HydroPoint Data Systems, provider of the WeatherTRAK Smart Water Management solution, was awarded honorable mention in the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards’ Innovative Products & Services Award category. HydroPoint’s WeatherTRAK has been recognized for reducing water footprint and urban runoff to deliver environment and financial benefits.
The Flex Your Power Award acknowledges organizations, businesses and governmental agencies that have shown leadership and made exceptional contributions toward saving energy in California. The Innovative Products & Services Award category recognizes the innovative products or services designed to help businesses and residents save energy. Nominations are judged by energy and water use efficiency experts consisting of top organizational directors, commission chairs, legislators and researchers. The winners from this year collectively saved more than $227 million, 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, 122 billion gallons of water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 billion pounds.
“This award win is a true testament to HydroPoint’s dedication to Smart Water Management and our efforts to reduce everyone’s water footprint,” said Paul Ciandrini, president and CEO of HydroPoint. “With water resources depleting and energy consumption top of mind, it is clear that we all need to think and act responsibly about water usage, which ultimately will impact the triple bottom line -- our economic, ecological and social value.”
WeatherTRAK, a satellite-linked irrigation controller, eliminates water waste through the adjustment of water output based on plant needs and local weather. By gathering National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) satellite downloads and weather station updates, WeatherTRAK adjusts irrigation scheduling in real-time according to weather conditions and plant needs. Saving four times more water than traditional urban water conservation practices, WeatherTRAK the only solution that can provide localized, daily weather data with accuracy down to a square kilometer. HydroPoint products are the most independently tested and validated water management solutions in the industry.
The Flex Your Power Award comes on the heels of five other award wins for the company’s innovation, performance and contribution to green technology and the local community. Some of its accolades include the EcoHome Magazine’s 2008 Editors Choice Awards, AlwaysOn Going Green Award and the 2008 Best of Petaluma Award.
More information about the Flex Your Power Award can be found here.