2009 - 2010 Classes:

Dec 14-18

Jan 11-15

Feb 15-19

Mar 15-19

Apr 12-16

Class begins at 8:00am at Quality Inn -

New Braunfels   

Room Reservation:  

(830)643-9300

Ask for 10% Room Discount with Class Attendance

Test Dates for TCEQ

Licensed Irrigator Exam:

Dec 3 - Houston

Dec 18 - Mesquite

Jan 7 - San Antonio

Jan 22 - Mesquite

Jan 28 - Riverside Campus

Feb 10 - Houston

Feb 26 - Mesquite

Mar 4 - El Paso

Mar 11 - San Antonio

Mar 26 - Mesquite

Landscape Irrigator Licensing Course Outline

This course contains 40 hours of instruction.

Introduction

1. Rules, Regulations, and Standards

• Vocabulary
• The Statute
• Rules and Regulations
• The TCEQ and Irrigation in Texas
• Regulations for Landscape Irrigation
• Standards of Conduct for Licensed Irrigators and Installers

2. Common Terminology and System Components

• Common Terminology
• Common Abbreviations
• System Components

3. Backflow Prevention Devices

• Cross Connection
• Backflow
• Backflow Prevention Methods
• Responsibility for Cross Connection Control

4. Hydraulics

• Static Water Pressure
• Dynamic Water Pressure

5. Contact the Customer

• The Customer and Licensure
• Customer Expectations and Needs
• Educate the Customer

6. Site Evaluation

• Water Source and Purveyors
• Taking Measurements

7. Design

• System Design Factors
• Designing the System
• Wiring
• Drip
• Scheduling

8. Installation Techniques

• Materials Takeoff
• Actual Installation

Appendix

• Check for Understanding Answers
• Chapter 4 Hydraulic Answers
• Occupations Code, Chapter 1903
• Texas Water Code, Chapter 37
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Ch. 30, Subchapter A
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Ch. 30, Subchapter D
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Ch. 290, Subchapter D
• Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Ch. 344
• Sample Contract
• Interpolating
• 10% & 75% Rule Worksheet
• Design Steps
• Survey
• Pressure Loss Calculation Sheet
• Pressure Loss / Velocity Charts