Texas Irrigation Technician Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANSWERS6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all
from the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - ANSWERSProvide advice on matters
concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - ANSWERSBeing charged
with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - ANSWERSHow fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - ANSWERSThe operating pressure measured at the base of a
sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - ANSWERSsubtract all pressure losses
from static pressure
air gap - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSRate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANSWERSPrecipitation Rate
Arc - ANSWERSThe surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water
(half, full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - ANSWERSA corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANSWERSAmerican Water Works Association
Backflow - ANSWERSThe UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANSWERSCondition that can happen due to elevation pumps,
pressure
Back siphonage - ANSWERSbackflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main,
fire hydrant being used
Questions with Correct Answers
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANSWERS6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all
from the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - ANSWERSProvide advice on matters
concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - ANSWERSBeing charged
with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - ANSWERSHow fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - ANSWERSThe operating pressure measured at the base of a
sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - ANSWERSsubtract all pressure losses
from static pressure
air gap - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSRate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANSWERSPrecipitation Rate
Arc - ANSWERSThe surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water
(half, full, 90, 25)
as-built plans - ANSWERSA corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major
components of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANSWERSAmerican Water Works Association
Backflow - ANSWERSThe UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANSWERSCondition that can happen due to elevation pumps,
pressure
Back siphonage - ANSWERSbackflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main,
fire hydrant being used
