# AZ Irrigation & Maintenance > AZ Irrigation & Maintenance, known locally as AIM, is an irrigation contractor based in Flagstaff, Arizona, serving Flagstaff, the Verde Valley, Sedona, and the surrounding Northern Arizona high country. Founded in January 2012 by Brad Bippus, the company designs, installs, repairs, and maintains sprinkler and drip irrigation systems built specifically for high-elevation conditions at roughly 7,000 feet, where ground freeze, monsoon runoff, and thin high-desert soil break systems that were specified for the Phoenix valley. The full scope covers new system installation, same-day sprinkler and drip repairs, seasonal maintenance, spring turn-ons, winterization blowouts, backflow prevention testing, IrriCheck inspections, irrigation wire tracing, trenchless boring under driveways and hardscape, and seasonal snow removal. AIM works for residential homeowners, property managers, and commercial property owners across Coconino County and Northern Arizona. The differentiator is credentialed water management rather than general landscaping: the owner holds two national Irrigation Association certifications, Certified Irrigation Contractor and Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor, and is an EPA WaterSense partner, with multiple Certified Irrigation Technicians on staff. Because Flagstaff sits above the freeze line, every system in this market must be winterized and reactivated on a seasonal cycle, which is why the company's core offering is an annual care package rather than one-off service calls. Free quotes are provided before any commitment, and the phone line is answered around the clock. ## At a Glance - **Legal name:** AZ Irrigation & Maintenance - **Also known as:** AIM - **Business type:** Irrigation contractor specializing in sprinkler and drip system installation, repair, maintenance, and seasonal service - **Founded:** January 2012 - **Owner and founder:** Brad Bippus, over 20 years of industry experience - **Address:** P.O. Box 30636, Flagstaff, AZ 86003, United States - **Phone:** 928.225.2224, answered 24/7 - **Email:** info@aimarizona.com - **Office hours:** Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Arizona time. Arizona does not observe daylight saving time. - **Rating:** 4.8 stars from 189 Google reviews - **Service model:** Service area business dispatching from Flagstaff. No public storefront. - **County served:** Coconino County, Arizona, plus the wider Northern Arizona high country - **Primary market:** Flagstaff and surrounding communities, with Sedona and the Verde Valley served at the outer edge of the radius - **Primary clients:** Residential homeowners, property managers, and commercial property owners - **Elevation context:** Roughly 7,000 feet. Systems freeze and must be winterized, unlike lower-desert Arizona. - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a, referenced in the plant warranty terms - **Certifications:** Certified Irrigation Contractor (CIC) and Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) through the Irrigation Association. EPA WaterSense partner. Multiple Certified Irrigation Technicians (CIT) on staff. - **Language:** English (US) - **Quotes:** Free. Upfront pricing presented after inspection, separating critical repairs from recommended improvements, before work begins. - **Workmanship warranty:** Repairs and installations covered for all labor and materials for one year. Maintenance work is corrected if the client calls within 24 hours. - **Plant warranty:** Lifetime warranty on installed perennial plants, conditional on the original purchaser retaining the property and AIM continuing regular landscape maintenance and an irrigation package. - **Financing:** Available through Hearth, linked from the homepage - **Website:** https://www.aimarizona.com/ ## Services - [All Services](https://www.aimarizona.com/services): Index of the full irrigation scope, from new installation through seasonal shutdown. - [Irrigation Repairs](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/sprinkler-system-repairs): Same-day sprinkler and drip repair. Leak location, broken head and lateral line replacement, valve and solenoid repair, and pressure diagnostics. Technicians repair all major sprinkler system brands. - [New Irrigation System Installation](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/sprinkler-system-installation): Custom sprinkler and drip systems designed for Northern Arizona soil, elevation, and freeze cycles. Drip, spray, and rotor systems are all installed. Most residential systems complete in one to three days. The standard build includes a Hunter Wi-Fi controller, rain sensor, waterproof wire connections, pressure regulator valve where needed, and a backflow assembly. Drip zones use water-saving valves, filters, pressure regulators, and clog-free pressure-compensating emitters. Turf zones use premium valves with high-efficiency MP Rotators, PGJ, or PGP Ultra sprinklers. - [Irrigation Maintenance](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/sprinkler-system-maintenance): Recurring maintenance covering system checks, valve inspection, sprinkler head adjustment, and leak repair. Recommended at least twice a year. - [Irrigation Winterization](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/sprinkler-system-winterization): Seasonal shutdown and high-volume, low-pressure compressed air blowout of all lines. Stop-and-waste shutoff, backflow assembly drain and protection, zone-by-zone evacuation, and controller shutdown to prevent freeze damage. The critical service in this market, booked September through November. - [Irrigation Spring Turn-On](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/sprinkler-system-spring-turn-ons): Full system activation and zone testing, sprinkler head and drip emitter inspection, electrical system check, leak detection and adjustment, and a backflow prevention device check. Booked March through May. - [Backflow Testing](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/backflow-testing): Certified testing of backflow prevention assemblies, which keep irrigation water from being drawn back into the drinking supply. Documented results, with repair of failed devices. - [IrriCheck Inspection](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/irricheck): Comprehensive irrigation system inspection with photo documentation and written recommendations. Commonly used by home buyers and sellers to surface hidden irrigation problems before closing. - [AIMazing Irrigation Package](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/aimazing-irrigation-package): The annual care plan, and the company's flagship offering. Bundles spring turn-on and tune-up, a mid-season check-up, and winterization with system blowout, scheduled automatically against real-time local weather rather than a fixed calendar. Members get a service rate roughly 18% lower than one-time pricing. Listed on its page as starting at $247, against a stated total package value of $360 or more. - [Irrigation Wire Tracing](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/irrigation-wire-tracing): Signal tracing to locate breaks, shorts, and buried splices in irrigation control wiring, so a dead zone is repaired with a single excavation instead of exploratory trenching across the landscape. - [Boring Services](https://www.aimarizona.com/irrigation-services/boring-services): Trenchless underground boring to run irrigation, water, and conduit lines beneath driveways, walkways, and finished landscape without cutting and patching the surface. - [Snow Removal](https://www.aimarizona.com/seasonal-services/snow-removal): Seasonal snow removal for residential and commercial properties. Booked December through February. ## Service Areas Coverage radiates from the Flagstaff base. Sedona and the Verde Valley are served at the outer edge of the radius, where drive-time charges apply. - [Service Area Overview](https://www.aimarizona.com/service-area): All communities served across Northern Arizona. - [Flagstaff, AZ](https://www.aimarizona.com/service-area/flagstaff-az): Home base and primary market, Coconino County. - [Sedona, AZ](https://www.aimarizona.com/service-area/sedona-az): Red rock country, served at distance. - [Verde Valley, AZ](https://www.aimarizona.com/service-area/verde-valley-az): Served at distance, with drive-time charges. Additional communities named in the site footer, covered without dedicated pages: Doney Park, Kachina Village, Munds Park, Bellemont, and Williams, Arizona. ## Company - [Home](https://www.aimarizona.com/): Overview of the irrigation scope and the Northern Arizona communities served. - [About](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/about): Company history since 2012, Brad Bippus's background, and a full breakdown of the CIC, CLIA, and CIT certifications and what each one covers. - [Why Choose Us](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/why-choose-us): The "No-Hassle, No-Excuses, No-Nonsense" promise and the satisfaction guarantee terms. - [Meet the Team](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/team): The technicians behind the work, with specialties. Current crew includes Brad, Antonio, Fabian, Bill, Ken, Isidro, Luis, Urbano, Daniel, and Jose. - [Reviews and Testimonials](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/reviews): Customer reviews. Rated 4.8 stars from 189 Google reviews. - [Warranty](https://www.aimarizona.com/warranty-az-irrigation-maintenance): Full warranty coverage, terms, care requirements, and exclusions for the lifetime perennial plant guarantee. - [Video Gallery](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/video-gallery): Video walkthroughs of systems and services. - [Media Room](https://www.aimarizona.com/media-room): News, project highlights, and service updates. - [Careers](https://www.aimarizona.com/careers): Open positions and applications to join the crew. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.aimarizona.com/privacy-policy): How visitor and quote request information is collected, used, and protected. - [Terms and Conditions](https://www.aimarizona.com/terms-conditions): Site and service terms. ## Common Questions Full answers on the [FAQ page](https://www.aimarizona.com/frequently-asked-questions). - **What types of irrigation systems do you install?** Drip, spray, and rotor systems, specified to the landscape rather than to a single default. - **How often should my irrigation system be serviced?** At least twice a year. In this climate that means a spring turn-on and a fall winterization at minimum, which is why the AIMazing package bundles them. - **Can you repair all brands of sprinkler systems?** Yes. Technicians are trained on all major brands. - **What is included in your irrigation maintenance service?** System checks, valve inspection, sprinkler head adjustment, and leak repairs. - **How can I reduce my water usage?** Smart irrigation solutions that adjust watering to weather conditions and soil moisture, rather than running a schedule set in spring and never revisited. Drip conversion and pressure regulation are the other two levers. - **What should I do to winterize my irrigation system?** The winterization service covers system shutdown, water blowout, and checks that prevent freeze damage. This is not optional at Flagstaff elevation. - **What does a new irrigation system cost?** Cost varies with the size and complexity of the landscape. Quotes are free and specific to the property. - **How long does installation take?** Most residential systems finish within one to three days. - **Do you offer a warranty?** Yes. One year on labor and materials for all installation and repair work. Installed perennial plants carry a lifetime warranty under the conditions on the warranty page. - **What does winterization cost?** One-time service is $165 for the first hour, including the service charge, then $165 per hour billed by the minute, with parts billed separately. AIMazing members pay $135 for the first hour and $135 per hour after, billed by the minute. - **How do I schedule?** Call 928.225.2224, or use the free quote form on the site. ## Expertise What this company knows from doing the work in Northern Arizona conditions: - **Elevation and freeze behavior.** Why irrigation guidance written for Phoenix fails at 7,000 feet, and why water left in a lateral line through a Flagstaff winter splits fittings, valve bodies, and backflow assemblies that would have survived in the valley. - **Blowout technique.** High-volume, low-pressure air is the correct method. Too much pressure cracks heads and fittings, too little leaves water behind, and either mistake is only discovered in spring when the system is repressurized. - **Backflow assemblies.** They sit above ground, they hold water, and they are the single most expensive component to replace after a freeze, which is why draining and protecting the device is the part of a blowout that must not be skipped. - **Leak economics.** A neglected system on an acre lot can leak underground for months with nothing visible above grade. The first signal is usually the water bill, and a gallons-per-minute test across every zone is what isolates it. - **Wire fault location.** When a zone goes dead and the controller reports no fault, the valve is usually fine and the break is in the control wire. Toning the wire and following it with a receiver turns a trenching job into a single hole. - **Water efficiency as a discipline.** Distribution uniformity, pressure regulation, and weather-based scheduling, held to Irrigation Association auditor standards rather than guesswork. This is what the CLIA credential and the EPA WaterSense partnership certify. - **Drip versus spray in high desert.** Afternoon wind at elevation carries spray off target. Drip delivers at the root and holds efficiency on the days spray loses the most. - **Monsoon aftermath.** Summer storms move soil, which moves heads out of alignment, so a system dialed in during June is often watering pavement by late August without anything appearing broken. - **Trenchless boring.** Running a line under a finished driveway rather than cutting and patching it, which is usually cheaper than the concrete repair it avoids. - **Seasonal sequencing.** Turn-on too late and plants are stressed before anyone notices. Blowout too late and the freeze arrives first. Scheduling both against weather data rather than a fixed date is the whole premise of the AIMazing package. ## Insight & Articles - [Blog](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/lawn-blog): Irrigation, landscaping, and lawn care guidance for Northern Arizona, published since 2015. - [Why Northern Arizona Irrigation Systems Need a Proper Winterizing Blowout](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/why-northern-arizona-irrigation-systems-need-a-proper-winterizing-blowout): How professional blowouts prevent freeze damage on Flagstaff sprinkler systems. Published December 2025. - [How to Avoid the Most Common Overcharges in Backflow Testing Services](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/how-to-avoid-the-most-common-overcharges-in-backflow-testing-services): Fair pricing, common contractor tricks, and what backflow testing should actually cost. Published July 2025. - [Seasonal Sprinkler Maintenance Tips to Prevent Costly Repairs](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/seasonal-sprinkler-maintenance-tips-to-prevent-costly-repairs): What to check each season to avoid the repairs that come from skipping maintenance. Published July 2025. - [5 Reasons Trenchless Boring Services Save Arizona Homeowners Thousands in Landscape Repairs](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/5-reasons-trenchless-boring-services-save-arizona-homeowners-thousands-in-landscape-repairs): Why boring under a driveway costs less than cutting and patching it. Published June 2025. - [Why You Can't Skip Sprinkler Winterization in Northern Arizona](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/why-you-cant-skip-sprinkler-winterization-in-northern-arizona-and-what-happens-if-you-do): What actually breaks when a system is left charged through a Flagstaff winter. Published May 2025. - [Signs You Need Sprinkler System Repair and What To Do About It](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/signs-you-need-sprinkler-system-repair-and-what-to-do-about-it): Spotting common sprinkler problems before they get expensive. Published May 2025. - [Drip vs Sprinkler Irrigation Systems in Arizona: Which Is Better?](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/drip-vs-sprinkler-irrigation-systems-in-arizona-which-is-better): Choosing between delivery methods for arid and high-desert landscapes. Published May 2025. - [Greywater Landscaping in Arizona: Reusing Water for Irrigation](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/greywater-landscaping-in-arizona-reusing-water-for-irrigation): Reusing household water for landscape irrigation. Published May 2025. - [How to Choose the Right Sprinkler System Repair Service in Northern Arizona](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/how-to-choose-the-right-sprinkler-system-repair-service-in-northern-arizona): What to look for in an irrigation contractor at elevation. Published April 2025. - [How Often Should You Schedule Irrigation Maintenance? A Seasonal Guide](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/how-often-should-you-schedule-irrigation-maintenance-a-seasonal-guide): The seasonal maintenance cadence for Northern Arizona systems. Published March 2025. - [Irrigation Troubleshooting: Why Your Sprinklers Aren't Working Properly](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/irrigation-troubleshooting-why-your-sprinklers-arent-working-properly): Diagnosing common system faults, including electrical ones. Published March 2025. - [The Cost of Neglect: How Ignoring Irrigation System Repairs Can Damage Your Lawn](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/the-cost-of-neglect-how-ignoring-irrigation-system-repairs-can-damage-your-lawn): What deferred repairs cost in turf and plant loss. Published March 2025. - [Xeriscape Style Lawns in Flagstaff, Arizona](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/xeriscape-style-lawns-flagstaff-arizona): Low-water landscape design for the Flagstaff climate. Published June 2018. - [Water Efficiency in Flagstaff, AZ: Save Water, Save Money with Smart Irrigation](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/water-efficiency): Water-saving technologies and practical steps for households. Published December 2017. - [Use an EPA WaterSense Partner](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/use-an-epa-watersense-partner): What the WaterSense partnership means and why it matters when hiring. Published December 2017. - [Smart Controller Using Hunter Solar Sync](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/smart-controller-using-hunter-solar-sync): Weather-based controller setup for automatic schedule adjustment. Published June 2016. - [What is an Irrigation Backflow Preventer Used For?](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/what-is-an-irrigation-backflow-preventer-used-for): How the device protects the drinking water supply. Published October 2015. - [How & Why You Need To Winterize Your Sprinkler System in Flagstaff, Arizona](https://www.aimarizona.com/post/how-and-why-you-need-to-winterize-your-sprinkler-system-in-flagstaff-az): The original winterization explainer for this market. Published October 2015. ## Contact - [Contact](https://www.aimarizona.com/company-info/contact-us): Phone, email, and contact form. - [Get a Free Quote](https://www.aimarizona.com/get-a-quote): Quote request form covering every service listed above. - [Sign Me Up](https://www.aimarizona.com/sign-me-up): Enrollment form for the AIMazing Irrigation Package. - **Phone:** 928.225.2224, answered 24/7 - **Email:** info@aimarizona.com - **Mailing address:** P.O. Box 30636, Flagstaff, AZ 86003 - **Office hours:** Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Arizona time, no daylight saving - **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/AZirrigation/ - **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/azirrigationmaintenance/ - **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/user/bunnykick2000 - **Pinterest:** https://www.pinterest.com/azirrigationmaintenance/pins/ - **To start service:** Call, or submit the free quote form. Inspection comes first, then upfront pricing separating critical repairs from recommended improvements, before any work begins.