It goes without saying that the potential risks and liabilities arising from a lack of attention to water issues such as overwatering, breaks and leaks aren’t only financial – an organization’s reputation could be at stake in the worst cases.
Unseen And Unmanaged Problems Can Have Far-Reaching Consequences
When it comes to landscape maintenance a single fault in the irrigation system can risk thousands of dollars especially if it goes unnoticed for days, weeks or months. Of course, keeping a landscape’s planting healthy and green isn’t the only job that constitutes a good landscape maintenance program. Managers and their teams must also monitor water usage, detect damage and leaks in a timely fashion and fix problems as quickly as they arise. They must also be in a position to provide up to date analysis and reporting which means a heavy reliance on (and confidence in) accurate data.
Damage to the irrigation system can reverberate negatively throughout the whole of your organization – whether it’s around water and energy wastage resulting in increased running costs, expensive pipe and pump repairs or spending thousands of dollars every year replacing sod.
Over-watering that goes undetected and unmanaged can result in equally adverse situations. These can range from dangers to public health due to water contamination via broken pipes, to the potential for expensive litigation arising from slips and falls. Add to this, the potential for damage to the business’s own property or that of another company and you really do have a recipe for financial loss, unwanted legal troubles and a sullied reputation.
The Ability To Act Quickly When Something’s Wrong Is Key
A robust and sensible approach to water management should always include smart irrigation; smart controllers coupled with the ability to completely control and monitor water flow and its use in any location on single or multiple sites. Smart irrigation ensures irrigation field zones are balanced, helps diagnose bad valves and broken or leaking underground pipes. It streamlines the data gathering and printing of legally required reports. Everyone is happy, the manager controls everything from any location – whether that’s at the office, at home or out in the field - and the landscape maintenance contractor is enthusiastic that the smart irrigation tools increase the crew’s productivity.
At the most fundamental, practical level, smart irrigation systems have the capacity to improve team productivity and resource management while achieving lower maintenance costs and reducing the ongoing costs of irrigation repairs, energy and water usage, sod replacement and fertilizer.
Where Does Good Corporate Water Management Begin?
When successful water management is being hampered by pipe breaks, undetected leaks and generally poor landscape irrigation, start by looking for an irrigation company that specializes in helping organizations successfully manage their water use. One that gets involved and takes time to understand the challenges rather than taking a “one size fits all” approach.
The best irrigation companies will have a deep understanding of every aspect of irrigation water delivery systems and water management. From smart irrigation solutions to hands-on field irrigation expertise, they’ll have an in-house team of dedicated engineering, electronics, hydraulics and mechanical and software experts who collaborate on design, manufacture, installation and ongoing support to ensure your corporate water management strategy delivers.
To find out how we can help your corporate water management initiatives and savings, contact the Hoover Flowguard team or request a demo of our smart irrigation software.
