Frequency of Residential Irrigation Maintenance Problems
Thomas R. Olmsted, Michael D. Dukes, and Bernard Cardenas
Release Date: 11/12/2024
Water Resources
Abstract
This publication evaluates the frequency or number of times an irrigation maintenance problem occurs, as documented by Urban Mobile Irrigation Lab (UMIL) audits, and provides a list of the most common irrigation maintenance problems in residential irrigation systems. Written by Thomas R. Olmsted, Michael D. Dukes, and Bernard Cardenas, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, revised August 2024.
About this Publication
This document is AE472, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2011. Reviewed April 2020. Revised August 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
About the Authors
Thomas R. Olmsted, former graduate research assistant; Michael D. Dukes, professor; and Bernard Cardenas, research coordinator, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

