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Tips and Rebates for Automatic Irrigation Systems

Automatic irrigation systems are convenient, but they typically waste 40-50% of the water they use. Even the best are just over 60% efficient at getting water to the plants’ root zones.

Help your customer save money while improving their landscape’s health by fine-tuning their irrigation system and adjusting the schedule to reflect their plants’ needs and local weather conditions.

Use the links below to learn more about:

  • • Rebates to help upgrade an existing irrigation system or for water-efficient controls on new sprinkler systems;
  • • Watering practices to improve landscape health;
  • • Online calculators that make it easy to adjust automatic irrigation systems for weather conditions and plant needs;
  • • The Watering Index to help adjust watering schedules.

Links to other sites
Saving Water Partnership - Irrigation/Sprinkler Rebates
Saving Water Partnership
-Irrigation and Sprinkler System Tips
The Irrigation Water Management Society
-Up-to-date Seattle Watering Index to adjust your watering schedule
Irrigation Water Management Society
- Online calculators for creating water budgets and watering schedules