Field Use Guidelines & Turface Use Policy

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We are all committed to provide high quality, safe-playing surfaces for our multi-use athletic ball fields, but we need the help and consideration of all user groups in protecting the turf/infield from excessive damage due to game and practice activities. The turf/infield is the safety surface for the athletic fields. If any of the following conditions occur scheduled games and practices must be canceled or postponed.

Ball Field Use Guidelines

1.	Standing water on the field of play.
2.	Soil Saturation:
		a.	Walking on turf/infield causes water to surface
		b.	Walking on turf/infield on heels causes indentions
		c.	Steady downpour of rain during/on game or practice day, which could cause damage to turf/infield or injury to participants
		d.	Audible thunder or visible lightning
		e.	Visibility (darkness)

Turface Guidelines
The Wheaton Park District provides four (4) bags of Quick Dry Ball Field Turface in each ball field's equipment box. The four bags are intended for the use of only the field they are located on. Please do not remove Turface from other ball field equipment boxes.

If your Ball Field's Equipment Box does not have a complete stock of 4 bags of Turface, please notify the Wheaton Park District Recreation Department at 630-668-3371, Mon.-Fri. from 9am to 4pm.

Turface Policy

1.	No more than four (4) bags of TURFACE should be used on any single playing field.
2.	Do not remove turface from other ball field equipment boxes.
3.	Turface is only to be used on dirt infields.
4.	The turface product is intended for use on that of damp infields in high traffic areas (i.e. bases and mound) and should not be used if the soil saturation covers a majority of the field referring to the Field Use Guidelines.
5.	Turface should be spread over damp area in thin layer to help to cover the most square feet.
6.	Turface should then be worked into the soil by raking the effected area to help dry and level. Raking/scraping other affected areas of the field without turface also helps the field dry and become playable.
7.	Turface is not to be used in dugouts.
8.	Coaches are encouraged to fill any holes and low spots of the infield after their games and/or practices. This will allow for better drainage in the event of ran and will prevent low spots from collecting water and becoming over saturated.
9.	All used turface bags should be discarded in the nearest garbage can.
10.	Please report use of turface to the Recreation Department so field equipment boxes can be replenished.
11.	No more than four (4) bags of TURFACE should be needed to make an unplayable field - playable.