within those states water is withdrawn and delivered for irrigation by both private and public purveyors many landowners withdraw groundwater from private wells and irrigate without restrictions on pumping rates or volumes some states have groundwater management programs in which withdrawals are limited and new wells cannot be constructed without permits while other states do not impose restrictions many private and public irrigation entities also withdraw groundwater often for supplementing surface water supplies boards of directors comprised of landowners in the district hire managers who are responsible for hiring staff members to operate and maintain canals and deliver water to farmers at reasonable cost and with good reliability these companies and districts must charge prices for water and service that enable them to recover their costs of securing water operating maintaining and repairing their systems and also generate capital replacement and reserve accounts