TEXAS IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANSWER 6 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 - ANSWER Rate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANSWER Precipitation Rate
Arc - ANSWER The surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half,
full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - ANSWER A corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANSWER American Water Works Association
Backflow - ANSWER The UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANSWER Condition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - ANSWER backflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main,
fire hydrant being used
max flowrate for 3/4 in pipe (to stay below 5 fps) - ANSWER 10 gpm
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
, Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANSWER 6 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 - ANSWER Rate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANSWER Precipitation Rate
Arc - ANSWER The surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half,
full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - ANSWER A corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANSWER American Water Works Association
Backflow - ANSWER The UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANSWER Condition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - ANSWER backflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main,
fire hydrant being used
max flowrate for 3/4 in pipe (to stay below 5 fps) - ANSWER 10 gpm
