Local software aims to help cut down water consumption

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City watershed and conservation specialist Shane Burckle said it already has helped residents and businesses slash water consumption. Newport Beach has paired the Aquatrax software, developed in Irvine, with its other investments in new smart water meters. Homeowners and businesses can log into the software and examine a graph that shows water usage with hourly updates. The main element is that most clients can’t track hourly consumption and a lot of customers don’t know how much they should be using,” said Aquatrax owner and developer Amit Sharma. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring local water suppliers to move to level 2, forcing many cities to restrict the number of days residents can activate home irrigation systems.

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