Job Description:

• 1) Floods or row-irrigates field sections, using portable pipe sections equipped with valves connected to underground waterline: Secures gate attachment to vertical pipe.

• 2) Connects length of valve pipe to gate and attaches additional pipe through field section or across ends of rows until area is spanned.

• 3) Starts motor that pumps water through pipeline system, and opens valves to direct water over uneven terrain and fill rows or areas enclosed by checks.

• 4) Observes rate of flow and adjusts valves accordingly.

• 5) Shovels dirt into holes and low spots in levees and removes obstructions.

• 6) Digs opening in embankment at end of row to direct overflow of water into spillway.

• 7) Builds levees to prevent water from overflowing other crops or highways.

• 8) Lubricates pumping equipment and makes minor repairs.