Using irrigation water more efficiently is the impetus behind Water2Save's water management technology. "Water conservation has become an increasingly important issue nationwide in recent years, with irrigation accounting for up to 60 percent of total seasonal water usage in some areas," C. Gary Gelinas, Water2Save president and CEO, said. "The technology we've developed allows our customers to significantly reduce the amount of water they use and can save them thousands of dollars every year." Since its inception more than seven years ago, the Solano Beach, Calif., company has provided its customers with an online service that reduces irrigation water usage up to 50 percent. This has been achieved through the use of the company's patented technology that records and adjusts irrigation watering times via a wireless module, known as the WaterLink System, that operates with a customer's existing equipment. Water2Save has the exclusive rights to achieving maximum irrigation water savings with ET data, dubbing its method "the look ahead ET approach" using proactive weather adjustments. The company works closely with the customer's landscaper to assure durable, long-term savings and conservation. The landscaper programs a baseline watering schedule tailored to the customer's landscape, including the type of spray heads, plant material, watering cycles, soil and sun and shade zones. Once the device is added onto the existing irrigation system, it reports complete operating information on all irrigation zones as programmed by the landscaper and adjusted by the company. Data includes the number of minutes each valve is programmed to run, the start time of each cycle and the number of cycles per day. Operating information is transmitted back to the company's data center. A trained individual with knowledge of meteorology, wireless networks, the Internet and irrigation water applications operates the central server and adjusts the water consumption based on meteorological data and weather forecasts. "Our system provides continuous monitoring, updating and storage of irrigation data, and allows our customers 24-hour access to water savings information via the Internet," Gelinas said. Customers can view property specific irrigation watering data collected by the Wireless Water Manager (WWM) at their property via an Internet website managed by Water2Save. The data collected from each property is provided to the customer in a report that can be viewed using any Internet web browser. Only authorized users who present the correct user ID and password can access site/customer specific irrigation data. Landscape personnel authorized by a customer can also access the customer specific website. The customer specific website contains a database that stores very detailed irrigation system operational data, such as the number of minutes each valve is programmed to operate (clock minutes); the number of times each controller starts a program (cycles), the program start time; the Water2Save weather adjustment factor (factor) for each day; and any manual overrides that may have been activated for a temporary period. For more information on Water2Save's water management system, call the company at 858-792-9760, or visit the company's website, www.water2save.com.