TEXAS IRRIGATION TECHNICIAN
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANS 6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all from the same
state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - ANS Provide advice on matters concerning
irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - ANS Being charged with a Class C
misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - ANS How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - ANS The operating pressure measured at the base of a sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - ANS subtract all pressure losses from static
pressure
air gap - ANS A complete physical separation between the free flowing discharge end of a
potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-pressure recieveing vessel
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, Application Rate - ANS Rate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANS Precipitation Rate
Arc - ANS The surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half, full, 90,
25)
as-built plans - ANS A corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major components
of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANS American Water Works Association
Backflow - ANS The UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANS Condition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - ANS backflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main, fire hydrant
being used
Backflow prevention - ANS A mechanical means to prevent a backflow
A backflow device - ANS Any approved device that prevents an undesireable reversal of flow
of water
1 column foot of water - ANS .443 psi (pretty close to 5 ft.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Who composes the Irrigator Council? - ANS 6 Irrigators, 3 Public members, all from the same
state
What is the purpose of the Irrigator Council? - ANS Provide advice on matters concerning
irrigation
Possible consequence of installing a system w/o a license? - ANS Being charged with a Class C
misdemeanor
Absorption Rate - ANS How fast a rate at which the soil will accept water
Actual Head Pressure - ANS The operating pressure measured at the base of a sprinkler head
How to CALCULATE Actual head pressure? - ANS subtract all pressure losses from static
pressure
air gap - ANS A complete physical separation between the free flowing discharge end of a
potable water supply pipeline and an open or non-pressure recieveing vessel
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Application Rate - ANS Rate that a head applies water to the area it's spraying
What term is Application rate synonymous with? - ANS Precipitation Rate
Arc - ANS The surface area of the landscape that the head will provide water (half, full, 90,
25)
as-built plans - ANS A corrected or redrawn plan, showing location of all major components
of a system
A.W.W.A. - ANS American Water Works Association
Backflow - ANS The UNDESIREABLE reverse flow of water in a piping system
Back pressure - ANS Condition that can happen due to elevation pumps, pressure
Back siphonage - ANS backflow due to a sub atomic pressure (break in city main, fire hydrant
being used
Backflow prevention - ANS A mechanical means to prevent a backflow
A backflow device - ANS Any approved device that prevents an undesireable reversal of flow
of water
1 column foot of water - ANS .443 psi (pretty close to 5 ft.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
