1. Water Source

2.  SC has no requirements to be an irrigation contractor  Other states do NC to be certified NC to be certified

3. PUPS Before you dig, Palmetto Utility Protection Service  811  72 hours advance  Won’t mark water or sewer

4. Water Source 1. Municipal Water Supply 2. Pump (Ground Water)

5. Municipal Water Supply Water Meter  Residential typically 5/8”  Commercial can be larger: ¾”, 1”, 2”

6. Municipal Water Supply

8. Water Meter  Shut-off valve

9. Municipal Water Supply Water Meter  Shut-off valve

10. Municipal Water Supply Supply Line  Water line going into house Type of pipe varies Type of pipe varies Copper, Polybutylene, orCopper, Polybutylene, or PEX tubing (most common)PEX tubing (most common)

11. Municipal Water Supply  Supply Line: Copper

12. Municipal Water Supply  Supply Line: Polybutylene

13. Municipal Water Supply  Supply Line: PEX

14. Municipal Water Supply Point of Connection (POC) Where irrigation system connects to Supply Line Where irrigation system connects to Supply Line

15. Municipal Water Supply  Compression Tee

16. Municipal Water Supply

17.  Teflon tape on threads

18. Municipal Water Supply

28. Backflow Preventer Installed after POC to prevent contamination Installed after POC to prevent contamination

29. Pump  Centrifugal and Jet pump Residential Residential  Turbine Commercial Commercial  Submersible Well Well

30. Pump  Bladder tank equalizes pressure  Reduces fluctuations  Pump should run full time  Not on/off (cycling)

31. Centrifugal Pump  Pump mounted on end of the motor's drive shaft

32. Centrifugal Pump  Pump and motor above ground ½ HP (horsepower) typical size ½ HP (horsepower) typical size

36. Turbine Pump  Motor above ground  Pump underwater

37. Turbine Pump

41. Pump Inlet

46. Submersible Pump  Pump and motor underwater  Push water up More efficient More efficient Deep wells Deep wells

48. Ground Water

49.  Static Water Level Water table under normal conditions Water table under normal conditions  Drawdown Pump effect on water level Pump effect on water level

50. Ground Water  Vertical Lift Distance pump has to pull water to reach ground level Distance pump has to pull water to reach ground level

51. PUMPS  Drilling Wells http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K6V450St O4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K6V450St O4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K6V450St O4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K6V450St O4&feature=related