Water resources officials to check Victoria Secret for alleged illegal use of groundwater

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Groundwater Resources today (Jan 17) sought cooperation from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to inspect Victoria Secret massage parlour after suspecting it might illegally pump ground water for business use.

 

Groundwater Resources deputy director-general Aranya Fuangswasdi said the department representatives met the DSI officials today to ask for permission to inspect the massage parlour as they suspected the premise illegally pump groundwater for use.

 

Ms Aranya said the department obtained information from the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority that water usage at this massage parlour was unusually low despite the fact that this kind of business used high volume of water.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/water-resources-officials-check-victoria-secret-alleged-illegal-use-groundwater/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-01-17

Next we will hear that the tax department are going to audit the owners.

 

Someone has it in for this place and the folk who own it.

Im sure they are in more trouble for using the water than human trafficing.

Why is it illegal to pump groundwater for use?

10 hours ago, falang07 said:

Why is it illegal to pump groundwater for use?

Because it weakens the sub structure and can cause cave ins 

 

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This is most often caused by human activities, mainly from the overuse of groundwater, when the soil collapses, compacts, and drops. Excessive pumping in coastal areas can cause saltwater to move inland and upward, resulting in saltwater contamination of the water supply.

source: www.groundwater.org/get-informed/groundwater/overuse.html

17 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

Next we will hear that the tax department are going to audit the owners.

 

Someone has it in for this place and the folk who own it.

Next, the most influential culprits will be put into inactive posts in disguise.....

Officials said that ongoing investigations are fluid.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

water usage at this massage parlour was unusually low

 

Maybe they had a smaller fish tank.

 water usage at this massage parlour was unusually low despite the fact that this kind of business used high volume of water.

 

Perhaps they make do with golden showers.