Irrigation control apparatus, system, and method

A system for controlling irrigation events, comprising;

• a central controller remote from an irrigation area comprising at least two irrigation zones;
• at least two satellite controllers each positioned within a respective one of the at least two irrigation zones, each satellite controller configured to execute irrigation events for the corresponding irrigation zone of the irrigation area in response to communications received from the central controller, wherein the at least two satellite controllers and the central controller communicate over a first wireless network;
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• at least two sensors each positioned within a respective one of the at least two irrigation zones, each sensor being configured to detect a soil moisture content of the corresponding irrigation zone and configured to transmit soil moisture content data to a corresponding satellite controller via a second wireless network.

A method for controlling an irrigation event for an irrigation area, the method comprising:

• detecting a soil moisture content of a plurality of irrigation zones of the irrigation area using a plurality of sensors each located within a respective irrigation zone;
• determining an irrigation event prioritization schedule if the detected soil moisture content of at least two of the plurality of irrigation zones reaches respective lower thresholds, the prioritization schedule being based on a water flow capacity associated with the irrigation area;
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• executing at least one irrigation event according to the irrigation event prioritization schedule.