House of Representatives, Cabinet issues ministerial regulations, issuing a formula to control the use of large amounts of water. Charge a license fee For the industrial sector The agricultural sector does not charge water fees. Mrs. Radklao Inthawong Suwankiri, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Cabinet has approved three draft ministerial regulations as proposed by the National Water Resources Office (ONWRI), which both specify the characteristics or details of the use of each type of water. Determination of water use license fees Determining water usage rates Mr. Radklao said that the draft ministerial regulations specify the nature or details of the use of each type of water, B.E..... Category 1 specifies the details of the use of public water for living purposes. household consumption, agriculture or animal raising household industry maintaining the ecosystem Disaster relief, transportation, and the use of small amounts of water. Category 2: Use of public water for i ndustrial purposes. travel electric power production for water supply There is a groundwater usage rate of 2,000- 3,200 cubic meters per day per well. or use surface water not exceeding 30,000 cubic meters per day. Category 3: Large amounts of public water use, such as using groundwater in excess of 3,200 cubic meters per day per well. or the use of surface water in rivers, streams, canals, or water in reservoirs exceeding 30,000 cubic meters per day. Using a lot of water until affecting water management and water use of industrial estates special economic zone or other areas of the same nature For the draft ministerial regulations specifying the fees for Type 2 water use licenses and the fees for Type 3 water use licenses, it is specified that applicants for Type 2 water use licenses or industrial sectors and Type 3 water users in large quantities Receive half fee reduction for Using public water for doing business in the area Promote investment The projects that are exempt from fees are government agencie s that are not state enterprises that use public water to provide community water supply for 3,400 people per day in their area. Only in the case of village water supply with production capacity not exceeding 30 cubic meters per hour. Production of drinking water for school consumption and water use in hospitals Using public water to produce water for consumption, providing services to people in their area or for public benefit without profit. Draft ministerial regulations specifying criteria for determining water usage rates. For water use type 2 and water use type 3, various definitions are set, including the cost of water storage. Investment expenses Cost of water supply Water delivery efficiency and reserves for water crisis relief, including determining the method for calculating water usage costs for Type 2 water use and Type 3 water use as follows: Water usage cost = Water usage rate x Water volume used. The formula for calculating water usage costs for using type 2 water and using type 3 water consis ts of factors including expenses and the cost of collecting water usage fees. Cost of water supply Reserve funds for water crisis relief When there is a shortage of water usage by users in the same basin Water delivery efficiency and the total water supply by the Royal Irrigation Department Department of Water Resources Or the Department of Groundwater Resources can set different water usage rates. The specific characteristics of public water resources and the water usage rates for groundwater cannot be lower than the rates for surface water. and review water usage rates every 5 years 'Three draft ministerial regulations are set to come into effect after 90 days from the date of their publication in the Royal Gazette onwards. By using type 1 water, there is no need to apply for a permit and no need to pay for water use. Including the fees for water use licenses type 2 and type 3 do not apply to groundwater according to the law on groundwater. To control the use of groundwater and prevent impacts on groundwat er resources,' Mrs. Radklao said. Source: Thai News Agency