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  • APPLICATION AREAS
    • Fairway Drainage
    • Greens Drainage
    • New Construction
    • Bunker Renovation
    • Hillsdoe and Mountain Properties
    • Seaside and Low-Lying Courses
    • Salt-affected Sites
    • Athletic Fields
  • Systems & Components
    • Turf Drain – the ORIGINAL waffle drain
    • Turf Drain Siphon System
    • Perma Basin – the basin built to leak
    • Irrigaton Driven Pumps (IDP)
    • Mini IDP (Irrigation Driven Pump)
    • Sump Pumps custom by TDA
      • Westmoreland CC 813 Sump
    • Channels and Curbing
    • Chameleon Drains
    • Turf Drain Tarp Systems
    • Greens Covers
  • VIDEO
    • Brian Schweihofer- Modern Drainage
    • Raising Grades – PB Modifications
    • Weather Channel: 2009 PGA at East Lake
    • World Business Review
    • Using siphons in rocky soils
    • Hillside Springs
    • Turf Drain Tarp System
    • Sod harvester: key drainage installation tool
    • Irrigation Driven Pump (IDP)
    • Channel Basin assembly
    • Dennis Hurley – Metropolitan Golf/ USGA Meeting Spring 2012
  • In the Press…
    • Hound Ears Club – Mowing the day after 4.5″ of rain
    • USGA 2013 Article: Wade Hampton Can Hold Its Water
    • ESPN: East Lake Golf Club Looks Playable
    • PGA Tour: Players ‘stunned’ to find course in good shape
    • TurfNet: Drain It!
    • Planning a Golf Course Drainage Project: USGA
    • Golfdom: Let It Drain
    • Golfdom: Firming Up the Fairways
    • Fairway Drainage at Diablo CC
    • Siphons Work on Poorly Sloped Fairways
    • GCM: Make Trouble Go Down the Tubes
    • Analyzing Drainage Problems & Applying Proper Drainage Techniques
  • NEWSLETTER
    • 2015
      • 1st Qtr 2015: Tech Section: Surveying Turning Points
      • 1st Qtr 2015 – Current Projects
    • 2014
      • 1st Qtr 2014: Tech Section: Could this be why your green does not drain?
      • 1st Qtr 2014: Current Projects
    • 2013
      • Can you raise your drainage basin in 10 seconds?
      • January 2013: Tech Section – Difference between drainage envelope and drainage filter
      • January 2013: Current Projects
    • 2012
      • ON DISPLAY at the GIS Show in Las Vegas, TDA Booth 2264
      • Fall 2012: Installing Drainage Like This Could Be Making Your Problem Worse, Part 2
      • Fall 2012: Where are the drain lines?
      • Why would you want your bunker to do this?
      • Fall 2012: Tech Section – Cardinal Rule #1: Proper seepage drainage must have an adequate airspace
      • Valhalla Renovation Starts
      • Fall 2012: Valhalla Reopens September 1, 2012
      • Fall 2012: Current Projects
    • 2011
      • Concentrations of Flow
      • Fall 2011 – Franklin Hills, Franklin, MI, starts Phase 1
      • Golf Course Architect Jeff Blume turns to TDA drainage solutions for Conroe Country Club renovation
      • Installing drainage like this could be making your problem worse, Part 1
      • Roaring Fork Club, Basalt, CO – Matt Brewer saves thousands with new IDPs
      • This one mistake can destroy your drainage system
      • What will a Master Drainage Plan do for you?
      • Why NO drainage system can “wick” water
    • 2010
      • Drainage Project: Rent a Superintendent
      • Do geotextiles clog up?
      • 2010 Newsletter Archive – 1st Quarter
      • Non-Breathable Greens Covers Offer Best Choice In Certain Areas
      • North Ridge Country Club – Greens Drainage Installation
      • Palm Beach CC installs new Turf Drain Siphon System during Renovation
      • The Farm Completes 18-Hole Drainage Project in 6 Months
      • West Coast: Olympic Club, San Francisco, CA
    • 2009
      • Drive-Over Rubber Curbing easy and effective
      • Particle sizing: Why gravel should not be used in fairway drainage
      • Self Cleaning Velocity
      • Sequoia Greenscapes renovates bunkers
      • TDA miniaturizes electricity-free pumps
      • TPC Southwind uses tarp system on in-house drainage project
  • GALLERY
  • Webinars
    • When slope isn’t the solution
    • Drainage system design and installation: How it varies from existing courses to renovations and new construction
    • Principle of Concentrations of Flow
    • Master Drainage Plans
    • Inherent differences in surface water vs seepage water and how they affect drainage design
    • Drainage techniques the Pros use
    • Understanding the Principles of Seepage Drainage
    • Alternative to gravity transporation systems in drainage
    • Analyzing drainage problems and applying proper drainage techniques
  • Technical
    • Geotextile Research
    • Sample List of Projects
    • Turf Drain
      • TD Brochure
    • Perma Basin
      • Perma Basin Detail (.dwg)
      • Perma Basin Installation
      • Perma Basin Installation (.dwg)
      • PB brochure
    • Assembly Instructions
      • PB1800
      • PB2400
      • PB3600
      • “B” Perma Basins
    • Siphon Attachment Kit

GALLERY


Bunker Construction

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Channels and Curbing

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Fairway Drainage

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Greens Drainage

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Hillside and Mountainous Sites

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Irrigation Driven Pump and Mini IDP

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Perma Basin – the basin built to leak

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Salt-Affected Sites

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Seaside and Low-Lying Courses

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Sod Harvester

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Turf Drain Siphon System

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Turf Drain Tarp System

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Turf Drain Done Right!

Turf Drainage Company of America has been a leader in golf course drainage since 1984. We have five patents in the field of seepage drainage – including the Turf Drain Siphon System. Whether you need to drain one hole or 18, we custom design a comprehensive drainage plan for your property, manufacture the components, and work with trained contractors until project completion.

WE DRAIN YOUR COURSE WITHOUT CLOSING IT!

Turf Drain - the ORIGINAL waffle Drain

Turf Drain Siphon System

Turf Drain Siphon SystemThe Turf Drain Siphon Systemâ„¢ is the first drainage system where you can install drainage without the need to grade pipe. Piping can go over mounding or into an ungraded trench.It has application in flat coastal properties where there is a need to take the water a long distance with little elevation change.

Any property where grading pipe may be difficult, such as rocky property or a course with lots of underground obstructions, can benefit from a Turf Drain Siphon Systemâ„¢.

Considering a drainage project?

The best thing that you can do is start with a Master Drainage Plan. You will be surprised of how affordable a professionally-prepared Master Drainage Plan is. Call us to discuss your project.

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Turf Drainage Co. of America
PO Box 702
Marrero, LA 70073

Telephone:
Office: 504-340-3930
Toll Free: 800-999-2794
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