History
In 1988, the City of Prineville was facing fines of up to $25,000 per day if it did not find a way to dispose of the wastewater that was being dumped into the Crooked River . Since the city did not want to fund the capital to to build a multi-million dollar mechanical treatment facility, the EPA suggested spraying the wastewater over a 400 acre alfalfa field. The mayor, City Manager and City Council decided to build a golf course that would dispose of the wastewater. Meadow Lakes Golf Course is now a fully functional 18-hole championship golf course and waste-water disposal site. The water is disposed of through irrigation and the 9 evaporation ponds that double as water hazards for golfers. What was initially a huge problem, has turned into a financial and environmental success.