Water supplies in the Sirikit dam are sufficient for consumption until the end of this year while water levels in the Bhumibol dam are still critical.
Suthep Lertsrimongkol, director of the Sirikit dam in Uttaradit's Tha Pla district, said yesterday water volumes in the dam will be adequate for tap water production until December while officials remained vigilant over water supplies for the farming sector.
Mr Suthep said the Sirikit dam currently holds 4.1 billion cubic metres of water, or 43% of its full capacity.
Of the water volume, 1.2 billion cu m or 19% is available for use.
Eight million cu m are also discharged daily from the Sirikit dam in accordance with the Department of Royal Irrigation's order.
Mr Suthep, however, voiced concern over the water situation at the Bhumibol dam in Tak province, saying its level remains low as water must be distributed to provinces along the Chao Phraya River basin for consumption and agricultural purposes.
He said 4.3 billion cu m of water are currently conserved in the Bhumibol dam, or only 33% of its full capacity.
Of the total volume, 583 million cu m, or only 4%, is usable water.
One billion cu m of rainfall are also expected in August and September each so that the water would be sufficient for producing tap water and distributing to farmlands until the end of this year, Mr Suthep said.