:: Designer/Manager School of Irrigation ::
The Designer/Manager School is a
comprehensive educational program offering a variety of
classes designed for both agricultural and landscape
irrigation professionals, taught by the very people who
developed them - Charles M. Burt, Ph.D., P.E., CID;
Stuart Styles, Dr.Engr., P.E., CID; Ben Burgoa, Ph.D;
and Franklin Gaudi. The classes are held at the ITRC facilities at Cal
Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.
Our objective is to offer you an excellent opportunity
to:
- receive practical information on
key irrigation design and management concepts.
- prepare for the IA Certification
Exams.
- increase your competitive edge
by learning what is essential versus interesting.
- work with state-of-the-art
management software.
- gain "hands-on" technical
experience with exceptional indoor and outdoor
facilities.
- experience a comprehensive,
intensive course structure that substantially
improves technical expertise.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Hover over each course title to view highlights of the course content,
any suggested prerequisite, dates offered, and course
fee. All fees include class materials and software.
You may register by printing out and mailing or
faxing the registration form to (805) 756-2433.
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Dates
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Class Title |
Course Fee |
Agriculture/Landscape Courses |
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Aug. 6, 2012 |
- Basic Pipeline Hydraulics I
- Course Description
- Pipe materials and sizes
- Energy equation, friction, and elevation changes
- Basic spreadsheet operations
- Suggested Prerequisite: None
|
$185 |
|
Aug 7, 2012 |
- Basic Pipeline Hydraulics II
- Course Description
- Mainline computations,
tapered pipe, branches
- Hydraulic Gradelines
- Problems using spreadsheets
- Minor losses
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics I
|
$185 |
|
Aug 8, 2012 |
- Pumps I
- Course Description
- Pump curves
- Pumps in series and parallel
- System curves
- TDH computations for vertical and booster pumps
- Efficiency, WHP, BHP, input HP
- Pump selection from catalogs
- Suggested Prerequisite: None
|
$185 |
Agriculture Courses |
|
July 31, 2012 |
- Basic Soil Plant & Water Relationships - Ag
- Course Description
- Texture and structure
- Water holding capacity, retention
- Intake rates
- Evaporation
- Transpiration
- Soils classification
- Measurement of soil moisture and tension
- Suggested Prerequisite: None
|
$185 |
|
Aug 1-2, 2012 |
- Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity, and Drainage
- Course Description
- ETo and crop coefficients
- Practical irrigation scheduling
- How efficiency and uniformity influence scheduling
- Drainage concepts and layouts
- Salinity
- Leaching requirements, reclamation
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Soil, Plant &
Water Relationships - Ag
|
$295 |
|
Aug 9, 2012 |
- Chemigation
- Course Description
- Fertilizers
- Techniques for various irrigation methods
- Reducing leaching losses
- Emphasis on drip/micro
- Injection equipment and safety
- Features ITRC book "Fertigation"
- Suggested Prerequisite: None
|
$185 |
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Aug 9-10, 2012 |
- Pumps II
- Course Description
- NPSH
- Submersible pumps
- Well screens and well development
- Variable speeds; electric and engine
- Shaft losses; shaft sizing
- Maintenance and troubleshooting
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics, Pumps I
This class is sponsored by USBR, Mid-Pacific
Region. Priority registration given to
districts in the Mid-Pacific Region.
|
$185 |
|
Aug 13, 2012 |
- Row Crop Drip Irrigation
- Course Description
- Design layouts, flushing, fittings
- How design relates to management
- Hose installation, retrieval
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics
|
$185 |
|
Aug 14-16, 2012 |
- Drip/Microirrigation Design
- Course Description
- Filtration
- Step-by-step design procedure of hardware selection & hydraulics
- Emitter and micro system designs
- Buried drip for trees and vines
- Plugging prevention
- New ITRC book and software
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Soil, Plant &
Water Relationships - Ag; Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics; Pumps I
|
$420 |
Landscape Courses |
|
not currently offered |
- Landscape Irrigation Auditor
- Course Description
- Site inspections
- Irrigation system
evaluation
- Irrigation scheduling for
drip. bubbler, microspray and sprinkler systems
- Landscape Water Manager
software
- Water and cost savings
- Improved landscape health
and appearance
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Soil, Plant &
Water Relationships - Landscape; Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics
|
$295 |
|
not currently offered |
- Landscape Sprinkler and Microirrigation Design
- Course Description
- Application rates
- Valves, piping, pipeline sizing
- Sprinkler selections, designing blocks
- Hydraulics of hoses, emitters, and sprayers
- Equipment selection and maintenance of the system
- Matching equipment to plant materials and other stations
- Suggested Prerequisite: Basic Soil, Plant &
Water Relationships - Landscape; Basic Pipeline
Hydraulics
|
$295 |
You may register by printing out and mailing or
faxing the registration form to (805) 756-2433.
Certification - IA
Certification Exams will be held August 3 and
17, 2012.
The 2012 CAIS exam will be offered on the day after the class finishes. Any of the IA certification
exams can be taken on either of the two days listed above. Registration and
exam fees are required at least 30 days prior to the exam date. Please
contact the Irrigation Association at (703) 536-7080 for information about
the
certification program and to register
for an exam.
