The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) WaterSense program labels weather-based irrigation controllers (WBICs) that have been certified by a third party to meet efficiency and performance criteria detailed in the WaterSense specification. WaterSense labeled controllers must be able to adequately meet the watering needs of a landscape without overwatering.
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Smart Watering With Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers (PDF)(4 pp, 1 MB)
To promote water-smart irrigation, many landscapes feature a weather-based irrigation controller (WBIC). WBICs use current local weather data to adapt landscape irrigation schedules, only watering plants when they need it.