Texas Irrigation Technician Exam
Questions and Answers
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - Correct Answers -6 Irrigators, 3 Public members,
all from the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - Correct Answers -Provide advice on
matters concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - Correct Answers -Being
charged with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - Correct Answers -How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - Correct Answers -The operating pressure measured at the base
of a sprinkler head
gauge wire - Correct Answers -thickness of wire
Gate Valve - Correct Answers -A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate
across the passage.
Insert Fittings - Correct Answers -A fitting that fits into pipe or tubing. Usually used on
polyethylene pipe and tubing.
IPS - Correct Answers -Iron Pipe Size
Irrigation Inspector - Correct Answers -Someone who inspects a system
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - Correct Answers -subtract all pressure
losses from static pressure
air gap - Correct Answers -A complete physical separation between the free flowing
discharge end of a potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-pressure
recieveing vessel
Questions and Answers
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - Correct Answers -6 Irrigators, 3 Public members,
all from the same state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - Correct Answers -Provide advice on
matters concerning irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - Correct Answers -Being
charged with a Class C misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - Correct Answers -How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - Correct Answers -The operating pressure measured at the base
of a sprinkler head
gauge wire - Correct Answers -thickness of wire
Gate Valve - Correct Answers -A shutoff valve closed by lowering a wedge-shaped gate
across the passage.
Insert Fittings - Correct Answers -A fitting that fits into pipe or tubing. Usually used on
polyethylene pipe and tubing.
IPS - Correct Answers -Iron Pipe Size
Irrigation Inspector - Correct Answers -Someone who inspects a system
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - Correct Answers -subtract all pressure
losses from static pressure
air gap - Correct Answers -A complete physical separation between the free flowing
discharge end of a potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-pressure
recieveing vessel
