Sustainable Water Resources Management : Lessons Learned from Water Resources Management Reservoir Huay Klai Royal Initiative, Kut Mak Fai Sub-District, Nong Wua So District, Udonthani Province

Abstract

The research aimed to study forms of water resource management of Huay Klai Reservoir and to find main factors of its success. The data were collected by in-depth interviews from operators in water resource management including public and related officers, volunteer officers from Pid Thong Lang Phra Royal project, and a group of farmers in the main project who was the representative of all groups of farmers in the project. The research found that the forms of water resource management of Huay Klai Reservoir were started from Pid Thong Lang Phra Royal project cooperated with the Department of Provincial Administration, the Provincial Administrative Organization and local people who helped each other to improve the water resource. The purpose of using these forms was to solve problems of poverty and improve the quality of life of people in a local community by applying knowledge under the Royal Initiatives with the community appropriately according to the royal working principle of “intrinsic explosion”. This principle aimed to build strength within the community which was derived from the cooperation of all sectors and people in the community for management administration. They had to follow the balanced moderate practice, and they should have strategies, policies, and water management plan. Moreover, their work plan must be covered all dimensions of problems starting from the water resource production in the upstream, midstream, and downstream. Also, the integrated water resource management should have the system of water distribution network. Also, the people should use data information to improve the agricultural structure.