Over applying water is costly and potentially detrimental to maintaining a healthy, sustainable landscape. Watering, based on evapotranspiration (ET) rates is not only cost effective but environmentally responsible.
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Nov., 2011
Calgary-based Company Helps Save One Billion Litres of Water
Calgary-based ExactET is reporting an interesting fact about its operation. The company, which specializes in a climate-controlled irrigation system, says it has saved its clients one billion litres of potable water since it began operating in 2006.
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Nov., 2011
Over a BILLON Litres of Water Saved
ExactET has just joined an exclusive club. Since the company began operation in 2006, it has saved its clients ONE BILLION litres of potable water.
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Sept., 2011
ExactET Targets High Profile Calgary Towers
When ExactET began installing its climate controlled irrigation systems it concentrated on commercial, industrial and retail landscaping where there was lots of grass.
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May, 2011
Mid Season Results Encouraging
ExactET, Canada’s leader in climate controlled irrigation, this week reported the 2011 mid-season results, comparing irrigation frequencies generated across Canada from using climate-based systems versus conventional timer based systems.
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May, 2011
Mother Nature co-opted to keep lawns watered
In this day and age, a business with an environmentally friendly product, as well as the ability to save its clients money, has the keys to a successful venture.
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May, 2011
Nenshi Forecasts Significant Hike in Calgarians' 2011 Water Bills
In an exclusive story broken by veteran Calgary Sun columnist, Rick Bell, Mayor Naheed Nenshi says consumers will have to pay significantly more for water in coming years to help slash the debt of $1.3 billion in the city's water and sewer system.
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May, 2011
Okotoks Doubles Conservation Rebate Program
The Town Of Okotoks is giving residents an added incentive to cut their outdoor water use this year by doubling a financial rebate program for homeowners who conserve water.
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March, 2011
Mother Nature co-opted to keep lawns watered
In this day and age, a business with an environmentally friendly product, as well as the ability to save its clients money, has the keys to a successful venture.
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December, 2010
2010 Among Warmest Years in Warmest Decade
The year 2010 will be one of the warmest ever, climaxing a record-breaking decade, the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization said recently.
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July 29, 2010
U.N. Says Access to Water is a Human Right
Access to clean water and sanitation has been declared a human right after a vote aimed at helping the world’s needed people passed unanimously at the United Nations.
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July 16, 2010
David Parker Column
Graham Duffy, CEO of ExactET, the Calgary-based climate control irrigation company, has announced that his program is now LEED-compliant.
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April 20, 2010
City Water Shortage Looms
The unreasonably high temperatures and scheduled maintenance work have created fear of a water shortage, forcing the city to ask north end residents to cut back on water use for the next two days.
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April 12, 2010
Drought Creates Water Crisis in Alberta
With little hay to sell, the bulk saved to feed his cattle over the winter, southern Alberta rancher John Bland remembers well the dry conditions last year that threatened his livelihood.
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April 9, 2010
City Goes Ahead with Residential Water Meters
The number of Calgarians paying flat rates for water use is dropping as the city moves ahead with plans to convert all remaining residences to meters in the next five years.
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April, 2010
Canadians' Water Conservation Efforts on Decline
Canadians’ efforts to save water appear to be going the drain despite their reported concern about its availability, according to the third annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study, commissioned by RBC and Unilever.
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March, 2010
Water Still Being Squandered, Says Study
While most Canadians say they try to conserve water, not enough is being done to stop the resource from going down the drain, a study shows.
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March, 2010
Georgia Passes Landmark Water Efficiency Bill
In early March, the state of Georgia enacted the Water Stewardship Bill, a comprehensive law which requires higher efficiency standards for toilets, faucets, urinals, cooling towers, metering and a state-wide outside watering schedule.
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March, 2010
Glimpse of a Brighter World
One stark reality of climate change is drought. It can be deadly and history reminds us that it annihilated powerful civilizations including the Akkadian, Moche, Tiwaniku, Mayan and Pueblo peoples.
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Fall, 2009
New Controllers Put Water Where It's Needed Most
Smart sprinkler controllers can make a big difference in water management and water conservation in homes, businesses and golf courses,” says a past-president of the Lethbridge chapter of the Irrigation Association.
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October 16, 2009
South Saskatchewan named most threatened river in Canada
The South Saskatchewan River, into which the Bow River flows, is considered to be the “most threatened” river in Canada.
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October 12, 2009
Celebrity Space Tourist Back on Earth
Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque de Soleil, and the man who paid $35 million to ride aboard a Russian spacecraft so he could draw attention to water scarcity on our planet, is back on terra firma.
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October 1, 2009
Showman takes water message into space
Cirque de Soleil founder Guy Laliberte is using outer space to draw global attention to water conservation.
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August 5, 2009
Water-efficient smart sprinklers save cash and time
Running automated sprinklers when it’s pouring rain outside is never a good idea.
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August 1, 2009
A Calgary company brings urban irrigation into the information age
ExactET works with 38 irrigation specialists across Canada, providing them with data collected through an expanding network of weather stations the company operates.
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July, 2009
Practice Good Garden Stewardship Through Wise Water Management
Conserving water is in every homeowner’s best interest. You save money and help the city’s local water supply at the same time.
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June, 2009
Right as Rain
The Rain Bird is the word for local businesses using new climate-based technology that uses weather, of all things, to save water.
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June, 2009
Money Down the Drain
Most Canadians call it the country’s most valuable resource. Others label it “Blue Gold”.
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March 18, 2009
Canadians using water at an 'alarming rate'
Canadians call water the country's most valuable natural resource, yet they use it at "alarming rates" and they're not cutting back, a study says.
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February 20, 2009
Calgary Herald Reports on ExactET’s Successes
By using Calgary-based ExactET's weather-based irrigation system, property owners and managers have saved significant amounts of water, according to 2008 figures.
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January 26, 2009
Canada Newswire - Toronto Company Saves Clients Millions of Litres of Water
Since 2007, Smart Watering Systems (SWS) has helped industrial, commercial and institutional property managers in southern Ontario significantly reduce the amount of potable water used in irrigation.
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January 2009
CAA Newsletter - Help is available to reduce higher water bills
The City of Calgary’s recent news that water bills are expected to jump by 17 per cent over the next three years, is yet another jolt to property owners and managers already feeling the pain of an unfriendly economy.
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Oct. 11, 2008
Calgary Herald – Water bills expected to climb 25 per cent
One of the world’s most precious resources is likely to cost Calgarians more after a city report estimated the monthly water and sewer bill will jump 25 per cent over the next three years.
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May 9, 2008
Calgary Herald – Flood of savings
Tonko Realty Advisors is taking a significant step in cutting down its consumption by contracting Calgary-based ExactET to manage its water needs.
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August 31, 2007
CTV Calgary News @ 6
CTV Calgary reporter Kevin Fleming produced a feature on water conservation and the need for smart irrigation. ExactET’s CEO Graham Duffy played a dominant role in the story, while Bill Beattie of Beattie Homes extolled the benefits he has derived from installing the ET Manager at his head office.
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August, 2007
Eagle 109 FM Radio Interview – Okotoks Irrigation Pilot Project
ExactET Systems Inc. and the Town of Okotoks are involved in a pilot project to discover how the town can save water, money and time by installing weather smart irrigation controllers at 10 municipal parks. In this interview, Graham Duffy, ExactET’s CEO, discusses the issue with Jasmine Griffeth of the Eagle 109 FM radio station.
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August, 2007
Okotoks water irrigation
(Okotoks Western Wheel)
With the introduction of a new weather based irrigation system, town councillors hope to further establish Okotoks as an environmentally sustainable municipality.
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August, 2007
Calgary Sun - Smart Irrigation Saves Water
A smart system designed to cut costs and environmental harm, ExactET is a product combining modern technology with the age-old task of watering the lawn.
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July, 2007
Profiling a friend of Calgary. Ending irrigation irritation.
(Waterways - City of Calgary)
With the task of finding a way to improve irrigation to help the landscaping at Southcentre Mall and Executive Office Tower look great while saving water, Operations Manager Robert Gray did some research.
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July, 2007
Irrigation & Green Industry -- Case Study: ET Manager
(Official Publication of the Irrigation Association)
Southcentre Mall in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was in dire need of new irrigation measures... that's when property owner Ivanhoe Cambridge turned to ExactET Systems.
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May 22, 2007
Calgary Herald -- Irrigation with precision
Darren Kovacs of Calgary-based ExactET Systems Inc. sells irrigation control systems that use weather stations, like this one at Springbank Links golf course (background), to reduce the amount of water used by automated irrigation systems.
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October 12, 2006
CBC News Calgary
Compared to many other countries, Canada does very little to conserve water, but experts say new water smart technology is starting to change that mindset.
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July 6, 2006
CTV Calgary News @ 5
A new technology has come to Calgary that could save you a lot of money on your water bill. It links in-ground sprinkler systems to a high end weather station
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