Landscape Irrigation Design Process

“How do you eat an elephant?: One bite at a time.”  Irrigation design can be an intimidating task, but it doesn’t need to be.  Explore the design process through a logical set of steps written to simplify irrigation design for beginners and experienced designers alike.  The key to the popularity of this course is its hands-on approach; Participants are given opportunities to perform practical exercises in irrigation design using an in-class site plan. (Note: A Rain Bird product catalog is provided in class, but students may bring any manufacturer’s catalog they wish to use)

Course Outline

Unit 1 Course introduction and classroom safety

Unit 2 Gather site information

Unit 3 Determine water supply

Unit 4 Measure Hydrozones

Unit 5 Select and place emission components

Unit 6 Total flow per hydrozone

Unit 7 Lateral pipe selection and placement

Unit 8 Valve selection and placement

Unit 9 Mainline pipe selection and placement

Unit 10 Pipe sizing

Unit 11 Electrical system component selection and placement

Unit 12 System function verification (Hydraulics calculations)

Unit 13 Final irrigation plan

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Obtain accurate site information

2. Identify and lay out hydrozones

3. Select and lay out irrigation system components

4. Use hydraulic principals to establish zones and pipe layouts

5. Prepare a final irrigation design plan

Suggested Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of basic irrigation system hydraulics

  • Understanding of basic irrigation system components

    • Location Information and Class Registration

    November 5, 2020
    Bend, OR     November 5, 2020
    Littleton, CO     November 12, 2020
    Irwindale, CA     November 19, 2020
    Chapel Hill, NC     December 3, 2020
    Kent, OH     January 14, 2021
    Portland, OR     January 14, 2021
    Sioux Falls, SD     January 21, 2021
    Campbell, CA     January 28, 2021
    Oklahoma City, OK     February 4, 2021
    New Orleans, LA     February 4, 2021
    St. Louis, MO     February 11, 2021
    Nashville, TN     February 11, 2021
    Chicago, IL     February 18, 2021
    Wichita, KS     March 4, 2021
    Bozeman, MT     March 11, 2021
    Lansing, MI     March 11, 2021
    Norfolk, VA     March 18, 2021
    Salt Lake City, UT     March 18, 2021
    Seattle, WA     March 25, 2021
    Long Island, NY     April 1, 2021
    Buffalo, NY