Abstract: In the process of China's agricultural development, small water conservancy projects not only provide great help for agricultural development, moreover it has increased the economic income of farmers, it has realized the rapid development of rural economy. However, judging from the current development, there are some problems in the follow-up management and maintenance of small water conservancy projects built in the past, leading to various problems in the use process. Based on this, this paper analyzes the problems in the management and maintenance of small water conservancy projects, the countermeasures to common problems in the management and maintenance of small water conservancy projects are put forward, in order to provide reference for relevant staff .