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green fees and shop merchandise but also an increase in mold and fungus problems on <br />the links associated with oversaturated conditions. The proposed sites of stream <br />restoration target some of the most problematic areas on the course allowing for water to <br />run into surface streams where it could easily flow to pond areas in much less time than it <br />takes groundwater to flow. <br />Laurelwood Water Use <br />12000 <br />10000 <br />8000 <br />Cost($) 6000 <br />4000 <br />2000 <br />0 <br />* Serfesi <br />* Series2 <br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 <br />Months (Jan -Dee) <br />This graph depicts the savings is water cost Laurelwood would experienced ue to the adoption of the above <br />ground stream system. (Series 1: water use in `481'09; Series 2: projected future water use) <br />• Water use: <br />Laurelwood wants to lower its ecological footprint; using less water is a great way <br />to accomplish this. They have already committed to changing all of the old, inefficient, <br />sprinkler heads to a newer water saving model. Two thirds of the heads have already <br />been changed and a significant amount of water has been saved. Restoring the streams <br />and taking these areas out of play would be another step toward a greener golf facility. If <br />