Back-to-back meetings in Florida April 18-19 will lay groundwork for two national programs for development of testing specifications and market awareness programs for water-efficient irrigation controls. These meetings were coordinated so interested stakeholders could attend both.
SWAT Meeting:
Smart Water Application Technologies will kick off technical and marketing efforts for rain sensors on Wednesday, April 18, in Gainesville, Fla.
Irrigation industry and water agency representatives are encouraged to attend. The meeting includes an optional tour of an irrigation technology testing area.
SWAT has arranged for a small block of rooms at a special rate. Reserve early and mention SWAT for the special $69 rate.
Visit http://www.irrigation.org/gov/default.aspx?pg=swat_RS_meeting.htm for meeting reservations, an agenda and hotel and transportation details.
EPA WaterSense Meeting:
On April 19, in Tampa, Fla., the Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense program will have a technical meeting on weather- or sensor-based irrigation control technologies. WaterSense will gather technical input from stakeholders as it begins the specification development process for a WaterSense label for these irrigation control product categories.
Web registration for the meeting will open March 30 at www.epa.gov/watersense/. For more information on the WaterSense meeting or to provide technical input without attending, call 866/987-7367 or write watersense@erg.com.