property by a certified company who performs the final disposal of the wastes. The nonrecyclable wastes are taken off the property by the municipal service and sent to the local landfill. The recyclable residues such as pet bottles, aluminum, glass, tins, and scrap iron are separated and placed in specific warehouses and are taken off the property by specialized buyers who carry out the recycling.

El campo de Golf Moon Palace, se encuentra sujeto a un programa de manejo de residuos de los siguientes rubros : peligrosos, reciclables y no reciclables.

Los residuos peligrosos, son aquellos contenedores vacíos de algunas sustancias químicas, por ejemplo los insumos agroquímicos o solventes que se utilizan en el área. Éstos residuos son resguardados temporalmente en un almacén adecuado y retirados de la propiedad por una empresa certificada para tal efecto, quién realiza el confinamiento final de los residuos.

Los residuos no reciclables, son retirados de la propiedad por el servicio municipal y enviados al relleno sanitario.

Los residuos reciclables como botellas de pet, vidrio, latas de aluminio, chatarra, son separados desde cada una de las áreas de generación y colocados en almacenes específicos, posteriormente éstos residuos son retirados por compradores especializados para efectuar el reciclaje.

Management

Waste streams for The Moon Spa & Golf Club

	Avoid	Re-use	Recycle	Landfill	Incineration	Registered Uplift	2009 Totals (kg)
Glass	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Plastic	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Aluminium	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Metal	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Paper	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Cardboard	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Electrical	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	0
Grass Clippings	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	0
Cores	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	0
Turf	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	0
Sand	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	0
Wood / Timber	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Leaves	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	0
Detergents	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Cooking Oils	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Lubricants	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Pesticide Containers	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Fertiliser Bags	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Oil Filters	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Batteries	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has secure storage for hazardous material.

The Hazardous Material storage complies with the Federal Integral Waste Management Law which require the labeling and separation according to compatibility.

El almacenamiento de residuos peligrosos es un área que cumple los estandares previstos en el Reglamento de la Ley General para la Gestión Integral de los Residuos, en donde éstos se encuentran señalizados y separados conforme a compatibilidad.

Surveys

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has undertaken a waste audit:

2010-02-01 - Palace Resorts' Integral Security Personnel

Waste Water

The Moon Spa & Golf Club manages its water as follows:

	Discharges to:	Legally Compliant?	Formal Discharge Agreement
Clubhouse	Stormwater Drain	Yes	Waste Water Clubhouse Formal Discharge Arrangement
Accommodation	N/A	No	N/A
Maintenance Facility	Stormwater Drain	Yes	N/A
Wash Pad	Stormwater Drain	Yes	Waste Water Wash Pad Formal Discharge Arrangement

Activities

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following activities to reduce resource consumption or minimise waste:

Ample training for staff on waste management

• The maintenance staff is given thorough training on the waste management program used by the course and how to minimize waste.

Separation/Storage

• Assigned personnel separte chemical and/or fertilizer containers (sacks) for their temporary storage in the hazardous material area.

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for reducing, re-using and recycling waste, and minimizing resource consumption at source:

• Appropriate Waste Managemente
• Maintain clean and organized areas

Energy

The energy management practices require that the electrical power and water consumption be verified monthly to resolve any deviations or bad practices that could have been identified. This data is obtained by the maintenance director and presented to the corresponding corporate manager.

Las prácticas de manejo de energía están ligadas a verificar de manera mensual los consumos de energía eléctrica y agua para evitar desviaciones o malas prácticas que se pudieran haber generado. Esta información es obtenida por el gerente de mantenimiento y sometida a evaluación por parte del corporativo correspondiente.

Consumption

Energy and fuel use in 2009

• Electricity - 2477377 Kwh
• Diesel - 19851 Litres
• Petrol - 24193 Litres
• Hydralic Oil - 320 Litres

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has taken the following measures to diversify energy and fuel supply:

• Installation of photovoltaic and / or solar panels
• Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Surveys

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has not undertaken an Energy Audit.

Carbon

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has not begun to carbon footprint its operations.

Purchasing Policy and Sustainable Supply Chains

The Moon Spa & Golf Club informs suppliers of its environmental preferences:

Suppliers must comply with Palace Resort's established guidelines for each product

Purchasing policy for The Moon Spa & Golf Club

(1 = not important; 5 = very important)

• Performance Quality - 5
• Price - 5
• Supplier Service - 5
• Durability - 5
• Energy Efficiency - 4
• Recycleability - 5
• Pollution Risk - 5
• Packaging - 5
• Disposability - 4
• Local Produce - 3

Activities

Activities undertaken to record energy consumption:

• Energy monitors for each separate area

Activities undertaken to reduce energy consumption:

• Use of energy eficient lighting
• Solar-powered lighting for access roads
• AC controlled through temperature sensors
• Nightly inspection of the facilites to ensure all lights have been turned off
• Automized irrigation system
• Preventive management of equipment to increase performance and prevent energy loss

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has not undertaken any green purchasing activities.

Departments involved in energy saving activities:

• Operation Management Personnel
• Club House Maintenance Personnel
• Golf Club maintenance personnel
• Overall Golf Course Personnel

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club does not have any key objectives for reducing energy use or moving towards cleaner and renewable energy supplies.

Education & Awareness

Knowledge

Employees of The Moon Spa & Golf Club receive the following formal and informal environmental education:

• Pesticide storage, application and disposal
• Efficient water management
• Emergencies / accident management
• Waste minimisation, separation and recycling
• Health and safety
• Environmental management planning

The Moon Spa & Golf Club keeps formal staff training records for these departments:

• Greenkeeping
• Administrative
• Catering

The Moon Spa & Golf Club keeps the following record of accidents in the workplace:

• Number
• Type
• Severity

Response plans for accidents and emergency situations at The Moon Spa & Golf Club

Based on the extensive training provided by Palace Resorts, all employees are instructed of the security measures that must be used according to each activity. This includes responses to fire, chemical spills, physical accidents and natural disasters.

Communications

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following internal environmental communications:

• Newsletters
• Displaying awards
• Notice boards
• Poster displays
• On-site interpretation panels
• Course signage

The most successful internal communications project at The Moon Spa & Golf Club has been:

Everyone receives the information relevant to the environmental policy performed by the company during their orientation training and then again in their respective areas they are given environmental awareness conferences to inform them specific protocols on the handling and disposal of solid waste, solid urban waste, chemical substances, as well as flora and fauna protection. Training is provided constantly through the Education and Environmental Training Program.

The Moon Spa & Golf Club undertakes the following external environmental communications:

• Press releases

The most successful external communications project at The Moon Spa & Golf Club has been:

The "Education and Environmental Awareness" program includes the realization of various activities related to education and the environment for Palace Resort's employees, clients and suppliers and their families including beach and sand cleaning, reforestation activities, conferences and recycling competitions, among other.

Partnerships

The Moon Spa & Golf Club works with the following external groups:

• Schools

The most successful partnership project at The Moon Spa & Golf Club has been:

Guided visits and conferences are offered to university students to present the Environmental Management which is necessary for the golf course’s construction and operation. During the visits the importance of complying with the environmental requirements as well as integrating the environment to the project’s operation. The students are also offered the opportunity to perform their internships in the different administrative and operative departments of the golf course.

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for educating and raising environmental awareness amongst staff and golfers:

• Promote a culture of respect and environmental protection
• Prevent and control the contamination of the environment
• Continue with the efficient use of natural resources

Management Planning

Environmental Policy (PDF)

Politica ambiental 2010.pdf

Environmental Management Plan

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has an Environmental Management Plan covering:

• Nature
• Landscape & Culture
• Water
• Turf
• Waste
• Energy
• Education & Awareness

The Management plan was first introduced: 2006-03-01

The Moon Spa & Golf Club review the management plan every:

• 12 Months
• 1 Years

The Moon Spa & Golf Club monitor the progress of the scheme as follows:

The progress of the management plan is monitored through the environmental indicators on the course, and through tests and reviews performed on the personnel regarding the information from the management plan

Working Group

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has an environmental working group, comprising the following individuals/organisations:

• General Manager
• Technical Specialist

Accreditation

The Moon Spa & Golf Club does not belong to any other accreditation or award schemes.

Key national environmental legislation with which The Moon Spa & Golf Club complies:

• SECRETARIA DE MEDIO AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALES ; LEY GENERAL DE VIDA SILVESTRE; NORMA OFICIAL MEXICANA NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001 Establishes the protected species

• COMISION NACIONAL DEL AGUA; LEY DE AGUAS NACIONALES; LEY FEDERAL DE DERECHOS; NORMA OFICIAL MEXICANA NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, Establishes the maximum limits for discharge of residual water into national water bodies

• SEMARNAT ; LEY GENERAL PARA LA GESTIÓN INTEGRAL DE LOS RESIDUOS Establishes required waste management practices

• SEMARNAT ; LEY GENERAL PARA LA GESTIÓN INTEGRAL DE LOS RESIDUOS; NORMA OFICIAL MEXICANA NOM-052-SEMARNAT-2005; Establishes the hazardous materials listing
  
  NOM-054-SEMARNAT-2003, Establishes the hazardous material's compatibility

• SEMARNAT; NORMA OFICIAL MEXICANA, NOM-085- Regulates the atmospheric contamination created by fixed sources

Aims & Objectives

The Moon Spa & Golf Club has the following key objectives for effectively planning its proactive and long-term environmental management:

• Systematic management

Verifier

• Russ Bodie