Irrigation management transfer in Mexico: a strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability

Johnson, S. H. III. 1997. Irrigation management transfer in Mexico: a strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). v, 31p. (IWMI Research Report 016 / IIMI Research Report 016)

Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.