Water supply

The Department of Urbanization and Development in Siemreap Angkor Region has handed over the responsibility for the water supply to the provincial water supply department The department is only involved with some of the technical studies. Many people in Siemreap now use the underground water, which causes shortages and may contribute to the decay and eventually collapse of temples and other ancient monuments. The department has collaborated with Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to look at the reservoir of the water supply. There are two major sources to supply the water needed by the people in the city: the water from the Western Baray and the water from the Kulan mountains. But in the future these two resevoirs will not be enough for the water demands of the city.

As the Department of Water andf Forests has been created, all of the tasks related to water management will transfered to the new department.