Planning the management, operation, and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems : a guide for the preparation of strategies and manuals
International Commission on Irrigation and | Drainage (ICID)
This technical paper has been prepared in the new second edition to provide a guide for organizations responsible for operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems, to develop strategies and plans for proper and effective operation and maintenance. The format of the main part of the paper provides the basis for preparing an operation and maintenance plan, with a comprehensive list of the issues which need to be addressed in such a plan and in more detailed operation and maintenance manuals. The management aspects of the process are emphasized. The new introduction of the second edition highlights the need for clear management objectives and a coordinated cooperative linkage with other organizations, in particular, setting a specific level of service which will provide a measure of performance and justify the cost of what the organization is doing.
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