The city of Santa Monica, California has moved one giant step closer toward water self-sufficiency, according to a story published on the Water Online website. Arcadis, a global design and c

When I was in high school, I read all the Sherlock Holmes stories I could get my hands on. It was fascinating how the great detective eliminated first one possibility, then the next, and the next, until

New Mexico State University’s Extension Turfgrass Specialist Bernd Leinauer and his team, in cooperation with the Colorado School of Mines, have received a grant of $750,000 from the National

Franklin Electric Co. Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, announced it has acquired Milan Supply Co. of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, for $5.9 million. Milan is a professional groundwater distributor operating six l

Landscape Irrigation winner: FLOMEC SQ200 Insertion Ultrasonic Flowmeter, Great Plains IndustriesThe Irrigation Association, Fairfax, Virginia, announced the winners of the 2018 New Product Contest at

ShutterstockResidents of El Paso, Texas may soon be getting part of their drinking water from city sewers, according a story reported in Environmental Leader. If they do, they’ll be the first

The essence of an irrigation system is the sprinkler head or nozzle, and there are so many different kinds of them: gear-driven rotors, fixed sprays, rotary nozzles, pop-ups, variable arcs, precision nozzles

ShutterstockIt may be possible to capture drinking and irrigation water from the air using a simple device, even in the most arid desert regions, according to a story posted on the EurekAlert! science

Regency Wire, Sikeston, Missouri, has announced that Jimmy White will lead the company’s overall sales efforts beginning December 2018. He will be responsible for the continued growth of Regency

Two of the biggest names in irrigation, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Phoenix, and Hunter Industries, San Marcos, California, are teaming up to make it easy for peopl

In Austin, Texas, the emergency water use restrictions that were put in place on Oct. 22 are now over, and customers can water outdoors again, including once-per-week watering, according to an a

Rachio, Denver, maker of smart sprinkler controllers, has announced the appointments of Sarah Heitzman as chief revenue officer and Julie Reeves as chief marketing officer. “We are thrilled t

Weathermatic, a Dallas-based landscape industry leader in smart irrigation technology, has announced the acquisition of certain assets and substantially all of the intellectual property from Signature

Marwan Madi, a junior at the University of Texas at Austin, is helping the campus reduce its water use by millions of gallons every year, according to an article on KXAN.com. Madi is working wit

Irrigation controllers, for example. The days of electromechanical time-based irrigation controllers like the Rain Bird RC-7 are certainly in the past. When these controllers first came out, they were

An extreme drought that depleted half of Utah's reservoirs has prompted Gov. Gary Herbert to declare a state of emergency, according to a weather.com article. The declaration means drought-affected c

The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District in California has approved a plan to pay the East Valley Water District $173 per acre-foot of recycled wastewater used to recharge San Bernardino gro

The city of San Diego is offering money-saving ways for water customers to conserve water. According to an article on the Times of San Diego website, the Public Utilities Department provides rebates t

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 20 water utilities, manufacturers, builders, and organizations for protecting the environment by creating and promoting WaterSense labeled

The Irrigation Association, Fairfax, Virginia, has announced the entries in its annual New Product Contest. A record number of at least 60 new irrigation, lighting and specialty products have been ent