$185 • Self-Paced Online Course

Water is our most precious natural resource. Irrigators carry a professional and ethical obligation to conserve it and protect the public supply from contamination. This course gives you the technical foundation to fulfill that obligation in every system you design.

A complete, working command of hydraulic principles is not optional knowledge for a professional irrigator — it is the difference between a system that functions as designed and one that underperforms, wastes water, and generates callbacks. This course builds that command from the ground up: how pressure originates in a water supply system, every mechanism by which it is lost as it travels through pipe and fittings, how to calculate those losses accurately, and how to regulate pressure across zones to ensure consistent, efficient coverage.

From that hydraulic foundation, the course delivers a structured, step-by-step irrigation design procedure that applies to any system — residential or commercial, simple or complex — given the specific water supply and pressure available at the point of connection. Students who complete this course emerge with the ability to produce accurate, professional, water-conserving irrigation designs from scratch and to verify that existing systems are performing as they should.

What You Will Learn:

• How water pressure is generated and the forces that govern it in an irrigation system
• Every significant source of pressure loss — friction, elevation change, velocity, fittings, and meter restrictions
• Accurate pressure loss calculation methodology applicable to any system configuration
• Pressure regulation strategies for consistent performance across multiple zones and head types
• Water conservation principles and the irrigator’s specific legal and professional obligations under Texas law
• Backflow prevention fundamentals and how to integrate them correctly into system designs
• How to develop an accurate, usable plot plan as the foundation of any design
• Complete step-by-step irrigation system design procedure — from available supply to finished plan
• How to design efficiently when constrained by limited water pressure or restricted flow rates
• How to produce a finished, professional irrigation design document suitable for client presentation or permitting

Technical Requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) and a printer recommended. Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge on Windows and Mac. Certificate of Completion issued upon finishing.