City of San Diego is offering generous rebates for Smart Irrigation Controllers like Cyber-Rain. All the information relating to guidelines and applying can be found here:
http://www.sandiego.gov/water/conservation/smartcontroller.shtml
Between rebates and water savings, Cyber-Rain can be free!  Some information from the site:
“Costs that are covered by the Smart Controller rebate:
Rebate covers the purchase price of one SWAT approved [...]

Who doesn’t like to save money? And who doesn’t like to save money and do something good for the environment? Many individuals have already reserved their rebate from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Save a Buck and SoCal Water$mart programs, courtesy of the MWD. The MWD has been offering free rebates to those [...]

The pain of the California drought may soon lessen, thanks to the recent passage of five water bills. Senate Bills 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 address the three-year statewide drought and ways in which water usage and management can be addressed and improved. The name of the game is infrastructure organization and more conservative [...]

Great news: water use among Americans as a whole is decreasing! In a new study released by the United States Geological Survey, results show a trend of lowered water use, particularly within the last 30 years. According to the Associated Press, the report explains that “Americans are using less water per person now than they [...]

Q: I would like to be more environmentally conscious and go green, but I also need to watch my expenditures.  Can I save more water and be more green with the Cyber-Rain system? Why should I really consider purchasing a Cyber-Rain system?
A: Before making any major purchase, it is wise to consider all the facts; [...]

You may be surprised to find out that a popular perfume and lotion scent is also the name of a drought-tolerant plant! The juniper is this week’s Plant of the Week for its ability to tolerate dry and low-water conditions. Aside from its popularity as a feminine scent, the juniper has historically been prized for [...]

It’s raining outside: are your sprinklers on? With the Cyber-Rain system, they won’t be! The possibility of record-breaking rain levels this week in California reminds us that the time is right to consider upgrading your sprinkler system to one which helps conserve water. The Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller shuts off when rain is forecasted, [...]

Question: Do I need to tell the Cyber-Rain system exactly what to do each day?
Answer: Absolutely not! Once you have installed the software and run the Cyber-Rain Smart Scheduling wizard, your PC only needs to be on once every 24 hours for the Cyber-Rain system to receive real-time weather information. The Cyber-Rain application continues to [...]

It must be important if the legislator’s are working on a Sunday! On Sunday, October 11, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed California state representatives to come to an agreement over the water crisis in California. Another bone of contention which dominated the conversation rested on the fate of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Since tighter [...]

This week’s Plant of the Week is the Jacaranda (sometimes known as the Jacaranda mimosifolia). The jacaranda is an interesting landscaping option which is considered a plant, a shrub and a tree, depending on the variety (and who you speak to). This tree typically can grow anywhere between five and 50 feet tall, grows easily [...]