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Texas Irrigation Technician Exam
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Texas Irrigation Technician ExamWho composes the Irrigator Council? - -6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all
from the same state
-What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - -Provide advice on matters
concerning irrigation
-Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - -Being charged
with a Class C misdemeanor
-Absorption Rate - -Absorption Rate: How fast a rate at which the soil will
accept water
-Actual Head Pressure - -The operating pressure measured at the base of a
sprinkler head
-How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - -subtract all pressure losses
from static pressure
-air gap - -A complete physical separation between the free flowing
discharge end of a potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-
pressure recieveing vessel
-Application Rate - -Rate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
-What term is Application rate synonymous with? - -Precipitation Rate
-Arc - -The surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water
(half, full, 90, 25)
-as-built plans - -A corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
-A.W.W.A. - -American Water Works Association
-Backflow - -The UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
-Back pressure - -Condition that can happen due to elevation pumps,
pressure
-Back siphonage - -backflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city
main, fire hydrant being used
-Backflow prevention - -A mechanical means to prevent a backflow
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