Texas Irrigation Technician Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

Texas Irrigation Technician Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Who 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 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