A Study of Participation in Water Management to Create Careers and Sustainable Income of Mae Pan - San Kiang Natural Safety Agriculture Community Enterprise

Abstract

This research article was conducted to analyze 1. the participation in water management, 2. a water management approach to create a career and sustainable income, and 3. guidelines used for the management of revenues and returns. The population in the study included members of Mae Pan- San Kiang Natural Safety Agriculture Community Enterprise. The data used involved secondary data and that from questionnaires. Concerning data analysis, frequency, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient were used. The results of the study revealed as follows. 1. The members’ participation in the maintenance of benefits was at a high level (3.98), the participation in the operation was at a high level (3.85), the participation in decision-making was at a high level (3.80), and the participation in the evaluation was at a high level (3.65). 2. The was a group of water users and regulations for water users. Water management affected social sustainability the most (4.47) and environmental sustainability the most (4.40) while economic sustainability was high (4.14). The participation in the evaluation was related to environmental sustainability at a moderate level (r = 0.458), the participation in the operation was related to social sustainability at a moderate level (r = 0.442) and the participation in the maintenance of the benefits was related to the economic sustainability at a moderate level (r = 0.495) 3. Mae Pan- San Kiang Natural Safety Agriculture Community Enterprise contained the guidelines on the management of revenues and returns as follows: 1) the allocation for dividends to members was 40%, 2) The allocation for compensation paid to the committee was 30%, 3) the allocation for the fund was 20%, and 4) the allocation for public benefits was 10%.