HydroPoint Wins Multiple Awards For Smart Water Management Technology
PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HydroPoint Data Systems Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK® Smart Water Management solution, today announced it is the recipient of five industry awards for developing innovative sustainability technology for Smart Irrigation. This recognition has been awarded from a diverse group of organizations and government bodies.
- EcoHome Magazine's 2008 Editors Choice Awards
WeatherTRAK was recognized by EcoHome Magazine for its innovation, performance and contribution to more efficient and healthier homes through water conversation.
- AlwaysOn Going Green Award
HydroPoint was acknowledged as a leader in profitable green business, featured among the top 100 leading private companies in clean technology. HydroPoint took top honors in the Going Green Water Technology and Water Management category.
- Assemblyman Jared Huffman's Sustainable North Bay Business
HydroPoint was the August 2008 recipient of California Assemblyman Jared Huffman's Sustainable North Bay Business Award, highlighting businesses that are actively engaged in sustainable activities in the North Bay.
- North Bay Business Journal's Best Place to Work
The North Bay Business Journal named HydroPoint to their list of "Best Places to Work" in 2008. This list provides the North Bay with key benchmarks for what makes a company a great place to work. HydroPoint employees enjoy working at the company due to strong camaraderie and a pride in the company's technology.
- 2008 Best of Petaluma Award
The U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) selected HydroPoint for the 2008 Best of Petaluma Award in the Data Systems Consultants & Designers category. The USLBA Best of Local Business Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses that enhance the positive image of business overall.
"HydroPoint is delighted to have received multiple awards that recognize our team's dedication to Sustainability 2.0 that enable our customers to efficiently manage their corporate water footprint," said Chris Spain, chief strategy officer at HydroPoint. "Our award-winning WeatherTRAK technology conserves millions of gallons of water and subsequently reduces the energy and carbon-based fuels needed to support the movement and management of water."
The WeatherTRAK solution is a satellite-linked irrigation controller that gathers National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) satellite downloads and weather station updates to adjust irrigation scheduling in real-time according to weather conditions and plant needs. HydroPoint's WeatherTRAK solution is credited with outdoor water savings of 59 percent and runoff reductions of 71 percent over typical irrigation systems.
"These awards draw attention to the importance of sustainable technologies like WeatherTRAK that deliver environmental and economic gains," said Sharon Thompson, vice president of marketing at HydroPoint. "We are grateful to the organizations recognizing WeatherTRAK for its unrivaled innovation in using evapotranspiration and local weather data to irrigate according to exact landscape needs, resulting in lower water bills, healthier environments and higher property values."
About HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
HydroPoint, founded in 2002, is the market and technology leader in smart water management. The company's WeatherTRAK solution conserves more water than previous urban water conservation technologies by a factor of four. The WeatherTRAK solution uniquely delivers a multitude of financial and environmental benefits by revolutionizing management of the area of greatest waste in urban water use: landscape irrigation. Proven in 23 independent studies, the WeatherTRAK solution saves water, reduces energy demand and protects water quality while it minimizes liability and expense exposure. In 2007 alone, 15,000 WeatherTRAK subscribers saved over 6.7 billion gallons of water, 26.9 million kilowatt hours of power and 36.1 million pounds of CO2 while they returned $60 million to their bottom lines. Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., HydroPoint is privately owned and operated. More information can be found at http://www.weathertrak.com.
WeatherTRAK is a registered trademark of HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
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