Palm Desert woman claims golf course sprinklers are damaging her home

“It’s like walking through the rain storm. It is. I don’t know what else to say,” said 92-year-old Kathleen Fremont, while talking about the golf course sprinklers she says are damaging her home and her quality of life.

Living right next to the 13th hole at Palm Desert Greens, she says the side of her house, and her patio, get showered with recycled water every night.

“One night I walked out and got that dirty water in my eye, and I don’t think that is good for one’s eyes frankly,” said Freemont.

She bought her home 11 years ago, and says she didn’t experience any problems until after the club installed a new irrigation system 5 years ago.

“I would like to be able to enjoy my home at this point in my life,” said Freemont.

She says she can’t use her patio and outdoor furniture at night because it’s soaked.

She recently hired people to power wash and paint the side of her house, because of stains from the dirty water.

She also got the concrete repaired, at a total cost of about $4,000.

She usually keeps her shutters closed because of the stains on the windows.

“It’s not fun at night because I can’t have people on my deck for a little party in the evenings. I can’t use the deck at night,” said Freemont.

As part of her efforts to find a solution, Freemont exchanged letters with Roberta Reynolds, the General Manager of the Palm Desert Greens Association.

Trying to address the problem, groundskeepers adjusted the sprinklers.

Reynolds also offered to cover the cost of cleaning the windows one time.

Not satisfied, Freemont contacted CBS Local 2 for help.

“I’m not into suing or anything like that, I just want to have peace at this time in my life,” said Reynolds.

We asked the club’s general manager if there’s anything else she might be willing to do.

Reynolds says she’ll consider changing out the sprinkler heads to better control where the water sprays.

She might also install landscaping to serve as a barrier between the sprinklers and Freeman’s home.

“I just wish they could get this done and cleaned up for me once and for all,” said Freeman.

We’ll check in with Freeman and Reynolds in the coming days to track the club’s progress in addressing her concerns.

Freemont believes it would be impossible for her to ever sell the home as long as the water problem persists.