Accepted Guidelines on the Potential of Water Budgets for Solving Droughts: A Case Study of Chum Saeng Sub-District, Satuek District, Buri Ram Province, Thailand

Teerajet Chaiyason, Juckamas Laohavanich, Suphan Yangyuen, Cherdpong Chiawchanwattana, Nisanath Kaewwinud, Nirattisak Khongthon, Siwa Kaewplang, Jurawan Nontapon and Anongrit Kangrang ()
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Teerajet Chaiyason: Water Resource and Environmental Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Juckamas Laohavanich: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Suphan Yangyuen: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Cherdpong Chiawchanwattana: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Nisanath Kaewwinud: Engineering and Technology Management Program, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin 32000, Thailand
Nirattisak Khongthon: Department of Agricultural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Surin 32000, Thailand
Siwa Kaewplang: Water Resource and Environmental Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Jurawan Nontapon: Water Resource and Environmental Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Anongrit Kangrang: Water Resource and Environmental Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Drought situations remain a serious problem in the northeast region of Thailand, especially in Buriram province. The official guidelines are not accepted by farmers within the area and are difficult to apply. Therefore, this research aims to find acceptable guidelines for water resource management in order to solve the problem of droughts in Chum Saeng Sub-District, Satuek District, Buriram Province, in which there are three water reservoirs (Nhong Chonlaprathan, Nhong Taban and Nhong Jabok-Takian). In this study, we applied the principles of water balance analysis to evaluate both storage capacity and water demand and we also used community participation to confirm this information. The physical data of the reservoirs considered here comprise water demands, hydrology and monthly rainfall. The evaluation of available water was divided into three parts: the highest rainfall, the lowest rainfall and the average rainfall. It was found that the available water of the three reservoirs would exceed the highest storage capacities of the reservoirs for the highest rainfall and average rainfall cases, whereas when water demands were incorporated, it was found that the available water would exceed the highest storage capacities of the reservoirs only in the highest rainfall case. In addition, the output of the analyses was approved and accepted by the participating communities. It was found that three guidelines were acceptable for including increasing storage capacities: (1) increasing the reserved volumes, (2) expanding the watershed area for collecting rainfall and (3) encouraging the expansion of potential agricultural areas.

Keywords: water budgets; drought situation; community participation; community water management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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