How is water use managed in an acequia?

Acequias were communal canals used to preserve water used for irrigation.

Explanation:

Acequias were community owned canal-like structures where communities operated this watercourse as a tool to preserve and share scarce water. They dug out the acequia to bring water to crops they grew around and brought communities and neighbors together for generations.

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