Texas Landscape Irrigation Basic Training Course Summary

Course Summary:

• Includes (but not limited to) training in basic irrigation principles, hydraulics, irrigation components, installation and maintenance, design with focus on water conservation, terminology, Texas irrigation rules, regulations and standards and irrigation history. Because of the industry trend in water conservation, major emphasis will be in designing landscape irrigation systems that will promote water savings.
• Course includes lecture and hundreds of practice exercises and calculations to prepare students for the field and the Texas state irrigator exam. In addition, students will be required to design 3+ irrigation plans. Solutions to all the exercises are in the appendix. Questions and interaction will be encouraged throughout the entire learning process. There are no dumb questions in this class!

Course Objective:

• To understand and be able to apply the basics of proper landscape irrigation practices within the State of Texas.
• To learn to educate, promote, support and practice water conservation through creative irrigation design (which includes proper spacing, hydrozoning, xeriscaping and the use of freeze, rain, wind and soil sensors), installation and proper irrigation maintenance and scheduling.
• Learn the proper training and tools to successfully pass the Texas Landscape Irrigator Exam for licensing.  

Training Materials and Aids:

• The “Texas Landscape Irrigation Training and Reference Manual”
• Powerpoint multi-media presentation containing major topics, formulas and schematics from the “ Texas Landscape Irrigation Training and Reference Manual ”
• Laptop interfaced with the latest technology DLP projector and/or overhead projector
• Dry erase board, flip chart, or chalk board (markers and chalk)
• Related handouts when needed

Course Hours: 40 hours of classroom instruction.