Drought and sport guidance- updated 9th July 2012
NEW !
As you will be aware, the last four of
the seven Water Authorities who have previously imposed temporary
hosepipe bans, have lifted their water use restrictions on 9th July
2012.
However, it must be stressed that groundwater levels
remain lower than normal. A third dry autumn and winter could still
make a hosepipe ban next year a possibility so all users should
continue to use water wisely and refer to other drought documents
on our website relating to efficient usage of water for their
facilities, links as below.
As part of our work on climate change and its
potential impact on sport, Sport England has been working with
Cranfield University and the pitch sport NGBs to:
- identify the potential impact on sport of long term climate
change
- identify those parts of the country and those sports where the
impact will be greater
- consider how sport can adapt and mitigate against the impact
of climate change, both now and in preparation for the future
- to develop good practice guidance for clubs and other sports
organisations which will enable them cope and manage the short and
long term challenges more easily.
The full results of the Cranfield University
research project will be published late summer 2012.
The guidance consists of the Drought
Report which sets out some of the detailed issues that need to
be considered and the Drought
Advice Note for Clubs which is a short guidance note setting
out the key actions that a club can take to deal with water usage
restrictions and use water more efficiently and effectively when
maintaining their pitches and courts. These two documents are
supported by a Frequently
Asked Questions document that sets out the those direct
questions that a club may have.
Use the link below to view the current
guidance:
The ECB have produced specific advice for
cricket clubs this can be found on
their website.
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