ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights some of the ways that water is used in sport facilities and stadia, some of the problems that arise in high water usage by facilities. It focuses on the major professional sports in the United States with examples from the National Football League and golf and the usage of water at the facility that is consumed by individuals. The chapter illustrates connections between water and sport at a very basic level of usage and discusses more in-depth the problems associated with water usage. It offers some solutions that sport organizations could consider. The chapter details some issues with droughts in San Francisco, infrastructure creation in Denver Broncos, and golf course management in Pinehurst and how those issues have been alleviated. It examines many ways that water is utilized in the operating of a facility and the sporting event in the facility.
