Can I water bermudagrass with reclaimed, recycled or effluent water?
A. Yes, bermudagrass does very well with this type of water. The parks department of the city of Los Angeles waters all their bermudagrass with reclaimed water. Their maintenance supervisor maintains that he uses very little Nitrogen fertilizer to maintain good color. However, bermudagrass watered in this manner needs to be monitored to make sure that there is not an unusual accumulation of heavy metals or salts. A program of occasionally leaching the turf with a very deep watering is sometimes helpful.
