Factors Affecting Water Management, Water Conservation and Participation in Water Management and Community Water Conservation along the Sending Untreated Water Canal in the Conservative Area and the Untreated Water Intake Samlae Water Treatment

Abstract

Objectives of this research were (1) to survey the personal factors, knowledge and understanding, attitude and behavior and the community participation in water management and water conservation (2) to compare different personal factors and the community participation in water management and water conservation and (3) to analyze factors affecting the community participation in water management and water conservation. 1,000 samples were people who lived in the conservative area. Statistics were descriptive staticstics, t-test and the analysis of one-way ANOVA and multiple regression. Results of this research indicated that (1) most of sample were female, married, age between 45-54 years old, the main occupation was private employee, primary education, the average monthly income of 10,001-30,000 baht per month, 4-6 family members and the duration of living in the area for more than 16 years, most opinions of respondents about the knowledge and understanding, attitude and behavior and the community participation in water management and water conservation were important levels (2) testing the different, it found that difference in age, occupation, education level, monthly income number of family member and duration of living in the area had the difference in the community participation in water management and water conservation significantly at .05 level and (3) The hypothesis testing, it  found that the  influence result of the knowledge and understanding, attitude and behavior in water management of community in the conservative area found that they had the influence on the water management and water conservation significantly at .05 level.