Case Study: The Resort at Pelican Hill achieves major water and cost savings with HydroPoint Data Systems

California Golf Resort Hits Hole in One With Outdoor Water Efficiency Efforts

The Resort at Pelican Hill’s, a Newport Beach golf resort and landscape steward, needed to reduce outdoor water use across its 100-acre property while maintaining high-end aesthetics and protecting nearby ocean resources. HydroPoint Data Systems helped support the effort with WaterSense labeled weather-based irrigation controllers, along with other water-efficiency measures.

HydroPoint Data Systems’ smart irrigation controls were used to schedule watering based on local weather and site conditions, while ValleyCrest also added drip irrigation, high-efficiency nozzles, drought-tolerant plants, and micro-zones for different plant types. The resort cut water use by more than 48 million gallons from 2009 to 2010, reduced costs by $75,000, and kept total water use about 20 percent below budget on average, with the smart controllers expected to pay for themselves in about three years.

The Resort at Pelican Hill’s