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Institutional and financial arrangement
Environmental fund was established by collecting from various
sources: Fuel Oil Fund, Revolving Fund for Environmental Development
and Quality of Life, service fees and penalties collected by virtue
of the Enhancement and Environmental Quality Promotion Act, 1992,
grants from the government, donation, and others. The Fund can
be used to control water quality problem under the following strategies:
- Grants to government agency or local administration
for investment in and operation on the central treatment
plant
- Loans to local government or state enterprise for making
available of wastewater treatment facilities
- Aids or grants to support any activity concerning the
promotion and conservation of environmental quality
Reference: Simachaya, W. ‘Water Quality
Management in Thailand’.
Capital Cost of Existing Municipal Wastewater Infrastructure
(million baht)
Region |
PWD |
MoSTE |
LGA & other1 |
Total |
North |
871 |
296 |
0 |
1,167 |
Northeast |
829 |
64 |
90 |
983 |
Central |
2,962 |
184 |
215 |
3,361 |
South |
1,003 |
1,254 |
10 |
2,257 |
East |
3,216 |
1,982 |
0 |
5,198 |
BMA |
0 |
0 |
5,886 |
5,886 |
Total |
8,881 |
3,780 |
6,201 |
18,852 |
1 Local government authorities, Department
of Local Administration, King’s projects, Fisheries Department,
Irrigation Department & Tourism Authority of Thailand
Source: PCD, May, 2001.
Capital Expenditures in the Wastewater Sector: 1995-2000
(million baht)
Source |
FY95 |
FY96 |
FY97 |
FY98 |
FY99 |
FY00 |
Total |
OEPP |
121 |
503 |
2,894 |
2,209 |
1,994 |
3,559 |
11,280 |
PWD |
1,738 |
1,545 |
1,613 |
1,439 |
832 |
680 |
7,848 |
BMA |
1,316 |
2,448 |
1,538 |
291 |
1,214 |
929 |
7,735 |
Environment Fund |
32 |
351 |
935 |
3,091 |
871 |
555 |
5,834 |
BMA Contributions |
322 |
1,482 |
537 |
256 |
726 |
551 |
3,874 |
Total |
3,529 |
6,328 |
7,517 |
7,285 |
5,638 |
6,274 |
36,571 |
% change over previous yr. |
N/A |
79 |
19 |
-3 |
-23 |
11 |
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Total Equivalent
$ mill. |
141 |
253 |
240 |
176 |
149 |
156 |
1,115 |
Source: BOB, OEPP, PCD, BMAReference: “Thailand
Environment Monitor 2001”,(World Bank 2001) http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTHAILAND/Resources/Environment-Monitor/environment_monitor_2001.pdf
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