Source: www.TurfMagazine.com
NOVATO, Calif. – ETwater, based here, is launching a new and highly innovative Web service for creating an optimized irrigation plan for any property or site. This enables property managers, owners and service personnel to see how best to maintain the most beautiful and healthy landscape using the minimum amount of water necessary.
Accessible through any Web browser, with no special login, setup or training required, the ETwater optimized irrigation plan can be created in four steps using an aerial view of the property.
After submitting basic landscape details, an analysis of all of the soil, plant, microclimate and other environmental information is automatically made. This produces a report specifying the precise amount of water necessary to maintain a site or landscapes most favorable plant health, which can be compared against actual water use and costs.
The free ETwater Web service is available here, and includes an option to download in PDF file format.