Juan Carlos Tapia Olivas,Héctor Enrique Campbell Ramírez,Jesús Adolfo Román Calleros, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ingeniería, juan.carlos.tapia.olivas@uabc.edu.mx
Abstract
The Independence Channel is operated by the first unit of irrigation and supply water to the modules 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 16; covering an area of 58,739 hectares, of which 35,386 hectares are water gravity, 23,354 hectares per federal well, located in the northern part of Irrigation District 014, Río Colorado. The objective of this work is calculate the economic value of Independence Channel, operating costs and the scope in productive activities where water is used for the period from 2006 to 2009. The methodology will characterize the users in this channel, estimating water consumption by sector; calculate the productive value of water use, according to their implementation and to analyze their operation and maintenance costs.
Key words: Water, Economy, Hydraulics.