WaterSense standard for weather-based irrigation controllers unveiled

By By BD+C Staff | November 10, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program has released a final specification for weather-based irrigation controllers—the first outdoor product category eligible to earn the WaterSense label. Weather-based irrigation controllers use local weather data to tailor irrigation schedules to actual site conditions.

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