ORGANIZING FARMERS FOR COMMUNAL IRRIGATION : OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IN THE ASLONG AND TAISAN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS// JEANNE FRANCES

1. Introduction 1.1 The camarines sur pilot projects and the NIA participatory communal program 1.2 The documentation research 1.3 Objectives and coverage 1.4 Methodology 2. The Aslong Experience: Completion and turnover of the Aslong project to the association 2.1 Turnover of the project to the association 2.2 Preparation of the association's loan repayment schedule 2.2.1 Arrangements for the repayment of the loan 2.2.2 Determination of the area for computation of the annual amortization payment 2.2.3 Choice of palay price to be used in the computations of yearly amortization 2.2.4 Setting the date of effectively of the grace period for loan repayment 3. The Aslong irrigators' association 3.1 The association membership 3.2 The organizational structure 3.2.1 Organizational development prior to system operation and maintenance 3.2.2 Organizational development during the operation and maintenance stage 3.3 The association leadership 4. Operation of the Aslong system 4.1 Assistance in system operations received by the Aslong association 4.2 Financial management 4.2.1 Collection of fees and handling of cash 4.2.2 Disbursement of funds 4.2.3 Recording of financial transactions 4.2.4 Control of association funds 4.3 Water distribution 4.4 System maintenance 4.5 Conflict management 4.5.1 Conflicts arising from compensating association officials and system personnel 4.5.2 Conflicts related to irrigation fees 4.5.3 Conflict between the 1981 association president and the operation manager 4.5.4 The law suit filed against the 1979/80 association president 5. The Taisan experience: Completion and turnover of the Taisan project to the association 5.1 Construction of the project 5.2 Determination of farmers' counterpart in the Taisan project 5.3 Preparation of the Taisan association's loan repayment schedule 6. The Taisan irrigators' association 6.1 The association membership 6.2 The organizational structure 6.3 The association leadership 7.Operation of the Taisan system 7.1 Assistance received from NIA prior to its partial system operation 7.2 Financial management 7.2.1 Collection of irrigation fees 7.2.2 Disbursement of funds 7.2.3 Irrigation expenses of Taisan farmers outside the Magadap sector 7.3 Water distribution 7.4 Conflict management 7.4.1 Off-schedule diversion of water 7.4.2 Determination and / or collection of irrigation fees 7.4.3 Construction - related issues 8. Lessons from Aslong and Taisan: Issues, lessons, and conclusions 8.1 Expansion of irrigated area 8.1.1 Gradual expansion of irrigated area 8.1.2 Difficulty of ascertaining actually irrigated area 8.2 Maintenance of facilities 8.2.1 Scheduling of maintenance activities 8.2.2 Sharing of maintenance responsibilities 8.3 Financial management 8.3.1 Training financial management personnel 8.3.2 Budgeting association expenses 8.3.3 Problems of irrigation fee collections and cash loan requests 8.4 Organizational structure and leadership 8.4.1 Creation and development of canal-base sectors 8.4.2 Simplifying the organizational structure 8.5 Government - Association relationships

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