Landscape Irrigation Monitoring System (LIMS)

Have you heard the various marketing pitches touting “water cost savings?” This always brings to mind savings – compared to what?

Comparing water cost savings requires comparing actual costs – to your annual water budget. Comparing the water provider’s invoice to a budget amount is a common practice, but one that is not timely in controlling costs. A more proactive approach is a Landscape Irrigation Monitoring System (LIMS) – using current meter readings to monitor use and costs compared to budgets

This LIMS goes beyond the simple LIMS by monitoring landscape water use and costs compared to your:

1. Landscape water cost budget – adjusted for seasonal use
2. Actual site requirements – based on your site’s unique conditions
3. Water provider’s recommended/required use
4. Current water conservation requirements (AB1881, AB325, and BMP5)
5. Historical and current weather conditions (ETo).

Additionally, for the landscape professional, LIMS-IM provides:

1. Base Irrigation Programs for effective programming of conventional controllers or comparison to weather based controller programs.
2. Current weather budgets adjusts of Base Irrigation Programs
3. Other irrigation management monitoring tools for keeping you better informed.

For those who are paying for water – and those landscape professionals who largely determine those costs, LIMS and LIMS-IM help answer the question:

“How are we really doing, landscape water-wise?”

For more information contact inquiries@sitebudgetwatch.com

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