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45 EPA’s WaterSense program. November 3, 2011, op. cit.
46 Dukes, Michael D. and Haman, Dorota Z. University of Florida IFAS Extension. August 2002. Residential Irrigation System Rainfall Shutoff Device. edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae221.
••Properly installing a WaterSense labeledWBIC may reduce irrigation water use by
15 percent.45
••A project in Florida demonstrated a savings of 13,567 gallons every time a rain
sensor prevented an irrigation event on half an acre of landscape.46
Additional Resources
EPA’s WaterSense program. The WaterSense Water Budget Tool.
www.epa.gov/WaterSense/water_budget/.
EPA’s WaterSense program. Resource Manual for Building WaterSense Labeled New
Homes. www.epa.gov/WaterSense/docs/newhome_builder_resource_manual508.pdf.
EPA’s WaterSense program. Meet Our Partners.
www.epa.gov/watersense/meet_our_partners.html.
EPA’s WaterSense program. Watering Wisely.
www.epa.gov/watersense/outdoor/waterwisely.html.
EPA’s WaterSense program. WaterSense Labeled Irrigation Controllers.
www.epa.gov/watersense/products/controltech.html.
Irrigation Association. Best Practices & Standards: Turf & Landscape Irrigation Best
Management Practices. www.irrigation.org/Resources/Turf___Landscape_BMPs.aspx.
Irrigation Association. March 2005. Landscape Irrigation Scheduling and Water Man-
agement. www.asla.org/uploadedFiles/PPN/Water%20Conservation/Documents/
LISWM%20Draft.pdf.
Irrigation Association. Technical Resources: Irrigation Audit Guidelines.
www.irrigation.org/Resources/Audit_Guidelines.aspx.