Irrigation Association Explained

The Irrigation Association is a trade association of about 1800 companies in the agriculture and landscape industries. It was established in 1949.

Certified irrigation designers with a specialty in sprinkler, surface or drip-micro qualify to become Technical Service Providers for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.^[1]

In September 2010, the Irrigation Association began offering computer-based testing for certification exams.^[2]

Smart Irrigation Month

In 2010 the association named July "Smart Irrigation Month" in order to promote water conservation in that month.^[3] John Linder submitted a resolution to Congress in support of the initiative.^[4]

External links

• Official web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: About TechReg . 2010-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218050605/http://techreg.usda.gov/About.aspx . 2010-12-18 . dead .
2. Web site: Irrigation Association Launches Computer-Based Certification Testing . September 15, 2010 . 2010-12-08 . 2010-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216231235/http://irrigation.org/News/Press_Releases_2010/IA_Launches_Computer-Based_Certification_Testing.aspx . dead .
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20100207015945/http://www.epa.gov/watersense/water_efficiency/sim.html Smart Irrigation Month
4. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc111-118 H.Con.Res.118C