TEXAS IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN EXAM Q AND A

TEXAS IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN
EXAM Q AND A

WhocycomposescythecyIrrigatorcyCouncil?cy-cyanswer--
6cyIrrigators,cy3cyPubliccymembers,cyallcyfromcythecysamecystate

WhatcyiscythecypurposecyofcythecyIrrigatorcyCouncil?cy-cyanswer--
Providecyadvicecyoncymatterscyconcerningcyirrigation

Possiblecyconsequencecyofcyinstallingcyacysystemcyw/ocyacylicense?cy-cyanswer--
BeingcychargedcywithcyacyClasscyCcymisdemeanor

AbsorptioncyRatecy-cyanswer--Howcyfastcyacyratecyatcywhichcythecysoilcywillcyacceptcywater

ActualcyHeadcyPressurecy-cyanswer--
Thecyoperatingcypressurecymeasuredcyatcythecybasecyofcyacysprinklercyhead

HowcytocyCALCULATEcyActualcyheadcypressure?cy-cyanswer--
subtractcyallcypressurecylossescyfromcystaticcypressure

aircygapcy-cyanswer--
Acycompletecyphysicalcyseparationcybetweencythecyfreecyflowingcydischargecyendcyofcyacypo
tablecywatercysupplycypipelinecyandcyancyopencyorcynon-pressurecyrecieveingcyvessel

ApplicationcyRatecy-cyanswer--
Ratecythatcyacyheadcyappliescywatercytocythecyareacyit'scyspraying

WhatcytermcyiscyApplicationcyratecysynonymouscywith?cy-cyanswer--PrecipitationcyRate

Arccy-cyanswer--
Thecysurfacecyareacyofcythecylandscapecythatcythecyheadcywillcyprovidecywatercy(half,cyfull,cy9
0,cy25)

as-builtcyplanscy-cyanswer--
Acycorrectedcyorcyredrawncyplan,cyshowingcylocationcyofcyallcymajorcycomponentscyofcyacysy
stem

A.W.W.A.cy-cyanswer--AmericancyWatercyWorkscyAssociation

Backflowcy-cyanswer--
ThecyUNDESIREABLEcyreversecyflowcyofcywatercyincyacypipingcysystem

Backcypressurecy-cyanswer--
Conditioncythatcycancyhappencyduecytocyelevationcypumps,cypressure

, Backcysiphonagecy-cyanswer--
backflowcyduecytocyacysubcyatomiccypressurecy(breakcyincycitycymain,cyfirecyhydrantcybeingcy
used

Backflowcypreventioncy-cyanswer--Acymechanicalcymeanscytocypreventcyacybackflow

Acybackflowcydevicecy-cyanswer--
Anycyapprovedcydevicecythatcypreventscyancyundesireablecyreversalcyofcyflowcyofcywater

1cycolumncyfootcyofcywatercy-cyanswer--.443cypsicy(prettycyclosecytocy5cyft.

1cypsicy-cyanswer--
requirescyacycolumncyofcywatercy2.31cyfeetcytallcy(orcy3cyft.)cy(orcy27.75cyin.)

maxcyflowratecyforcy1/2cyincypipecy(tocystaycybelowcy5cyfps)cy-cyanswer--5cygpm

maxcyflowratecyforcy3/4cyincypipecy(tocystaycybelowcy5cyfps)cy-cyanswer--10cygpm

maxcyflowratecyforcy1cyincypipecy(tocystaycybelowcy5cyfps)cy-cyanswer--15cygpm

maxcyflowratecy1cy1/4cyin.cypipecy(tocystaycybelowcy5cyfps)cy-cyanswer--25cygpm

maxcyflowratecyforcy1cy1/2cyincypipecy(tocystaycybelowcy5cyfps)cy-cyanswer--35cygpm

KeycyrequirementcyforcyRPZcybackflowcy-cyanswer--minimumcyofcy12"cyabovecygrade

KeycyrequirementcyforcyDoublecyCheckcybackflowcy(DCVA)cy-cyanswer--
Ifcyinstalledcybelowcygrade,cyTestcycockscymustcybecypluggedcywithcynon-ferrouscy(non-
magnetic)cymaterial

KeycyrequirementscyforcyPVBcyandcySVBcy-cyanswer--
Mustcybecy12"cyabovecyhighestcyhead,cyvalve,cypipe,cyfitting,cyorcyfixture

KeycyrequirementscyforcyAircyGapcy-cyanswer--
Thecyrecievingcypipecymustcybecy1"cywidercyorcy2cytimescybiggercythancythecydischargecypipe

zonecyflowcy-cyanswer--howcymanycygallonscygocythroughcyacyzone

BackflowcyPreventioncyAssemblycy-cyanswer--
Anycyassemblycyusedcytocypreventcybackflowcyintocyacypotablecywatercysystem.cyThecytypec
yofcyassemblycyusedcyiscybasedcyoncythecyexistingcyorcypotentialcydegreecyofcyhealthcyhazar

dcyandcybackflowcycondition.

boostercypumpcy-cyanswer--increasescyoperatingcypressure

Bushingcy-cyanswer--
Thecymethodcyofcyadaptingcyacyfittingcytocyeithercyacylargercyorcysmallercysize.