WeatherTRAK Smart Water Management Provides Answer to Rocky Mountain Water Shortage

Equipping Landscape Professionals To Be “Green” Heroes
 

ProGreen Expo, Denver, CO — January 23, 2008 — WeatherTRAK smart water management – proven to save four times more water than any other technology – will stave off critical water shortages in the Rocky Mountain region, announced the solution’s manufacturer HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. By delivering the WeatherTRAK solution to their property owner customers, landscape maintenance contractors will save Colorado an estimated 2.3 million gallons of water and 9.2 million watt-hours of power in 2008.

Colorado’s growing population places increasing pressure on the state’s already constrained water supply. By 2030, Colorado will grow by nearly two-thirds – or 2.8 million residents – to reach a total population of 7.1 million. The state’s water basins will need 53 percent more water to meet projected demands, according to the Colorado Water Conservation Board. In response, water and sewer costs are rising throughout the state, outpacing energy rate hikes.

Landscapes receive about half of Colorado’s urban water supply, and are overwatered by 30-to-300 percent. The widespread practice of overwatering landscapes leads directly to urban runoff, which pollutes local water supplies and endangers wildlife. Water waste even promotes global warming as 4 million watt hours of power are expended and 5,360 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) are emitted along with every million gallons of water consumed. Excess water is similarly catastrophic for structures, resulting in asphalt cracks, rot and mold whose costs are 5-to-10 times as high as water bills.

EPA- and SWAT™-proven to eliminate landscape water waste, the WeatherTRAK solution is being rapidly adopted by leading retailers, public agencies, property management companies, schools, homeowner associations and others seeking to “go green” to meet sustainability and cost-saving objectives. WeatherTRAK customers comply with new conservation measures, earn US Green Building Council LEED™ certification points, save energy and conserve billions of cups of precious drinking water. Customers typically achieve ROI in less than two years through reduced property maintenance and utility costs.

In the Rocky Mountain region, the WeatherTRAK smart water management solution is now available from CPS Distributors, Inc. (CPS), the region’s largest wholesale distributor of professional pump and irrigation supplies.

“Since 1890, we’ve sought to offer products that enrich our customers’ lives and protect our environment,” said Lowell Kaufhold, director of marketing, CPS. “We’re pleased to find in WeatherTRAK a product line that delivers both benefits and is supported by a manufacturing organization that walks the talk when it comes to water conservation.”

“For over 100 years, CPS has provided the highest level of service to landscape professionals. We’re proud that WeatherTRAK will be represented by them in the Rocky Mountain region,” said Chris Spain, president and CEO, HydroPoint. “CPS is committed to helping landscape firms build their businesses by equipping them with the proven, easy-to-use solutions they need to satisfy market demand for smart water management.”

WeatherTRAK users simply tell the controller about their plants, soil, slope and sun exposure, and the system creates a personalized watering schedule that is automatically adjusted as the local weather changes. View a demo.

Landscape professionals interested in receiving free WeatherTRAK installation training should contact CPS at (303) 394-6040.

About CPS Distributors, Inc.
CPS Distributors, Inc. (Colorado Pump & Supply) is the largest wholesale distributor of professional pump and irrigation supplies in the Rocky Mountain Region. CPS is the first choice of contractors in Colorado and Wyoming requiring commercial and residential landscaping materials, lawn sprinklers, pond and water feature supplies, lighting, drainage, water conditioning, filtration, water well supplies, all types of pumps, pump stations, pump controls and more. Making customer needs top priority while stressing professionalism and integrity is a way of life at CPS. For more information, visit www.cpsdistributors.com 

About WeatherTRAK
WeatherTRAK smart water management from HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. is the proven green initiative that enables 13,000 subscribers to protect and improve property valuation by continuously optimizing irrigation and eliminating water-related property destruction and liabilities. Twenty-three independent studies prove that the WeatherTRAK network maximizes water conservation and improves landscape health. A California EPA-funded study proves WeatherTRAK's ability to reduce runoff pollution by 71 percent. Additionally, the WeatherTRAK product line received perfect scores across the board on the Smart Water Application Technology™ protocol, developed by a consortium of public agencies to objectively measure smart controller performance. WeatherTRAK solutions are eligible for all public agency rebate programs and meet the highest U.S. standards for irrigation equipment, the State of California's. Headquartered in Petaluma, California, HydroPoint is privately owned and operated. For more information, visit www.weathertrak.com.