We manage the whole watering picture so you don’t have to babysit controllers. That starts with a zone-by-zone audit—heads, coverage, pressure, runtime logic, and a plain-English report that prioritizes fixes by impact. We program controllers to match Sacramento’s seasonal needs and your plant mix, then check runtimes monthly to catch drift.
For budget planning and reporting cadence, see our Landscape Management page.
There are four items in each irrigation system that must be evaluated and maintained to ensure that your landscape is receiving the most benefit from every drop of water you purchase.
In other words, how much water is being wasted? To find out we perform a scientific irrigation audit on each of the primary stations. Most systems that are more than 5 years old are less than 50 percent efficient. This can be caused by several factors, including the sprinkler heads are spaced too far apart, the wrong heads are being used, heads are leaking, or improper nozzle sizing and so forth could be a key factor in waste of water.
In other words, is the system currently scheduled to minimize run-off and over watering? Most commercial clocks purchased within the last ten years have flexible, sophisticated programming available. Once the irrigation delivery system has been upgraded, we design clock programs that will ensure that the turf, trees, shrubs, and flowers receive the necessary water.
We perform pressure tests on the main lines, visually inspect all of the irrigation valves, certify backflow devices, and service booster pumps. Each of these items can have a profound effect on the volume of water that is being used.
Smart controllers have several advantages to standard irrigation clocks depending upon the features offered with different manufacturers.
WaterSense, is a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is both a label for water efficient products and a resource for helping you save water.
Our team at Dak Landscape carefully selects proper smart controllers and irrigation delivery systems for your property using current EPA and WaterSense products
Our program controllers match city/provider schedules (including stricter winter limits), document settings, and adjust seasonally.
Automated control for matching watering days, restricting spray irrigation in the off-season, and shifting runtimes as temperatures and daylight change.
A Local compliance summary will be sent to boards, owners, or city contacts on request.
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We separate turf and shrub schedules, apply seasonal offsets, and lock in watering days to mirror local rules—especially the tighter winter limits. If your portfolio spans different providers, we keep a one-page compliance summary per property and update it when schedules change. That prevents wet walks, fines, and guesswork.
Weather shifts fast here. We adjust runtimes monthly, set flow alerts where sensors exist, and fix misting with pressure regulation so water lands where it should. Smart controllers only help if they’re set up right; we map zones to exposure, soil, and plant needs so landscapes hold color without wasting water.
When a fix will pay for itself, we’ll say so—and show how. High-efficiency nozzles, PRS heads, drip in shrub beds, isolation valves, or a turf-to-planting conversion can drop runtime and labor. We’ll outline the scope, eligible rebates, and a simple payback window so approvals move quickly.
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