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Solutions for Complying with California‚Äö?Ñ????ë?¬•s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance AB 188101-25-10 | News

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Property Managers and Commercial and Municipal Landscape Managers Can Easily Gain Compliance by Upgrading to Intelligent Irrigation Management with an ETwater?EUR??,,????'?????????????? Smart Controller.
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In September 2009, California adopted ordinance AB 1881 legislation which institutes efficiency standards and a Maximum Applied Water Allowance (MAWA) for landscaping projects. AB 1881 went into effect on
January 1, 2010.

The ordinance applies to most new and rehabilitated landscapes with a landscape area greater than 2,500 square feet that require a permit, plan check, or design review. Homeowner-provided or homeowner-hired landscaping at single-family and multi-family homes are subject to the Ordinance if the landscape area is at least 5,000 square feet.

Among other provisions, the implementation of AB 1881 requires that these landscapes incorporate an automatic irrigation controller such as ET Water?EUR??,,????'?????<

ET Water Systems announced an affordable product solution for California property managers, homeowner associations and municipalities to comply with the ordinance. ETwater?EUR??,,????'?????????????? controllers or SmartWorks?EUR??,,????'?????????????? replacement panels can work with Rain Bird???????(R)????, Irritrol???????(R)???? and Rain Master?EUR??,,????'?????????????? controllers.

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According to McIntyre, Urban water use in California is 8.7 million acre feet per year. A 20-percent reduction would conserve 1.74 million acre feet per year ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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