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(31 Econom:c Development of Available
Water Resources for Supplemental
Agricultural and Domestic Uses
Water is both a primary limiting factor
Activities are
and a dominant felt need in Project areas.
directed at rational economic exploitation of small-scale
water resoures available in each area of each tambon
according to its hydrological, agronomic and socio-economic
potential. Local participation will be sought in final site
The involvement of
selection, construction and management,
local leaders and officials in this process will help them
improve the effectiveness cf future water resource development
efforts,
The Site Survey Team and Project Design
Team found that there are a number of technically feasible
activities for increasing water availability for household
livestock, fisheries, off-season crops and rice bed nurseries.
Estimates of numbers of feasible small-scale structures were
made.
The Prcject is budgeted to provide for construction
of the structures wh-ich are the most cost effective and
most desired by local beneficiaries. Project staff will
assist local government officials in preparing requests for
support from non-Project sources for additional structures
if there is strong demand for more.
Budgeted activities
include Swamp Rehabilitation for 25 locations to increase
the capacity and utility of water-retaining natural
depressions, 20 Embankment Structures* to retain runoff,
13 Submerged Dikes to retain receding seasonal flood water,
11 Wter Filter Sytems to allow fish production as well as
in certain existing water improvements and
household use
up to 1,500 Shallow Wells which include only wells which
are deep enough to require lners (the only item to be
A relatively.
supplied by the Project for shallow wells$.
small amount of money ($150,000) also is budgeted as a
contingency for other water resource modifications such as
pit ponds, weirs, improvement of existing structures,
minor flood control structures, farm ponds, etc. which may
be found to be highly desirable during the detailed planning
stage of implementation. Section III C-8 of this PP
describes the water resource components in some detail.
*Water retention : ructures budgeted are all of a small
enough scale to iall within the DLD Small-Scale Water
Resources Development Program being implemented in other
areas of the country.