Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.72
Liaison Robert St.Onge
Submission Date July 19, 2011
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Okanagan College
Tier2-5: Weather-Informed Irrigation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Graham Kershaw
Manager, Property Services
Campus Development & Facilities Management
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Does the institution use weather data or weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices?:
Yes

A brief description of how weather data or sensors are used:

All irrigation systems at the four campuses are linked to a central control Irrigation Management and Monitoring System located at the Kelowna campus.
This system is being expanded (as budgets allow) to include wireless satellite guided weather information programming control.
Rain sensors at each campus monitor local weather conditions and control irrigation accordingly


The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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