webfact Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Surin reservoir dyke breached, floods downstream By The Nation A reservoir breach in Surin has caused widespread flooding in Kap Choeng District and damaged the local road. Surin Provincial Royal Irrigation Office chief Prateung Wandee said that water broke through the Ban Sawangniyom Reservoir on Wednesday evening, causing a flash flood downstream. The office has issued a warning for people in Tambon Nongyai to prepare for a flood. An inspection of the scene found that water had cut a 20-metre wide by four-metre deep swath through the reservoir’s earth dyke and destroyed the local concrete road on the dyke. Prateung said officers were working hard to fix the dam and it was expected to resolve the problem within five days. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329675 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Damn it, there has really been a flood of these dam stories lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 " Prateung said officers were working hard to fix the dam and it was expected to resolve the problem within five days." yes, that is when the last drop of water has flowed out of the dam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 3 hours ago, NCC1701A said: Damn it, there has really been a flood of these dam stories lately. Their just trying to keep things "current" In all seriousness, it's nice to here about something like this without hearing about loss of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Time to find out who is responsible for inspecting and maintaining this dam and ask some hard hitting questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: Prateung said officers were working hard to fix the dam and it was expected to resolve the problem within five days. translation - long term weather forecast says no rain in 5 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Has anybody seen anything of high quality in Thai government projects around the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1964 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Pay a lot but use a cheap contractor and get a big kick back. Nothing new there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It's almost impossible to build a dam that won't fail if the water starts to flow over the top. Even rodent burrows can spell disaster. Controlling nature over a long time is a doomed goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 2 hours ago, wvavin said: Has anybody seen anything of high quality in Thai government projects around the country? Hmmm,...Got some high quality massages sometimes , ?!?!... I know a few good mechanics that made high quality repairs on my jeep...so, ? ... all is not bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Elkski said: It's almost impossible to build a dam that won't fail if the water starts to flow over the top. Even rodent burrows can spell disaster. Controlling nature over a long time is a doomed goal. "Controlling nature over a long time is a doomed goal." But mitigating the effects is not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksamuiguy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Even a Beaver builds a "spill way" by pass in the event his dam becomes to full and could destroy his home and food supply. He repairs and inspects the dam continuously after all it is his home and food supply that is at stake! Back to basics, this is not rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Not all dams built can be big concrete structures, these earthen dams fail when they are over filled, seen this happen in many parts of the world. Not just Thailand,s problem. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Two questions, here, for me. Since the report doesn't state that the reservoir actually overflowed over the rim of the dam: Q1, was it an overflow or simply a breaching of the earth ridge, due either to weight of water pushing against it or poor quality design/construction. Earth dams, though very low-tech, should remain intact, provided overflow is prevented by outlet control and design and construction follow the simple and age-old rules. Q2, How many years did this dam do its job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 14 hours ago, Bob12345 said: Time to find out who is responsible for inspecting and maintaining this dam and ask some hard hitting questions. It's not me, it's not me..... maybe a farang fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan1275L Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Someone should be held personally responsible. The dyke should have never broken. If the water were hi enough it should have flowed over the dyke without destroying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 10 minutes ago, Alan1275L said: Someone should be held personally responsible. The dyke should have never broken. If the water were hi enough it should have flowed over the dyke without destroying it. Dream on ?. Personal responsibility is an alien concept in ?? Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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