Draft Specifications for Weather- or Sensor-Based Irrigation Control Technologies

The draft specifications for weather- or sensor-based irrigation control technologies are currently under development.

On September 15, 2008, EPA hosted a Web conference to familiarize irrigation manufacturers of weather- or sensor-based irrigation control technology with the WaterSense certification and labeling process. For more information, please review:

• Meeting Summary (PDF) (6pp, 39K)
• WaterSense Certification and Labeling Presentation (PDF) (26pp, 193K)

January 10, 2008 specification development update.

On April 19, 2007, EPA hosted a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the technical issues and specification development process for weather- or sensor-based irrigation control technologies. For more information, please review:

• Meeting Summary (PDF) (24pp, 96K)
• Meeting Agenda (PDF) (2pp, 26K)
• EPA's Notification of Intent (PDF) (14pp, 193K)
• Weather- or Sensor-Based Irrigation Control Technologies Notification of Intent Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF) (18pp, 2.4MB)
• Overview of Notification of Intent & Technical Issues Presentation (PDF) (44pp, 4.6MB)
• Climate-Based Irrigation Controller Protocol Presentation (PDF) (18pp, 983K)

Please contact the WaterSense Helpline at (866) WTR-SENS (987-7367), or e-mail us with questions or comments.