Effectveness of Wastewater Administration At Phanat Kikhom Municipality, Chonburi Province

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to 1. study the efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality in Chonburi, 2. to compare the people’s opinion to the efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality in Chonburi determined by the individual factors, 3. to determine the correlations between management based on Iddhipāda 4 principle and the efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality in Chonburi, 4. to identify the problems, difficulties and suggestions to the efficiency of wasetwater  management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality in Chonburi.

The methodologies of the research were applied by mixed methods research; quantitative and qualitative researches. For quantitative research, it was survey research by using the questionnaires from a sample of 386 people in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality, and the collected data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, S.D. (standard deviations), t-test, F-test by ANOVA, and Correlation Coefficient (r). For qualitative research, was applied by in-depth interview of 12 key informers and the collected data was analyzed by descriptive content analysis.

The findings were: 

1. The efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town municipality, Chonburi was at the much level ( =3.94, S.D. = 0.545). When determining each aspect, it was found that all aspects were at the much level, as followings; planning ( = 3.96,
   S.D. = 0.717), plan tracking ( =3.93, S.D. = 0.720), inspection ( = 3.79,
   S.D. = 0.667), and revision ( =3.88, S.D. = 0.745)
2. The comparison of the efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality, Chonburi, it was found that people with different even in different genders, ages, occupation, educational background, the accommodation as well as incomes, did not have significant different opinion on efficiency of wasetwater management, which reject the hypotheses.
3. For relationship between the management by Iddhipāda 4 principle and the efficiency of wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality, Chonburi, it was found that there was positively relationship between the management by Iddhipāda 4 principle and the efficiency of wasetwater management at the high level (r = .713**). When determining each aspect, it was also at the high level, as followings; planning (r = .549**), plan tracking (r =.512**), inspection ( r = .595**), and revision (r = .529**).
4. For the problems on wasetwater management in Phanat Nikhom Town Municipality, Chonburi, it was found that 1) some of the people didn’t know enough information of wasetwater management’s plans, 2) the people didn’t follow the policy of wasetwater management, 3) the municipality’s inspection had low quality of discharge carriers, and 4) the municipality has no efficient development on discharge carriers.

For the suggestions on the wasetwater management in Phanatnikhom Town Municipality, Chonburi, there were 1) there should be promotion to the awareness of the people in Phanatnikhom Town Municipality area. 2) There should be the household’s wasetwater treatment before disposal to the public water resource. 3) Municipality together with each small community should join hands to run the project of public water resource rehabilitation. And 4) the thoroughly obvious disposal points must be provided and covering every area as the people’s requirements.