Post compact support to the Water Users Associations was critical. The evaluation describes how various organizations stepped in after the compact closed to provide support to the new Water User Associations (WUAs). There were delays in construction which meant that the WUAs had little if any experience managing the irrigation systems when the compact closed. The evaluation states that without this support, some of the WUAs may have failed. MCC could have planned post compact support for the WUAs from the beginning.
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