Irrigation
Irrigation that knows the weather.
Drip to every plant, a controller that checks the forecast before it runs, and a map of the whole system you can read. New systems and conversions of old spray, $6,000 to $24,000.
Drip, not spray
Spray heads water the sidewalk, the fence and the air. Drip waters the root. That is where the 38 percent comes from.
We run inline drip tubing at twelve inch spacing under the mulch in every bed, with individual emitters at trees. Each zone is pressure regulated and filtered. Zones are split by water need, so the oak never gets what the hydrangea by the door gets.
- Convert old spray
- $6,000 to $12,000 for a typical yard
- New system, whole yard
- $12,000 to $24,000 with controller
- Controller only
- $900 to $1,600 installed and programmed
- Annual tune
- Included in maintenance plans
Smart controllers
It skips the run when rain is coming.
We install weather-based controllers that pull the local forecast and the day's evapotranspiration, then adjust each zone. In a wet March the garden gets nothing. In a hot August week it gets more, early in the morning, in two short cycles so the water soaks in.
- Flow sensor on the main line. A broken emitter or a cut line shuts the zone and texts you.
- Rain and freeze skip, set for this valley, not a national default.
- You control it from your phone. We keep a login too, for the first year, so we can adjust it remotely.
- Every zone labelled in plain words: Front beds, Oak, Kitchen planters. No Zone 7.
Rebates
Valley Water offers rebates on weather-based controllers, drip conversions and lawn replacement. The amounts change year to year, so we check the current table on the site walk and tell you exactly what applies.
We handle the application, the photos and the inspection scheduling. The rebate goes to you, not to us. On a drip conversion it typically covers a meaningful slice of the controller and tubing cost.
Every system leaves with a laminated map: valves, zones, controller settings and the emitter count per plant.