The QWEL training will be facilitated live over a Zoom webinar by one of our highly rated QWEL certified instructors, and is available to professionals conducting business or employed in any of the following counties: Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sonoma, Marin and Napa. 

The QWEL Online training will be offered in half-day MORNING sessions for two weeks Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tuesday, November 10th  By registering for this class, you are committing to attend all four of the 4-1/2-hour sessions.

Training Dates: 

• Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 
• Thursday, November 12th, 2020 
• Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 
• Thursday, November 19th, 2020  

Time: 8:00 am-12:30 pm 

Like previous in-person classes the online version will cover all 10 sections of the QWEL reference manual.  This includes topics on soil and sustainable design principles, plant water needs, irrigation system design and maintenance, and irrigation system programming and operation. In order to obtain QWEL certification, individuals must complete a virtual irrigation audit (covered in class) and pass the online QWEL exam (offered the week of November 23rd).  Those who earn their QWEL certification will be listed as a Certified Professional on the QWEL and U.S. EPA WaterSense websites. *Additional details will be provided prior to the class, after you register. 

Presenter: Lori Palmquist
Lori is an irrigation specialist who has worked in the landscape trade for 30 years. She is an irrigation designer, consultant, and educator, and a former irrigation contractor and water manager. She has designed, installed, assessed, repaired, upgraded, and managed hundreds of irrigation systems over the years, and brings a boatload of passion and irrigation geekery to all her professional endeavors.

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