Local taxpayers will also appreciate the Long Beach School District's decision when they realize how these joint ventures ultimately save taxpayer dollars - through the increased efficiencies offered by our unique package and partnership." and observe weather patterns and severe weather as it is happening, no matter where they live.īruce Cardinal, CEO of ET Water, observes "The combination of ET Water's proprietary system and the local WeatherBug Tracking Stations, coupled with the Achieve curriculum lessons, increases the quality of life and learning for the Long Beach Community. The WeatherBug Achieve lessons are used to teach science, math, geography and technology and allow students to travel the U.S. The award-winning educational program combines live, real-world weather data from the WeatherBug Network with live interactive lessons that educate K-12 students.
In addition to the weather station installation, ET Water and WeatherBug donated the WeatherBug Achieve™ education package to the school district. "This collaborative solution between ET Water and WeatherBug benefits everyone in the Long Beach community, as the School Board will clearly experience greener pastures - on the school grounds and at the end of the fiscal year."
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"We are proud to partner with ET Water to help the Long Beach schools and community optimize their resources by leveraging our WeatherBug Data," said Jan Dutton, Director of WeatherBug Professional Services. The local WeatherBug Tracking Station provides live, site specific information making the ET Water Smart Controllers significantly more effective than if the weather data were based off nearby airport information, which can be up to an hour old. Nearly 75% of US citizens live within 15 miles of a WeatherBug Tracking Station, mostly located at area schools. WeatherBug operates and manages a nationwide network of 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations and 1,000 WeatherBug Cameras. Through an exclusive partnership with WeatherBug ®, the leading provider of live, local weather information services, ET Water offers its customers and the school district the ability to proactively monitor and manage school grounds and facilities with unprecedented efficiency and reliability. The web-based system automatically schedules irrigation at each school based on highly localized weather data and enables remote monitoring and adjustments from any web-connected PC, if necessary."Īn important element in the Long Beach selection criteria is the highly localized source of weather data that is used to develop ET Water's daily watering schedules for each school.
Matthew Lyons, director of planning and conservation, at the Long Beach Water District, said, "We selected ET Water because it provides the water-saving features and ease of use we were looking for at a very competitive price. The Long Beach Water District provided grant funding, assisted in the analysis of competitive products and recommended the ET Water™ system. CORTE MADERA, CA, J- ET Water Systems reported that its product has been selected by the Long Beach School District Board for installation on 27 schools, as part of a program to conserve water and reduce the district's water bills.