Abstract:
Laws on water resources were important, it sets the rules and guidelines for the management of water resources, for sustainable use of the country's water resources. The purpose of this research was to develop a model for managing Thailand's water resource law in the future. This research was based on the EDFR (Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research) technique. The group of experts consists of people who had knowledge and experience in matters related to Law on water resources, 24 people. The group of experts was defined into 3 groups as following: the group of executives and officials of government organizations involved in water resources, the group of legal scholars included legal professors with experience teaching in universities and lawyers and the group of knowledgeable competence and experience people in water resources. The tools used to collect data were interviews and questionnaires. The collected were used to identify the most probable trends and to create a coherent opinion among the group of experts in order to draw conclusions and draw a picture of the future and there was a coherence of ideas between experts to summarize and write a picture of the future. Model validation using an expert-based seminar method (Connoisseurship) by 14 experts which eventually reached a consensus.
The results showed that the appropriate model developing a model for managing Thailand's water resources laws in the future as follows : analysis of the socio-economic condition of Thailand : enhancement and conservation of national environmental quality act, B.E. 2535, Part 5, water pollution: determination of pollution control measures by establishing a wastewater treatment system to solve problems related to pollution : groundwater act, B.E. 2520 : the canal preservation act, B.E. 2526 : the royal irrigation Act, 1942 : factory Act, B.E. 2535 : water resources act B.E. 2561 (section 1-section 4) in the allocation, using development and management of water resource conservation : water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 1 and chapter 2 (section 6-section 8) : water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 3, part 1 (section 9-section 17) : water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 3, part 1 (section 18-section 23) : the water resources act, B.E. 2561, part 2, task force center : water resources act B.E. 2561, part 3 watershed and watershed committee (section 25-section 37) : water resources act B.E. 2561, part 4 water user organization (section 38-section 39) water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 4, water allocation and water use (section 40-section 55) : water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 5, drought and flood (section 56-section 72) : water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 6 conservation and public water resource development (section 73-section 79) the water resources act, B.E. 2561, chapter 7, competent officials (section 80-section 84) the water resources act, B.E. 2561, chapter 9 penalties (sections 85-section 99) the water resources act B.E. 2561, chapter 9 transitional provisions (section 100-section 106). It had been summarized as the main model for the future development of Thailand's water resource law management model. It was a model for further development of Thailand's water resources. It was suggested that the water resources act as a whole of the country should have a supervisory agency, and coordinate with all departments periodically. In order to assess the situation of resources in the management of sustainable water used, water resourced use should be assessed in 3 years, 5 years, 10 years. To be used to improve and coordinate policies and practices, as well as updating the water resources act to keep up with changing situations. It should educate the people and youth of the country to be aware of systematic water management for sustainable water management. There should be a seminar on relevant agencies for long-term water resource planning and drought and flooding solutions. In addition to the information from the meteorological department to take measures to enforce the law, people should be involved in enforcing the law on water resources. For example, participating in various committees in accordance with the rights of communities under the constitution B.E. 2560. The management, maintenance and use of natural resources in the environment, and biodiversity in a balanced and sustainable manner were in accordance with the law involving with local residents and community leaders in the process of creating water resources laws. There was a process for local residents and community leaders to participate in the process of making water resource laws, conservation, protection, maintenance, rehabilitation, management, use or provide for the balanced and sustainable utilization of water resources. There was a law enacting a policy to have a plan to improve the law on water resources to be in line with the 20-year national strategy (2018-2037) as a national development plan, and together with the 20-Year water resources management master plan (2018-2037) for sustainable water management. Penalties were imposed on those who violate or fail to comply with the provisions of the law. There was a fine or imprisonment, or both imprisonment and a greater fine, in order to deter more offenders.