Did you know Installing and Repairing Automatic Sprinkler Systems is Regulated by the State?
Updated: Mar 1
Are you looking to install a sprinkler system in your home? Sprinkler System Installation is a complex procedure whigh requires many things.
Maintaining water quality and availability for municipalities, businesses, and homeowners is the responsibility of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
An irrigation contractor is required to hold a license issued under Chapter 37 of the Texas Water Code and the Texas Occupations Code 6-1903.25.
Public Drinking Water, Sprinkler & Irrigation Systems
in the State of Texas.
There is concern that lawn sprinkler systems are being installed/repaired by people without a license because they can offer the service at a lower price than a licensed irrigator. The concern is that an unlicensed person will contaminate the public water supply because they are not properly educated and trained to prevent non-potable water in lawn irrigation pipes from flowing into public water supply pipes that must be opened to install a lawn irrigation system
Maintaining water quality and availability for municipalities, businesses, and homeowners is one of the many services TCEQ provides for Texas residents.
Assisting Consumers and Operators of Public Water Systems, Monitoring Drinking-Water Quality, Reporting an
d Notification Requirements
Surface Water Rights and Availability Determining Water Availability, Permitting and Ensuring Compliance, Planning for Water Conservation and Drought
Water Quality in Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries Developing Water Quality Standards, Monitoring and Assessing Surface Water Quality, Protecting and Restoring Surface Water Quality
Wastewater and Stormwater Permitting Requirements for Discharges, Operating Wastewater Treatment Plants
Groundwater and Wells Assessing and Protecting Groundwater, Operating Groundwater Treatment Plants, Locating and Constructing Water Wells, Monitoring and Reporting
Public Drinking Water, Sprinkler & Irrigation Systems the City of San Antonio
An irrigation contractor is required to hold a license issued under Chapter 37 of the Texas Water Code and the Texas Occupations Code 6-1903.25.
In addition to TCEQ, local cities and municipalities also have their own requirements. San Antonio and surrounding areas have recently been modifying their rules and regulations in order to protect the Edwards Aquifer which provides most of South Central Texas with fresh drinking water.
As a Licensed Contractor through the Development Services Department of the City of San Antonio, TX and its ETJ area (5 miles surrounding the city limits) Smart Irrigation Systems LLC is actively repairing, modifying, designing and installing sprinkler systems. The City of San Antonio has created Information Bulletin (IB) 183, Landscape Irrigation System Requirements. This IB is intended to be a guide to help Irrigation Contractors with the rules and regulations regarding the installation and repair of irrigation systems. It has been updated for the department's new format for information bulletins, changes made to specific requirements, and modified to remove a link to an obsolete document.
The Department in San Antonio is issuing this Information Bulletin 183 in order to provide customers with the information on landscape irrigation system requirements. This Information Bulletin provides guidance to the consumer as to only use LIcensed Contractors.
.The bulletin has been revised to have a new format and updated content, as well as additional consumer information..
Need a Licensed Professional Irrigator for your Sprinkler System? Smart Irrigation Systems in San Antonio is Licensed, Bonded and Insured. You can Call, Text, Email, or fill out a form Online to get a FREE On-site Sprinkler System Audit.
Find the rules concerning Landscape Irrigation in Texas: Rules can be obtained electronically through:
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/licensing/irrigation/forms_li/li_program.html
Copies of the rules (RG-470) and rule implementation (RG-466) can be obtained
through: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/publications/search_pubs.html
