Herndon, Va. ?EUR??,,????'??+ The Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) has announced that the final book in a series of three landscape training manuals is now available. This Landscape Training Manual for Irrigation Technicians, which will also be available in Spanish in 2004, is touted to be the ?EUR??,,????'??best the industry has to offer.?EUR??,,????'?? Produced through the collaborative efforts of ALCA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC), this series of training manuals features the input and expertise of dozens of acclaimed landscape companies and industry leaders nationwide. Leading landscape companies from across the United States and Canada have worked for more than 24 months to produce manuals that include everything employees need to know in the areas of installation, maintenance, and irrigation. With the current shortage of skilled labor, landscape-contracting companies are finding it harder and harder to hire workers who are skilled in the technical know-how they need on the job. Increasingly, company managers and supervisors must train their workers themselves. The landscape training manuals are designed as a comprehensive resource to help landscape firms train their employees at the foreman or lead-man level. Filled with detailed tables, charts, landscape drawings, and photographs, these manuals offer companies an all-new training resource that can improve field performance. This final manual in this series, the Landscape Training Manual for Irrigation Technicians, features foundational irrigation concepts, plan reading, irrigation system components, water management, water auditing, irrigation installation equipment, and safety. The English version of the Landscape Training Manual for Irrigation Technicians is now available for $55 for ALCA members and $80 for nonmembers, and the set of three manuals is available for $150 for ALCA members and $195 for nonmembers, plus shipping and handling. For more information about the landscape training manuals, contact ALCA at (800) 395-2522 or visit the Bookstore on the ALCA Web site, www.alca.org.