12. Responsibility of Individual water users.

(i) to maintain the micro-level irrigation system particularly the turn outs, field channels, structures, and field drains;
(ii) to he aware of the rules of operation of water supply framed by the farmers' organization for each season;
(iii) to adhere to the water delivery schedules;
(iv) to not to interfere/tamper with the system by breaching, cross bunding, damaging the structure in the minor, sub-minor or field distribution system;
(v) to close the turnout fully after the allotted turn or time is over;
(vi) to conserve water and make judicious use of the irrigation supply;
(vii) to divert water if not required, during the turn or time allotted, so as not to damage other member farmers;
(viii) to get the lands levelled/shaped for efficient utilization of land and water and to prevent deep percolations leading to water logging and salinity in the downstream area;
(ix) to pay the water charges fees and other charges regularly and in time;
(x) to avoid misuse/wastage of water, taking water out of turn, taking more lime than allotted;
(xi) to maintain Field Channels/Field Drains in the reaches specified by the Water Users' Association, or contribute to labour/cost for maintenance, whenever required;
(xii) to permit inspection by the Competent Authority or the Farmers' Organization of-
(a) irrigated area;
(b) measurement of irrigated area;
(c) observation of water levels in dug wells/bores/tubewells;
(d) crop-cutting experiments of assessing productivity/production; and
(xiii) to respect eascmenlary rights and other customary practices in vogue in the system.