Orlando golf course becomes model for stormwater reuse
StormCon 2025 attendees had an opportunity to visit Dubsdread Golf Course near the city of Orlando on August 26, 2025, where they learned about improvements made to the oldest public course layout in central Florida.
The project identified a potential partnership and an opportunity for stormwater treatment and reuse for a portion of the Ultimate I-4 improvements. A Joint Project Agreement was executed to treat and attenuate a portion of I-4 and the surrounding residential area with a series of interconnected ponds.
Other project elements include stormwater treatment for nearly 397 acres, wetland rehydration, pipe and discharge expansion and trash capture. The project proved effective in 2024 when the golf course opened two days after multiple hurricanes.
Attendees learned about the project, the hydraulic and environmental issues regarding inflow to the golf course, how the partnership between project stakeholders developed, how the permitting worked and lessons from the project.
About the Author
Katie Johns
Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].
Alex Cossin
Associate Editor
Alex Cossin is the associate editor for Waterworld Magazine, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Cossin graduated from Kent State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Cossin can be reached at [email protected].
