Chiang Mai Municipality

Chiang Mai Municipality An area of 40.216 km2

Further divided into 4 Sub Club. Nakornping area of 11.7 km2 Kawila an area of 11.4 km2 Meang rai area of 7.7 km2 SeeWi Chai area of 9.2 km2

THAILAND

CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Chiang Mai Municipality

The Restoration and Development of Lamkoowai Waterway with Community

Participation Project

Chiang Mai Municipality

Importance Chiang Mai is the largest city in

northern Thailand.

As a city blessed with natural resources, the former capital of Lanna Kingdom has

in abundant the evidence of being the cultural and historical development center of

distinct Northern characteristic. The city has great potential and ready for further

development.

Mayor of Chiang Mai (prachachat.net / news July 25, 2013)

“The city has been growing steadily in the last 10 years.

The city grew with focus on economic development. The growth comes

with environmental impact on the society. There are many

environmental problems such as pollution and waste issues, not to

mention the impact on culture which was neglected and destroyed.”

Restoration of Water Quality of Lumkoowai Waterway

Lumkoowai is narrow at the beginning and wider downstream. Starting from a small river in Doi Suthep - Pui Municipality areas in the west, moving down the stream, running parallel to the old city wall - Lumkoowai waterway then merges with Mae

Kha canal (The largest canal of Chiangmai which is heavily polluted)

Lamkoowai water quality is bad. It flows through

Kanchanapisek Public Park before continuing down to merge with Mae Kha.

The demand and target of Chiang Mai Municipality that must be implemented:

“ To restore better water quality in Lamkoowai, such that the people can enjoy

leisure and activities in the park area, as well as to reduce pollution released into Mae Kha Canal. ”

Project Objective

1. To perform survey and collect data regarding problems in Lumkoowai waterway to support the management plan.

2. The data will be used in the preparation of development plans to improve landscape, restore water quality, reduce energy consumption in the treatment process, and reuse the treated water for family farming.

3. Treatment of water resources at the Kanchanapisek Public Park to cater to the needs of the community.

Groups targeted to be engaged in the project

Educational institutions - Environmental Engineering , Chiang Mai University

- Agricultural Production , Maejo University - Wattnothaipayap school

Government Agencies - Office of Highway 1 Chiang Mai

- Regional Environment Office 1 Chiang Mai

7 communities which Lamkoowai flows through - Chaeng Hue Rin community

- Suen Dok community - In Thanin community

- Thip Panete community

- Ha Thunwa community

- See Ping Mueng community

Nexus Component

Referring the Mayor’s simple but important guiding principles:

“Stop polluting the water,

Treat the current waste water,

Return good water quality back to the natural reservoir.”

Therefore the water management approaches are:

1. Water treatment with natural methods or other suitable solutions

2. Reduce energy consumption in the treatment process

3. Recycle the water for use in agriculture, recreation, and households

The Restoration and Development of Lamkoowai Waterway with Community Participation Project

Chiang Mai Municipality.

Supporting Factors of the Project

1 This Community Participation Project will fall under Chiang Mai City Development Plan (3 years, 2014-2016)

2 In Chiang Mai City Development Plan, there are altogether 4 development strategies - this project is related to two of the four strategies:

Strategy 2 Management of Community Environment with Public Participation

Strategy 4 Development of Good Civil Management Practice

Expected benefits

1 . Obtain the actual facts and figures on the waterway pollution problems as well as

the area involved and use the data to support management planning.

2. Use the obtained information to develop a plan to restore water quality via natural

methods or other suitable solutions. As well as increase the amount of “good”

water in the Lumkoowai waterway with the aim to use the treated water for

agriculture, for use in households, and recreations.

3. Encourage community participation through the provision of preliminary education

on water treatment methods to communities or other source of pollution, as

well as the use of water as recreation, food production, income generation, and

reduction of resource consumption.

GIZ Nexus activities Chiang Mai.

Ms. Ruth Erlbeck GIZ Nexus Project Director Met with Mayor of Chiang Mai Faculty and

Staff On 22th April 2014 at the municipality.

Surface water and Wastewater Quality Monitoring in Chiangmai On 14th March 2014 at the Kanchanapisek Public Park

Dr. Banashri Sinha Project Coordinator, EDD, UNESCAP met with Dr. Suwasa Kantananichkul Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, On May 29, 2014 at

GIZ Nexus and UNESCAP surveying Lum koowai waterway which merges with the Mae Kha canal and then released into Ping River.

GIZ Nexus activities Chiang Mai.

Thank you and the next time of Chiang Mai All are welcome.