Institutional operation of a french Water User Association called ASA (Association Syndicale Autorisée), exemple of Gignac in the Herault department who's objectif is the construction, maintanence and modernisation of a canal. For instances compose an ASA : the director, the syndicate, the general assembly and the adherants. Externally, the ASA depends on the Prefect. The members of the syndicate are designed by public structures (region, department).
This diagram is part of a study realized by the UMR 5045 CNRS in 2001 about the ASA in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon.