Through the Agreement 020 of 2011, the Board of Corpoguajira, adopted the Environmental Management Plan for Groundwater Township Maicao, to protect and preserve the quality of water resources, oriented towards sustainability and perpetuation of groundwater and to the economic viability, taking into account the environmental costs and benefits, social and environmental management and operational investments to maintain the sustainable use of this resource.

"This plan will help to change the current culture to the misuse of water that exists in Maicao, working for the preservation of this natural resource vital to humans and the environment; additionally associated waste will be minimized with the use of water operations and avoid damage to other natural resources and maintaining ecological functions, soil integrity and ecosystem services ", Romero Perez explains Arcesio, General Manager Corpoguajira.

Villagers have built wells Maicao no previous study in terms of location and depth, then the possibility exists that the aquifer is contaminated with seepage water from septic tanks that are near wells, and likewise of the overexploitation of these as there is no type of control would lead to future premature depletion of groundwater, for this reason the agreement provides for restrictions in various parts, related to the use of agrochemicals, exploitation of oil and hazardous waste generation.

In some cases, the installation of new wells should have recommendations Corpoguajira, Likewise the monitoring of water quality should be performed one to two times a year (depending on the area), always low and the technical conditions and parameters set by the institution.

For the development of this project, The following planning instruments were considered: management and protection of aquifer, management of catchments abandoned, efficiency and water saving, Construction time series data, geoelectric exploration, numerical model, equipment to indigenous communities, fee for water use, groundwater exploration permit, concessions groundwater; which were proposed considering knowledge strategies, planning, conservation, efficient and sustainable use of water resources, monitoring, monitoring and evaluation of water quality.