Senninger Irrigation

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Senninger Irrigation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hunter Industries and manufacturer of irrigation products and services, based in Clermont, Florida.^[3]

History[]

Senninger Irrigation was founded in 1963 by Joe Senninger, a retired engineer and citrus grower living in Central Florida.^[4] The company was founded after Senninger created the first “insect-proof” sprinkler that would prevent mud dauber wasps from nesting in the nozzle orifices of overhead sprinklers when an irrigation system was not in operation.^[5] The wasps would clog sprinklers and impede water flow, causing difficulties for citrus farmers in the area.

Senninger designed and introduced many irrigation industry's innovations: high quality in-line pressure regulator (1966);^[6] color-coded nozzles for easy size identification (1970); pioneered the use of plastic sprinklers on center pivots (1971); Wobbler® Technology (1978); sprays with interchangeable deflector pads (1980); Hydro software to configure placement of nozzle sizes (1980); a four-mode LEPA (Low Energy Precision Application) Quad Spray^[7] (1986); the integral weight concept (1999); double goosenecks and truss rod hose slings (2002).

The company opened warehouses in Lubbock, Texas (1978), and Grand Island, Nebraska (1979), as well as a division in the state of São Paulo, Brazil (2003).

In 2015, Senninger Irrigation's headquarters was designated as a Groundwater Guardian Green Site by The Groundwater Foundation in recognition of the company's practices related to water use, pesticide and fertilizer management, and pollution prevention.^[8]

On January 4, 2016, Senninger Irrigation was acquired by its business partner of 12 years, California-based Hunter Industries.^[9]

Products[]

Senninger develops water- and energy-efficient sprinklers, spray nozzles, pressure regulators,^[10] and other irrigation tools for agriculture, dairy, mining, effluent, and wastewater applications. It specializes in low-pressure irrigation products designed to help growers use less water and energy, and increase irrigation uniformity by spreading water in a pattern that resists wind distortion and evaporation at high temperatures.

References[]

External links[]

• Senninger Irrigation Inc.
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