See How it Works Want to know more about the ET Manager Weather-based Irrigation Control System? This easy-to-use interactive tutorial will show you how to save water and keep your plants healthier using state-of-the-art weather-based control data.
	Rain Bird ET Manager Webpage See why the Rain Bird ET Manager is the new standard in weather-smart irrigation. Technical Specifications Weather Reach Signal Providers ET Manager Accessories
	Read the Rain Bird Press Release The ET Manager works with virtually any irrigation controller and irrigation configuration. From the smallest residential yard to the largest commercial application, the ET Manager converts a conventional irrigation system into a weather-smart one that adjusts itself according to accurate real-time weather data.

Weather Reach technology saved over a million gallons of water, Port staff time, and money last year.

Now that same technology has earned the Port an award as one of the BEST environmental efforts in the city. Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten presented the Port of Portland a BEST (Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow) award for its property maintenance pilot irrigation water conservation program at the Swan Island and Rivergate industrial parks.



The Irrigation Industry's Biggest Challenge - Water Availability

San Marcos, California - Despite the many positive influences, such as increasing home building and remodeling investments, that will continue to drive the irrigation industry’s growth into the next decade, there is one big challenge irrigation contractors face.

Shawnee Residents Asked to Begin Water Rationing

Shawnee, Oklahoma - Water rationing, including limitations on residential watering, have gone into effect after months of drought conditions shrunk the city's water supply. Residents were told to water their lawns every other day and only between midnight and 8 a.m. or 7 p.m. to midnight.

Northernmost Utah Looking Toward Full Reservoirs This Spring

Ogden, Utah - Farmers and ranchers in Box Elder County are expected to get all the water they need this year, but the county also could experience flooding like last year's. Water managers in northernmost Utah are happy to have the prospects of full reservoirs and are preparing for the possibility of getting a bit too much water.

New Mexico City Bans Outdoor Watering

Las Vegas, New Mexico - The City Council has banned outdoor water and enacted other, tougher rules in light of a continuing drought. The north-central community has only two-thirds of its normal water storage, and officials said a few inches of snow weren't nearly enough to solve the problem.