Multiple uses of water services in large irrigation systems
2013
Renault, D. | Wahaj, R. | Smits, S.
The use of water is essentially multiple and people live in environments supported by water. These two fundamentals seem to be straightforward common sense; in fact, the patterns of water management are not included. The inheritance of the ‘silo’ approach has mostly led to clear-cut sectoral approaches in the water sector where water agencies are mainly organized around a single use of water. What has been observed, however, and noted throughout rural and urban areas is that multiple uses of water within a water infrastructure command area is more common than single use. Multiple uses of water may be the result of a multipurpose scheme’s design, or more frequently arises from local practices. Most water systems are run on the principle of ‘non exclusion’: once built it is almost impossible to prevent local people from using the water for any needs for which they have no alternative. Not having any other water source people living near the irrigation infrastructure will use the water for their animals, bathing, domestic use, the environment and fishing.
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