MISSION STATEMENT
OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
MISSION STATEMENT
The California Agricultural Irrigation Association (CAIA) is an inclusive non-profit organization whose principle objective is to enhance agricultural irrigation that:
- Promotes water and soil conservation to increase yields and to improve the quality of crops through efficiency of design
and economic use of irrigation systems; - Promotes standards for the proper design, installation and management of irrigation systems;
- Is large enough to wield influence regarding state agricultural water legislation;
- Promotes ethical business practices within the industry.
OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
- Promoting water and soil conservation to increase yields and to improve the quality of crops through efficiency of design, and economic use of irrigation systems.
- Promoting the development of a canon of ethics for the agricultural irrigation industry and providing, within the CAIA, a mechanism to encourage compliance.
- Supporting the irrigation industry by taking an active position on legislation that effects members and/or water users.
- Establishing, maintaining, promoting and supporting systems of education and instruction for its members.
- Promoting standards for the proper design, installation and management of irrigation systems.
- CAIA shall be dedicated and resolved to encourage a cooperative relationship among segments of the industry, for the ultimate benefit of all concerned.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Networking
- Educational programs
- Promoting higher standards of irrigation and water application practices
- Voice in government
- Working relationship with the Irrigation Association
- Information through the Pipeline E-newsletter and CAIA website