Texas Irrigation Technician Exam
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - answer6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all from
the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - answer Provide advice on matters
concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - answer Being charged
with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - answer How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - answer The operating pressure measured at the base of a
sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - answer subtract all pressure losses from
static pressure
air gap - answer 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 - answerRate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - answerPrecipitation Rate
Arc - answerThe surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half,
full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - answerA corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - answerAmerican Water Works Association
Backflow - answerThe UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - answerCondition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - answerbackflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main, fire
hydrant being used
Backflow prevention - answerA mechanical means to prevent a backflow
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - answer6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all from
the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - answer Provide advice on matters
concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - answer Being charged
with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - answer How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - answer The operating pressure measured at the base of a
sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - answer subtract all pressure losses from
static pressure
air gap - answer 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 - answerRate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - answerPrecipitation Rate
Arc - answerThe surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half,
full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - answerA corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - answerAmerican Water Works Association
Backflow - answerThe UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - answerCondition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - answerbackflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main, fire
hydrant being used
Backflow prevention - answerA mechanical means to prevent a backflow
