[2] In 2009 it was chosen along with the Council of Wise Men of the plain of Murcia as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

It is then when the Tribunal, with the exception of the trustee of the canal in question (to ensure fairness) decides the guilt of the defendant, and if so found, it is the trustee of the canal who imposes the penalty for the offender, according to the Bylaws of the Irrigation Communities (Valencian: Ordenances de la pròpia Comunitat de Regants).

The tribunal's continuity and efficacy underscore its historical significance in managing water resources for agriculture in the region.

It is founded during the Muslim Spain reigns of the Caliphs Abd-ar-Rahman III and Al-Hakam II, specifically in 960 CE.

Fransisco Borrull's[clarification needed] reason was that during the reign of these two Caliphs there was an era of complete peace on the Iberian peninsula and, as a result, it must have been founded then.