Savannah Memorial Park to Save More Than 100,000 Gallons of Water
June 22 2009 - 7:19PM
PR Newswire (US)
California American Water funds weather-based irrigation controller
system LOS ANGELES, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- California American
Water announced today that Savannah Memorial Park, one of the
oldest protestant cemeteries in Southern California, has received a
California American Water grant funding the installation of a
weather-based irrigation controller system on the park's property.
The new technology will provide Savannah Memorial Park, located in
the city of Rosemead, the ability to better control and monitor
their irrigation system, enabling them to save water. "With this
new technology, we will no longer have to manually adjust our
sprinkler system when it rains or the weather gets hotter," said
Randy Wiggins, President of Savannah Memorial Park. "I commend
California American Water's work and support. We are excited about
the opportunity to lower our water use and continue to provide a
beautiful and well maintained cemetery for the community and future
generations." The upgrades include replacing the park's aging
sprinkler timers with a weather-based irrigation controller system
that includes: -- 2 - Weathermatic SL1600 base controllers -- 2 -
SLW20 weather monitors -- 2 - SLM4 modules "The weather-based
irrigation controllers will use weather data to create a watering
schedule that adjusts automatically as the weather conditions
change throughout the year," said Garry Hofer, California American
Water's Los Angeles Operations Manager. "The controller sets the
watering schedule based on the type of plants, irrigation system,
soil type, and various weather factors such as temperature,
humidity, solar radiation and wind." Hofer stated that the amount
of water saved after installing a weather-based irrigation
controller varies based on the size of irrigated landscape area,
previous amount of watering, condition and maintenance of the
existing irrigation system, and annual weather trends. "The
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California estimates that
the average homeowner can save 13,500 gallons a year, and
commercial properties an average of 105,900 gallons per year, by
upgrading to a weather-based irrigation controller." Founded in
1850, Savannah Memorial Park serves the city of El Monte, the first
American settlement in Southern California (California Landmark No.
975) and the end of the Santa Fe Trail, as well as the surrounding
areas. The cemetery encompasses an area of slightly more than four
acres with more than 3,700 documented burials that includes the
remains of many of the original pioneers of the San Gabriel Valley.
Additional information about Savannah Memorial Park can be found at
http://www.savannahcemetery.org/. California American Water, a
wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:AWK), provides
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to more
than 600,000 people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest
investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With
headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000
dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and
other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32
states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by
visiting http://www.californiaamwater.com/. DATASOURCE: California
American Water CONTACT: Brian A. Barreto of American Water,
+1-626-614-2542, Mobile, +1-626-388-7484, Web Site:
http://www.californiaamwater.com/ http://www.savannahcemetery.org/
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