Knowledge on the Model and Process of Water Management based on the Concept of Sufficiency Groundwater Bank

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the model and management process of the sufficiency groundwater bank; 2) to study and analyze the knowledge about the concept of the sufficiency groundwater bank; and 3) to synthesize the knowledge about the model and management process of water according to the concept of the sufficiency groundwater bank. Qualitative research was conducted using in-depth interviews with 25 informants by purposive sampling. The target areas were 1) Khlang Daed Subdistrict Administrative Organization, 2) Ban Tham Mayom Community, 3) Nong Mamong Subdistrict Municipality, and 4) Wat Phattharasitharam. The content analysis of the data collected from documents was used to create a summary of the data obtained from the interviews and focus group discussions. The research results found that 1) the model and process of the management of the sufficiency groundwater bank found that the model and process of the sufficiency groundwater bank management in the areas of the Khlang Daed Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Ban Thammayom and Nong Mamong Subdistrict Municipality had two systems: a closed system and an open system. In the part of Wat Phatthasittharam, there was only one model of the sufficiency groundwater bank, single-channel closed-loop system; 2) the analysis of knowledge related to the sufficiency underground water bank in all 4 areas found that knowledge related to the sufficiency groundwater bank was a form of knowledge in managing local water resources that local communities can do by themselves by using the knowledge in each area to focus on the water management process at the source of water, which can solve drought problems, and 3) the results of the knowledge synthesis on the model and process of water management based on the concept of the sufficiency groundwater bank found that in 4 areas, the aim was to be able to solve the problem of flooding and drought. The differences in the management of the groundwater bank in each area must be studied and analyzed according to the context of the area in managing the groundwater bank in order to create appropriateness and benefit to people in the community.