How Centralized Water Management Helps Budget Conscious Schools Do More with Less

Water never takes a rest. Breaks, leaks, storms, droughts, even water theft happen. Rolling trucks and visiting every site to adjust irrigation controllers is labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.

To improve operational efficiencies in water management, you need access to accurate weather data, the ability to automate controller programing and to have 360º visibility into water usage and system status. A centrally managed solution, such as cloud-based HydroPoint WeatherTRAK, is a good place to start.

“Not only can we remotely review our usage, but we can also set thresholds so it alerts us when there’s an unexpected increase. WeatherTRAK is a strong water conservation tool.” – David Chandler, energy specialist for the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Benefit from these Operational Efficiencies Gained by Centralized Water Management

WeatherTRAK Central provides centralized management via real-time visibility and control from any Internet browser, on any device. Whether you’re at a desk or working the grounds, you’ll be able to program all your sites, monitor performance, receive alerts and notifications when there are issues, and track asset inventories, any time, from anywhere.

“Our facilities, environmental maintenance and utility teams rigorously redirect money back into our classrooms by selecting proven technologies. The WeatherTRAK water efficiency solution transfers taxpayer dollars from wasteful landscape water use to valuable district resources.” – Paul Barnes, director of utilities for the Davis School District

WeatherTRAK Central also includes the most powerful suite of smart irrigation applications in the industry including: Portfolio Manager, Budget Manager, Weather Data, Scheduling Engine and Mobile Access. These are the smart water management tools you need to truly automate, gain visibility and centrally control your irrigation sites.

Portfolio Manager offers dashboard reporting and intuitive summaries for single sites, multiple accounts or an entire portfolio. With quick search and filter tools, you can view actual and estimated water usage by site, controller and station.

The Budget Manager application monitors and assesses performance. One of its many capabilities enables you to view a visual summary of a site’s total usage across each water meter and controller.

Weather Data provides site-specific weather data accurate and resolute to 1 square km and is proven to have most accurate multi-factor hourly ET calculations.

Scheduling Engine considers sprinkler type, precipitation rate, sprinkler efficiency, soil type, plant type, root depth, and microclimate, and automatically adjusts controllers based on site-specific weather.

Mobile Access via and iOS or Android smartphone provides real-time alerts and alert details for easy troubleshooting, as well as one-touch calls or emails the HydroPoint support team.

HydroPoint’s 20,000 Customers Improve Budget, Water and Operational Efficiency Compared to traditional timer-based controllers, smart irrigation systems and controllers conserve water. Several independent research studies indicate substantial water savings anywhere from 40% to as high as 70%.

That’s why more than 20,000 organizations use HydroPoint. WeatherTRAK provides the most accurate weather data in the industry and offers water conservation potential of as much as 95%.