This research was carried out to assess effectiveness of enforcement procedures for groundwater management policies in O Mon district of Can Tho city. The specific research objective were: assessment of groundwater level declining from 2000 to 2013; assessment effectiveness of groundwater policy and to propose solutions to improved effective groundwater management in the research area. | No 6(31) – 2016, Dec. 2016 Scientific Journal Of Thu Dau Mot University EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUNDWATER EXPLOITATION AND USAGE MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN O MON DISTRICT Huynh Vuong Thu Minh1, Ho Yen Ngan1, Tran Van Ty1, Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang2, Dang Thi Hong Ngoc3, Huynh Van Men1, Tran Thi Thanh Lan4 1 Can Tho University, 2Cau Ke general hospital, Tra Vinh City 3 Kien Giang University, 4People’s Committee of Yen Luong Commune (Go Cong Tay District, Tien Giang Province) ABSTRACT This research was carried out to assess effectiveness of enforcement procedures for groundwater management policies in O Mon district of Can Tho city. The specific research objective were: (i) assessment of groundwater level declining from 2000 to 2013; (ii) assessment effectiveness of groundwater policy and (iii) to propose solutions to improved effective groundwater management in the research area. Methods were used: (i) collection and classification of legal groundwater resources documents (valid); (ii) basic statistical data analysis to assess groundwater level declining; (iii) field trip observation and interview both households and businesses were used groundwater about current groundwater management policy; and (iv) Consultation both experts and local authorities were proposed solutions to improved efficiency of groundwater management. The research results showed that, from 2001 to 2010, groundwater level has been declining rapidly in upper-Pleistocen and lowerPleistocen, in which, lower-Pleistocen was the highest declining with average speed (-0,39 m/year). From 2010 to 2013, groundwater level trends stabilize. The groundwater management policy for groundwater exploited license and adjourn groundwater exploited license were shown integrity and unity. However, effective enforcement is not high appreciation due to lack of human resource management without water resources management major. Local staffs manage not only groundwater resources but also mineral resources, hydrometeorology, climate
