The School of Irrigation, developed by Texas A&M AgriLife, is offering 10 workshops from Feb. 14-June 8 at locations across Texas for irrigation professionals, landscape architects and engineers.
The School of Irrigation conducts research and educational programs supporting the Texas Irrigation Industry. It is administered through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
“Registration is now open for all of our spring courses,” said Charles Swanson, AgriLife Extension landscape irrigation specialist, Bryan-College Station. “We have a wide variety of topics for irrigation professionals to select from to continue their irrigation education and meet the changing needs of the irrigation industry.”
Participants may register and pay for the classes at https://tx.ag/Irrigation. The costs and locations vary, and participants should review the registration page for additional information related to a specific course.
The classes are approved for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality-licensed irrigators, technicians and inspectors. They also meet the continuing education program hours requirement for landscape architects in sustainable design and the professional development hours requirement for Texas professional engineers.
Irrigation programs schedule
The in-person course dates, topics, locations, continuing education hours available and costs are as follows:
- Feb. 14, Weather and Sensor-Based Smart Controllers, Lower Colorado River Authority, LCRA, Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive, Austin, eight hours, $165.
- Feb. 15, Efficient Irrigation System Design, LCRA Dalchau Service Center, Austin, eight hours, $165.
- Feb. 22, Irrigation Troubleshooting and Performance Testing, Houston Community College-Katy Campus, 22910 Colonial Parkway, Katy, eight hours, $165.
- Feb. 23, Drip Irrigation Design and Operation, Houston Community College-Katy Campus, Katy, eight hours, $165.
- March 7-8, Landscape Irrigation Auditing and Management, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, 16 hours, $265.
- April 25, Irrigation Troubleshooting and Performance Testing, San Antonio Water System – Customer Service Center, 2800 U.S. Highway 281 North, San Antonio, eight hours, $165.
- April 26, Drip Irrigation Design and Operation, San Antonio Water System – Customer Service Center, eight hours, $165.
- June 6-7, Irrigation Computer Aided Design, CAD, Workshop, Texas A&M Scoates Hall, Room 214, College Station, 16 hours, $295.
- June 8, Advanced Irrigation CAD Workshop, Scoates Hall, Room 214, College Station, eight hours, $165.
For additional information or questions, contact Swanson at Charles.Swanson@ag.tamu.edu.
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