Calaoaan Irrigation System

TitleCalaoaan Irrigation System
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1980
Authorsde los Reyes RP
Book Title47 Communal Gravity Systems: Organization Profiles
Chapter1
Pagination5-12
PublisherInstitute of Philippine Culture
CityQuezon City, Philippines
Type of WorkTechnical report chapter
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Calaoaan irrigation system, Calaoaan, Villa Laurencia, and Gabor barrios, Santa Cruz municipality, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

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The resource appropriated is water for irrigation, and the system is comprised of a network of canals that divert water from the Canayon Creek to farms situated in three barrios of the municipality of Santa Cruz in Ilocos Sur, Philippines: Calaoaan, Villa Laurencia, and Gabor. There are 51-100 total appropriator teams appropriating from the resource who are always formally organized. The system is used to cultivate rice during the wet season from July to December. During the dry season, the...
09 Aug 2016