Landtech is committed to finding the most efficient and innovative methods for reducing water use in irrigation. ETwater™ Intelligent Water Management, the world’s most advanced and efficient irrigation water system, reduces water use by 20%-50% while assuring plants stay healthy. ETwater’s self-adjusting irrigation control system combines state-of-the-art horticultural science and proprietary web-based technology to automate the scheduling of sprinkler drip irrigation. Water is applied to landscapes based on current weather conditions and specific landscape factors, including plant type, soil type, slope, sun/shade, sprinkler type, and distribution uniformity.
The ETwater central server communicates daily with the on-site controller to automate scheduling. The ETwater central server tailors the schedule to the user’s landscape profile and the current weather conditions.
How it Works:
- The customer enters his/her landscape profile online and downloads it to ETwater ’s server. This step may be performed by the landscaper when irrigation system is installed.
- A weather station in the customer’s community constantly measures climate details and rainfall.
- We access the real-time weather information for the customer’s local area and match it with his/her landscape profile to develop the ideal watering schedule.
- Our server interfaces daily with the customer’s on-site ETwater Smart Controller to update the customized watering schedule based on ET and rainfall.
- The Smart Controller ensures that each zone is watered correctly according to the customer’s landscape profile.
ETwater was the first product to successfully complete the rigorous industry standard Smart Water Application Technology (SWAT) test in November 2004, 15 months before any other smart controller product. ETwater is the only irrigation product ever to win the coveted Wall Street Journal Tech Award for “Best Environmental Technology Innovation,” receiving the award in September 2006.
