7/26/21 Update

La Cumbre Country Club • July 26, 2021

Reclaimed water project update for the week of 7/26/21

Dear La Cumbre Members,


Last week was a successful start to what will present as a larger undertaking this week. Landscapes Unlimited, Mac Brown Co, and Lash Contractors are on-site and off-site, completing the pipeline run from Valle Verde behind 6th green. In addition, we will commence runs along with the 6th and the 10th fairways to the reservoir off the 15th.


As always, we will try to keep disruptions to members at a minimum, and we greatly appreciate your patience and support with us during this process.

Ok, so what did we complete last week, and what do we expect to complete this week?


Last Week:

  • In Calle Los Amigos, Lash Construction installed 900 linear ft of 8in pipe for reclaimed water. 
  • On the 6th Hole, work started on the pipeline that will extend from the back of the 6th Hole to the 15th Hole and the lake reservoir. 
  • More Materials were delivered, and Landscapes Unlimited set up camp in the irrigation island area along the 15th fairway.


This Week:

  • Lash Construction will complete the pipeline run from the Calle Los Amigos point of connection behind the 6th green distribution point. 
  • Cart Path removal will be commencing on the 5th, 10th, and 11th holes and possibly be completed by the end of the week. 
  • The palm tree planter on the 11th Hole will be removed to make the pipeline and refreshed teeing complex. 
  • Boring under the road at Monte and Via Laguna should commence this week.
  • Pipeline work will be underway in the old cart path locations, from the 6th, 5th, and leading over to behind the 4th green. 


In recognizing the draught restrictions that are likely coming to our community, we are very fortunate to be in a position to complete this project that will ensure water to our property for years to come. As many of you are aware, we are all hearing discussions of severe water restrictions that would, at a minimum, materially increase our water costs. 


Again, as we have shared over the months, the work will primarily exist under the existing cart paths routes. This may be disruptive to play, but we will do our best to manage our contractor's footprints on the course and the project swiftly moving toward a positive outcome.



Thank you again for your patience and support!


Wayne

Wayne's World May/June 2022

By La Cumbre Country Club • May 13, 2022
Good Morning La Cumbre! We are starting to transition from spring to early summer. The property is transitioning too. So, the Greens and Kikuyu are taking on a different look and feel in fairways. Both need constant irrigation, so less roll on both surfaces than in winter. Ball marks and divots repair faster this time of year, but we still need your support in fixing these blemishes from your execution of that perfect shot. This year's weather is very eradicated, and everything seems to be a month to two ahead of historical growth patterns. But all our contractors and material suppliers are a month or two behind. So, the work we have slated for this year will get done, but it looks like the window of June to early September is when this will be completed. On the waterfront, the deliveries of reclaimed have been steady. Again, this came online just as the State and local agencies beat the drought drums. They are looking for a 35% reduction in water usage throughout the system. Agriculture rates are being adjusted way up with the mandated reduction. As this intensifies, different groups will be pointing fingers at each other. Being a private club, they would love to point them at us. With the continued drought, certain tree species show signs of heavy stress and decline. Mainly the Redwoods and Monterey Cypress currently. Using water with lower qualities will only add to this if we do not get heavy winter rains to clean the soils. But the property is in good shape with some excellent additions planned for the season. See you on the course. I'll be somewhere behind Rusty.

Wayne's World Spring 2022

By La Cumbre Country Club • February 17, 2022
Spring has come early this year, and it feels like it started on January 1st! Our greens are trying to produce seed heads, a typical March through April event. Our fairways have good color and are growing. Our native planting areas are trying to bloom, and the bugs are out! Nothing is following our typical patterns. I know we are enjoying some of the best-golfing weather, as the rest of the country is frozen stiff. So, I hope you enjoy the facility, as it may be the best weather days for golf over any place in the United States.

One With The Land: Sustainability Actions Speak Louder Than Words - FORE Magazine

By La Cumbre Country Club • January 31, 2022
“I don’t use the word ‘sustainability,’” said Wayne Mills, superintendent at La Cumbre CC in Santa Barbara. “I use the words ‘reduced inputs that benefit society.’ Potable water is a fluid people need to sustain life,and we were using it to irrigate turf. If we use reclaimed water, we use less potable water and still employ people, create living wages, and give people a place to enjoy themselves.”
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