PETALUMA, Calif. - December 16, 2008 - HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK(R) Smart Water Management solution, today announced it has been awarded honorable mention in the 6th Annual Flex Your Power Awards' Innovative Products & Services Award category. HydroPoint's WeatherTRAK has been recognized for reducing water footprint and urban runoff to deliver environment and financial benefits.

The Flex Your Power Award acknowledges organizations, businesses and governmental agencies that have shown leadership and made exceptional contributions toward saving energy in California. The Innovative Products & Services Award category recognizes the innovative products or services designed to help businesses and residents save energy. Nominations are judged by energy and water use efficiency experts consisting of top organizational directors, commission chairs, legislators and researchers. The winners from this year collectively saved more than $227 million, 1.5 billion kilowatt hours, 122 billion gallons of water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 billion pounds.

"This award win is a true testament to HydroPoint's dedication to Smart Water Management and our efforts to reduce everyone's water footprint," said Paul Ciandrini, president and CEO of HydroPoint. "With water resources depleting and energy consumption top of mind, it is clear that we all need to think and act responsibly about water usage, which ultimately will impact the triple bottom line -- our economic, ecological and social value."

WeatherTRAK, a satellite-linked irrigation controller, eliminates water waste through the adjustment of water output based on plant needs and local weather. By gathering National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) satellite downloads and weather station updates, WeatherTRAK adjusts irrigation scheduling in real-time according to weather conditions and plant needs. Saving four times more water than traditional urban water conservation practices, WeatherTRAK the only solution that can provide localized, daily weather data with accuracy down to a square kilometer. HydroPoint products are the most independently tested and validated water management solutions in the industry.

The Flex Your Power Award comes on the heels of five other award wins for the company's innovation, performance and contribution to green technology and the local community. Some of its accolades include the EcoHome Magazine's 2008 Editors Choice Awards, AlwaysOn Going Green Award and the 2008 Best of Petaluma Award.

More information about the Flex Your Power Award can be found here: http://www.flexyourpower.org/feature/awards/

About HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
HydroPoint, founded in 2002, is the market and technology leader in smart water management. The company's WeatherTRAK solution conserves more water than previous urban water conservation technologies by a factor of four. The WeatherTRAK solution uniquely delivers a multitude of financial and environmental benefits by revolutionizing management of the area of greatest waste in urban water use: landscape irrigation. Proven in 23 independent studies, the WeatherTRAK solution saves water, reduces energy demand and protects water quality while it minimizes liability and expense exposure. In 2007 alone, 15,000 WeatherTRAK subscribers saved over 6.7 billion gallons of water, 26.9 million kilowatt hours of power and 36.1 million pounds of CO2 while they returned $60 million to their bottom lines. Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., HydroPoint is privately owned and operated. For more information, visit http://www.hydropoint.com.

WeatherTRAK is a registered trademark of HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.

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WeatherTRAK smart water management from HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. is the proven green initiative that enables 13,000 subscribers to improve property valuation by continuously optimizing irrigation and eliminating water-related property destruction and liabilities. Twenty-three independent studies prove that the WeatherTRAK network maximizes water conservation and improves landscape health. A California EPA-funded study proves WeatherTRAK's ability to reduce runoff pollution by 71 percent. Additionally, the WeatherTRAK product line received perfect scores across the board on the Smart Water Application Technologyâ„¢ protocol, developed by a consortium of public agencies to objectively measure smart controller performance. WeatherTRAK solutions are eligible for all public agency rebate programs and meet the highest U.S. standards for irrigation equipment, the State of California's. Headquartered in Petaluma, California, HydroPoint is privately owned and operated. For more information, visit www.weathertrak.com.

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