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Administration and Management of Irrigation Water in 24 User Organizations in Chile
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Autores: Jorge,Jara; López,Marco A; San Martín,Álvaro; Salgado,Luis; Melo,Ovidio.
Approximately 85% of the water consumed in Chile is destined to agricultural irrigation and is managed by the users themselves. This study analyzed the price that irrigation water users pay to their Water User Associations (WUAs) to which they belong and the relationship of this price to the professional level and performance of the WUAs. The study included 24 WUAs: 10 River Administration Boards (JV) and 14 Irrigation Canal Associations (AC). The annual operational budget of each WUA, the price paid by users and the management capacities of the board of directors of each WUA were compared. The study also determined the relative value of user payments to WUAs as a proportion of total production costs of the main crops in each zone. The variability of user...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Water cost; Water users associations; WUAs; Water canal associations; River administration board.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392009000200012