Guidelines for the Management of Wastewater Community Involvement Bueng Nong Khot, Banped Sub-district, Muang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

          The objectives of the research article were 1) to study general condition of wastewater management, 2) to study levels of public participation in wastewater management, 3) to study guidelines for a participatory community in wastewater management. The quantitative data of 380 participants of this research study were collected by questionnaires. While qualitative data were conducted by workshops from community representatives and the focus group. The statistics used in this study were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and factor analysis.

           The results of the research revealed that: 1) the general conditions regarding community wastewater management, mostly; the average amount of water that is used in the household was 5-10 cubic meters per month. The average water cost was 300-600 baht. The water source is tap water. The water used for business purposes is treated before draining. In the wastewater drainage, the wastewater is released into the municipality's sewer pipes. News is from the community leader and municipality. 2) The level of participatory community in wastewater management shows that the overall levels of all aspects were low: participation in monitoring and evaluation, participation in operations and participation in finding problems and causes of problems, respectively. 3) Guidelines for a participatory community in wastewater management suggested that the municipality should allow the people in the community to participate in the full process of operating wastewater management including planning, implementing, evaluating and managing problems of all projects, respectively.