Abstract
In this study, physical and financial performance criteria of transferred irrigation management of Düzce Irrigation District were evaluated between 2006 and 2012. Physical and financial performances are irrigation ratio and sustainability of irrigated land, and cost recovery ratio, maintenance expenditure to revenue ratio, operational cost per unit area, total cost per personnel employed on water delivery, revenue collection performance and service area per personnel, respectively. The analysis results indicated that irrigation ratios were between 12.8 to 23.2% while sustainability of irrigated land rates were between 1.33 to 2.40 for the studied years. On the other hand, cost recovery ratio and revenue collection performance values were changed between 56.4 to 89.4 and 70.9 to 93.2%, respectively. Moreover, maintenance expenditure to revenue, operational cost per unit area, total cost per person employed on water delivery and service area per personnel had between 4.8 to 24.4%, 111.3 to 183.9 US$ ha-1, 7288.5 to 13168.8 US$ ha-1 and 116.9 to 234.9%, respectively. As a conclusion, it was stated that transferred irrigation management for Düzce Irrigation District does not have enough financial and physical performances and needs recovery. Key words: Sustainability, irrigation ratio, operating cost, water delivery, Düzce.
Highlights
Water is a precious resource for agricultural production and unavoidable component for food security
Associations (WUAs) in another study in the same region. In this sense, such investigation has so far not been done in Düzce Area
State Hydraulic Waters (SHW) for the years between and 2012 in the Düzce area localized in the northern Turkey
Summary
Water is a precious resource for agricultural production and unavoidable component for food security. Düzce Irrigation District uses 78% of the total irrigated area. Şener et al (2007) assessed the performance of Hayrabolu Irrigation Scheme of the Thrace district in Turkey. They found economic performance indicators showed that the scheme had a serious problem about the collection of water fees. It was achieved that physical performance, evaluated in terms of irrigation ratio and sustainability of irrigated land, were poor in this study. Şener (2012) pointed out that the irrigation management transfer program increased the system performance and the schemes have become more self-sufficient under the management of Water User. Associations (WUAs) in another study in the same region In this sense, such investigation has so far not been done in Düzce Area. State Hydraulic Waters (SHW) for the years between and 2012 in the Düzce area localized in the northern Turkey
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