General Membership Meeting
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Furr's Cafeteria
66th & Slide Road
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch sponsored by:  Spears Manufacturing
Represented by: Ken Shultz

2010 NURSERY LANDSCAPE EXPO

The Texas Nursery & Landscape Association will be hosting an education conference and trade show in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on August 19-22, 2010. 

Texas Turf Irrigation Association
2010 General Membership Meeting
and earn 8 hours CEU credits
2010 Irrigation Updates, Mandates, and Estimates
Friday, August 20, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday, August 21, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
at the TNLA Expo

UPCOMING CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS and LICENSING:

Irrigation Technician
Water Educational Training Services (WETS)

Sundance Irrigation Training

Licensed Irrigator
Sundance Irrigation Training

CEUWOW
August 4 & 5   16 hours-Computer Aided Design for Irrigation & Landscaping - Odessa, TX
August 11 & 12   16 hours-Computer Aided Design for Irrigation & Landscaping - Amarillo, TX

Pro-Line Publications
Correspondence Courses available:
TCEQ Course #0924  Irrigation Safety - 8 hrs
TCEQ Course #1114  Irrigation Business Practices - 8 hrs
TCEQ Course #0183  Water Conservation - 8 hrs
TCEQ Course #0819  Micro-Irrigation - 8 hrs
TCEQ Course #1241  Cross-Connection Control - 8 hrs
TCEQ Course #1214  Backflow Prevention - 4 hrs

Backflow Prevention
Hardin & Associates Consulting, LLC
Lubbock Classes     

July 15 & July 22   BPAT Practical Skills Refresher - 8 hrs, TCEQ Course #1201
July 20          Basics & Rules Relating to Backflow Prevention - 8 hrs, TCEQ Course #1234
July 21 - 22   BPAT Hydraulics with Practical Skills - 16 hrs, TCEQ Course #1204
July 20 - 22   BPAT Continuing Education, combines Basics & Rules Relating to
Backflow Prevention and BPAT Hydraulics with Practical Skills - 24 hrs

Texas Engineering Extension Service
Abilene
September 8-9  16 hrs CEU's for Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester
8 hrs CEU's for practical skills training for BPAT

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Completing the 40 Hr BPAT course also provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:
--40-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers
--12-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water and Wasterwater Operators
--12-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Landscape Irrigators
--12-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Customer Service Inspectors
--12-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water Treatment Specialist
--100-hours of training credit to an applicant for a Plumbing Inspectors license (through TSBPE)

Completing the 8 Hr Practical Skills Refresher course provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:

--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers (BPAT)

Completing the 8 Hr Basic Rules and Regulations course provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers (BPAT)
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water and Wastewater Operators
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Landscape Irrigators
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Customer Service Inspectors (CSI)
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water Treatment Specialist (WTS)

Completing the 16 Hr Hydraulics with Practical Skills course provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:
--16-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers
(BPAT)
--8-hours of practical skills "hands-on" training requirement for renewal of BPAT License

Completing the 24 Hr Continuing Education course provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:
--24-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water and Wastewater Operators
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Landscape Irrigators
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Customer Service Inspectors (CSI)
--8-hours of continuing education credit for licensed Water Treatment Specialist (WTS)

Completing the 10 Hr CSI course provides continuing education credit for the following licenses:
--10-hours continuing education credit for licensed Customer Service Inspector (CSI)
--10-hours continuing education credit for licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)

LINKS:

CITY OF LUBBOCK-WATER UTILITIES
TEXAS TURF IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATION
TEXAS NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION