ASABE Standard to address irrigation sprinkler auditing.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE has initiated project to develop standard for evaluating landscape irrigation sprinkler and emitters and invites those with relevant interest and expertise to participate in its development. Tentatively titled S626, Evaluating and Measuring the Performance of Emission Devices in Landscape Irrigation Systems, document will standardize repeatable methods for evaluating sprinkler and emitter installation and measuring performance.
Original Press Release:
ASABE to Develop Standard for Auditing Landscape Irrigation Sprinklers and Emitters
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to develop a new standard for evaluating landscape irrigation sprinklers and emitters and invites those with relevant interest and expertise to participate in its development.
With the intense scrutiny on water resources and the ever-increasing importance of water-use efficiency, water agencies, regulators, land owners, landscape managers, and others have a need to ensure that landscape irrigation systems are installed correctly and are performing as specified. The new document, tentatively titled S626, Evaluating and Measuring the Performance of Emission Devices in Landscape Irrigation Systems, will standardize repeatable methods for evaluating sprinkler and emitter installation and measuring performance. Those wishing to participate in the project should send an email with the subject "X626 Participation" to Travis Tsunemori (travist@asabe.org) by November 16, 2012.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on, or to participate in the development of, this or any other ASABE standard, contact Travis Tsunemori (269-932-7009, travist@asabe.org). A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE website at www.asabe.org/projects .
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org .
