| Title | Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, and Place |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Rodriguez S |
| Publisher | School of Advanced Research Press |
| City | Santa Fe, NM, USA |
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Taos valley acequias community-based irrigation system, Taos, New Mexico, USA | Case |
| Key findings: The Taos valley acequias have survived for several hundred years as a community-based irrigation system due to a mix of social and biophysical features. These include: A low-cost decentralized monitoring system that is enabled by both water distribution institutions and the geographic location of users Multiple levels of governance built up by key actors within each acequia A system of shallow groundwater aquifers which are particularly important during droughts, and which are... | 09 Aug 2016 |