Upon completion of the irrigation system, the irrigator or irrigation technician who provided the on-site supervision for the installation shall be required to provide four items:
  (1) a final "walk through" with the irrigation system's owner or the owner's representative to explain the operation of the system;
  (2) The completed maintenance checklist on which the irrigator or irrigation technician shall obtain the signature of the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative and shall sign, date, and seal the checklist. If the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative is unwilling or unable to sign the maintenance checklist, the irrigator shall note the time and date of the refusal on the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative's signature line. The irrigation system owner or owner's representative will be given the original maintenance checklist and a duplicate copy of the maintenance checklist shall be maintained by the irrigator. The items on the maintenance checklist shall include but are not limited to:
    (A) the manufacturer's manual for the automatic controller, if one is used;
    (B) a seasonal (spring, summer, fall, winter) watering schedule based on either current/real time evapotranspiration data or monthly historical evapotranspiration data, monthly effective rainfall estimates, plant landscape coefficient factors, and site factors;
    (C) a list of irrigation system components (nozzle, pump filters, etc.) that require maintenance and the recommended frequency for the service; and
    (D) the statement, "This irrigation system has been installed in accordance with all applicable state regulations as well as applicable local laws, ordinances, rules, or orders. I have tested the system and determined that it has been installed according to the Irrigation Plan/As-built drawing and is properly adjusted for the most efficient application of water at this time."
  (3) A permanent sticker printed with waterproof ink which contains the irrigator's name, license number, company name, telephone number and the dates of the warranty period shall be affixed to each automatic controller installed by the irrigator or irrigation technician. If the irrigation system is manual, the sticker shall be affixed to the original maintenance checklist.
  (4) The irrigation plan/as-built drawing indicating the actual installation of the system must be provided to the irrigation system's owner or owner's representative.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.63 adopted to be effective January 1, 2009, 33 TexReg 5713; amended to be effective July 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 4986