Pollution continues on South Pattaya Beach

[Rimmer]

Pollution continues on South Pattaya Beach

PATTAYA:-- South Pattaya Beach remains dirty and polluted as sewage continues to leak into storm drains during heavy storms.

 

While not as bad as in July, when broken pumps caused a massive sewage overflow that made beach water nearly twice as unsafe as recommended, the sand remains dark and the water murky as the city struggles to repair and upgrade its sewage processing system.

 

Sanitation Department officials said some sewage overflows are to be expected until those repairs are done.

 

The Pattaya City Council on Sept. 28 allocated 19 million baht to pumps sending wastewater to the city’s troubled sewage-treatment plant.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/pollution-continues-south-pattaya-beach-188753

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-10-13

 

 

[Rimmer]

A one line Pattaya bashing troll post has been removed

[hstew]

The obvious reactive nature of Pattaya city planners, and/or the combined efforts of the equally reactive municipal dept. have chosen to ignore this sewage epidemic. A pro-active approach, complete with a plan early on to deal with it would be, well, just maybe would have provided workable solutions and in place by now. The city is essentially hooped on this matter, the city fathers know this and have done nothing to resolve. I'm certain all the tourists & visitors to "sewage street" are very impressed by the foul odors and unsightly polluted water washing trash, debris and sewage on the beaches. This is criminal in the west and would not be tolerated. Should be no different in Thailand, but it always will be this way.

[RichardColeman]

19 hours ago, Rimmer said:

The Pattaya City Council on Sept. 28 allocated 19 million baht to pumps sending wastewater to the city’s troubled sewage-treatment plant.

Can't see the point in wasting the money sending it their if it can't handle what its got already

[alfalfa19]

I remember the first time I visited Ao Nang, in about 2003, and swam and strolled along the beautiful beach.  I observed a thin black stream with foul smell, turning the sand black,  going directly into the ocean.  It seemed to originate from a large resort maybe a hundred yards back of where I was standing.  I told myself:   "surely this can't be a stream of raw sewage coming from the hotel and going into this beautiful sea, surely there are regulations prohibiting such things?"  How very, very wrong I was. 

[hawker9000]

This is why, for many, the new no-smoking rules for the beach will make no difference.  Cigarette smoke is one of the "lesser pollutants" compared to the deplorable condition of the water.

 

[AhFarangJa]

The plant, poorly maintained over the past decade, 

Should this not read in the plural........Decades...........

[pattjock]

There is i 100,000Baht fine for poluting the environment by smoking on the beach. I wonder whet the fine is for the Pattaya City government for releasing thousand of tons of sewer into the environment???

[Grusa]

20 hours ago, Rimmer said:

nearly twice as unsafe as recommended,

So, how unsafe is it recommended to be?

[Xaos]

So, how unsafe is it recommended to be?

Half of it [emoji41]

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[hobz]

Absolutely schocking that a short crackdown didnt have any lasting effects.

 

[hobz]

31 minutes ago, pattjock said:

There is i 100,000Baht fine for poluting the environment by smoking on the beach. I wonder whet the fine is for the Pattaya City government for releasing thousand of tons of sewer into the environment???

Everybody knows farang come to pattaya and pollute and the city does not have the means to clean it. 

There should be a tax for farang when they go to the toilet.

[rodney earl]

But if you are a foreigner. Dont smoke on the beach and throw your butt away.!!!

[yougivemebaby]

17 hours ago, hyku1147 said:

That zone always stinks like  sewage.

Close your legs 

[Get Real]

Did anyone think there would be a change? Ho, ho! At least it´s nice to know that the dark soul of the city is coming out somewhere. I say let it pour, and maybe in another 20 years it will be a nice place to visit.

Edited October 14, 2017 by Get Real