Background

The civil service reforms of late 2002 led to the establishment of the Department of Water Resources as a government agency with the primary mission of comprehensive water resource management. Its functions include advising on policies, developing master plans, conducting research, developing conservation and restoration of water sources, and promoting and supporting public participation through river basin committees. This aligns with government policy to enhance the role of citizens in government work, from brainstorming and presenting opinions to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The goal is to build acceptance of government projects and activities that effectively and sustainably develop local communities.
Subsequently, the Head of the National Council for Peace and Order issued Order No. 46/2017, dated October 25, 2017, and Order No. 2/2018, dated January 22, 2018, establishing the National Water Resources Office as the primary agency for policy management of the country's water resources. This order transferred the responsibilities and personnel of the Department of Water Resources, including policy and plan recommendations for national water resources, preparation of national water resource management action plans, cross-basin water resource management, coordination with foreign countries and international organizations on water resource management, monitoring and evaluation, and the functioning of the secretariat of the National Water Resources Committee, to the National Water Resources Office.
Through the commitment and dedication of the Department of Water Resources to propose legislation for the efficient and effective management of the country's water resources—in all dimensions of allocation, use, development, management, maintenance, restoration, conservation, and water rights—which will benefit the management of public utilities and other public interests, the Water Resources Act B.E. 2561 (2018) has been promulgated.
The Royal Gazette, Volume 135, Section 112 A, dated December 28, 2018.
The Regional Water Resources Office 4 is a central regional agency under the Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Location: 90 Moo 4, Anamai Road, Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen Province 40000
Tel. 043-221714 Fax 043-222811