Other Training Opportunities
Weather & Sensor Based Smart Controllers
Event Date and Time
- Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location
- SAWS Customer Service Center
- Room CR145
- San Antonio, Texas 78212
About the Course
This course will provide instruction on weather and sensor based irrigation controllers as well as irrigation scheduling concepts.
Students will learn how ET based controllers produce an irrigation schedule using different technologies.
Students will have “hands-on” instruction on controller operation and set-up. The class will also cover smart controller bench testing protocols and related issues.
Weather & Sensor Based Smart Irrigation Controllers, Sign up here
Efficient Irrigation System Design
Event Date and Time
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location
- SAWS Customer Service Center
- Room CR145
- San Antonio, Texas 78212
About the Course
This course reviews important concepts and methods for the efficient design of landscape irrigation systems including proper head spacing and layout, and how to ensure correct pressure for adequate operation of heads.
Common measurements of irrigation system efficiency will be covered including distribution uniformity and application efficiency, as well as the importance of efficiency in irrigation system evaluation and scheduling.
Students will learn about software for evaluating the efficiency of irrigation system designs, and optimizing the head spacing of sprinklers.
Efficient Irrigation System Design, Sign up here
Charles Swanson, M.Agr.
Extension Program Specialist II – Landscape Irrigation
TCEQ Licensed Irrigator#16931 / Certified Ag Irrigation Specialist
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department
-Irrigation Engineering Program
-WaterMyYard
-Texas ET Network
-Texas A&M School of Irrigation
clswanson@tamu.edu
979-845-5614