Press Release
October 06, 2025
- Water & Soil
FY 2024 Survey Results of Agricultural Chemicals in Drainage Waters from Golf Courses
The Ministry of the Environment has collected the results of monitoring surveys of agricultural chemicals in drainage waters from golf courses, conducted by local governments in FY 2024.
The monitoring surveys were conducted in accordance with the “Guideline for the Prevention of Water Pollution, and Damage to Aquatic Animals and Plants by Agricultural Chemicals Used in Golf Courses”. A total of 35,012 samples from 2,095 golf courses were measured in the surveys, and 9 samples of the drains exceeded reference concentration values specified in the Guideline (see Table 1 and Table 2). The reference concentration values cited are as of November 27, 2024.
Based on the survey results, the prefectural governments will be requested to investigate the causes of the exceedances and to issue warnings to golf-courses operators aimed at preventing recurrence.
The monitoring surveys were conducted in accordance with the “Guideline for the Prevention of Water Pollution, and Damage to Aquatic Animals and Plants by Agricultural Chemicals Used in Golf Courses”. A total of 35,012 samples from 2,095 golf courses were measured in the surveys, and 9 samples of the drains exceeded reference concentration values specified in the Guideline (see Table 1 and Table 2). The reference concentration values cited are as of November 27, 2024.
Based on the survey results, the prefectural governments will be requested to investigate the causes of the exceedances and to issue warnings to golf-courses operators aimed at preventing recurrence.
