Just in case you would like to know how to build the traditional water channels in the mountains you can find here in the mountain you need to read this book.
Its beautifully illustrated and has lots of useful diagrams in about how to make and repair your water channel.
The acequia that feeds our land is about 7km long. Every year we clean it with the help of willing neighbors. Without it we would have no water in summer, and with it we have lots.