Acequias del Norte Agua es Vida Series - Volume 7

Topics of this video include: acequia culture, current and historic; roles of a mayordomo; acequia terminology; responsibilities and rules that are based on proportionality (sharing); acequias as a model of sharing and community government; economic/tourism benefits; acequia government and code-of conduct; value systems concerning water and land; current issues facing acequias today; challenges relative to water banking; beneficial use of water; water adjudication; buying and selling water rights (transfer); storage reservoirs and watershed; acequia maintenance; and the rebuilding of local food systems and farming folklore.