Eight months after installing a $4,000 wireless soil monitoring system, Palm Beach Atlantic University said it has saved about $20,000 and 4 million gallons of water in a five-month period, surprising even Ken Kropp, PBAU's grounds manager.

FLA university saving money, water with soil monitor

February 21, 2012

Eight months after installing a $4,000 wireless soil monitoring system, Palm Beach Atlantic University said it has saved about $20,000 and 4 million gallons of water in a five-month period, surprising even school staffers. “It’s definitely been eye-opening,” said Ken Kropp, PBAU’s grounds manager. “I thought we would save water, but we exceeded what I thought we’d save.”

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