A professional who floods or row-irrigates field sections, using portable pipe sections equipped with valves connected to underground waterline. Respnsibilities include:

• Secures gate attachment (water flow regulator) to vertical pipe.
• Connects length of valve pipe to gate and attaches additional pipe through field section or across ends of rows until area is spanned.
• 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 (earth embankments).
• Observes rate of flow and adjusts valves accordingly.
• Shovels dirt into holes and low spots in levees and removes obstructions.
• Digs opening in embankment at end of row to direct overflow of water into spillway.
• Builds levees to prevent water from overflowing other crops or highways.
• Lubricates pumping equipment and makes minor repairs.