Save thousands of gallons of water with this free Fresno program

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Too costly to support up a greenish lawn? Fresno residents tin prevention thousands of gallons of h2o annually, for free, by replacing their modular irrigation controller with a astute irrigation controller done a caller Fresno programme -but lone portion supplies last.

The metropolis says the escaped WaterSense-certified astute irrigation controllers are signal-based and usage section upwind and scenery conditions to tailor watering schedules. By utilizing section conditions similar this, the mean location tin prevention much than 7,600 gallons of h2o annually.

According to the city, these astute irrigation controllers tin besides beryllium controlled remotely, allowing residents to negociate their outdoor h2o usage anytime and anywhere.

The metropolis is offering a escaped retrofit to 1,505 qualifying single-family residential homes, 215 timers per district. The irrigation controllers are disposable connected a first-come, first-served ground to City of Fresno Water customers. Those funny tin apply online here.

Funding was provided by a WaterSMART Water-Energy Efficient Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation.