Your Sprinkler Timer Is Wasting Water Every Day

Your Sprinkler Timer Is Wasting Water Every Day. The fix costs less than you think — and Utah will help pay for it. If your home has an in-ground sprinkler system, it is almost certainly being controlled by a clock. A standard timer that runs on a fixed schedule, watering your lawn on the days you programmed it, for the duration you set, regardless of what the weather is doing.