Calabasas to Debut New Irrigation System for Better Control, Less Runoff

From the city of Calabasas:

California continues to feel the effects of the drought, and the city of Calabasas is doing something about it. On Wednesday Oct. 8 at 3 p.m., Calabasas will host a ribbon-cutting on Parkway Granada between Park Sorrento and Parkway Calabasas to mark the implementation of a citywide Smart Irrigation Control System project.

Smart controllers are irrigation clocks that automatically adjust irrigation run times in response to environmental changes and use sensors and weather information to manage watering times and frequency. As conditions vary, the controllers increase or decrease irrigation.

The Calabasas system will reduce runoff and total water usage through a central control station that utilizes current evapo-transpiration (ET) and wireless technology.

“Calabasas prides itself on saving money and being good stewards of our environment,” said Mayor David J. Shapiro. “Calabasas strives to keep water conservation at the forefront of everything we do in our city. Our smart system will reduce approximately 25 percent of the city’s water consumption.” In addition,

Calabasas will expand reclaimed water irrigation at several parks.

The project is funded primarily by Proposition 84 from the California Department of Water Resources and directly addresses the water conservation and water quality objectives of the proposition.