Raw sewage released into Phuket's Patong Bay

 

 

PHUKET:-- A fault in the construction of the upgrade to the Patong Watewater Treatment Plant has allowed raw sewage to flow untreated into Patong Bay, The Phuket News has confirmed.

 

The spill potentially exposes thousands of unsuspecting tourists at Phuket’s popular Patong Beach to the pollution.

 

Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed the news early this afternoon (Feb 9).

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/raw-sewage-released-into-phuket-patong-bay-65905.php#JPhx8DTkSuvv7mTj.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-2-9

Hmmm!...so here's an open question to the mayor of Patong....Will you be posting signs at Patong beach informing and warning people of the potential health risks involved to anyone choosing to swim in that water?...or will you even consider closing access to the water all together?....just wondering what steps are taken regarding a situation like this

Exactly what Phuket needed after all the accidents with touristboats....Can it even go worse? Yes some bombs and huge fires in hotels...oh wait, just had that as well on phi phi...

 

Well i don't think anybody will be fired for this, just another mai pen lai.

 

Fail.

 

Not sure which smells worse, the sewage, or The Mayor's BS.

 

 

It's not really a fail. They were just caught out dumping raw sewage as they can't handle the waste volume.

Keep in mind this happened on the exact same day as the article about "too many ignorant foreign tourists spoiling Thailand's marine life"

2 hours ago, Topdoc said:

Keep in mind this happened on the exact same day as the article about "too many ignorant foreign tourists spoiling Thailand's marine life"

hahah you hit the nail on the head with that comment but on the other hand perhaps its seen as fish food

Been going on for years, particularly north of that overpriced restaurant built on the rocks.

Haven't swam in Phuket waters for nearly 5 years.
I got an ear infection at Kata beach and it took 3 courses of antibiotics and 6 weeks to get rid of it.
It affected my ears and throat and had to see a specialist in Bangkok at great expense.

All the beaches are dirty with pollution and not just sewerage.
It's grey water from hotel showers and the many mom and pop laundry's that pump the water direct into storm water drains.



Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk

 

the gf and sister took me to a beach a couple of hours outside bangkok, i forget the name, the place was pretty much 100% locals and packed. it was filthy with garbage; plastic and uneaten food and the sea was a grey colour with plenty of plastic and other rubbish floating in it. i've never been to such a polluted beach. the locals seemed to love it.

So if smoking costs 100,000 then what fines should they be paying for destroying the environment ?

A post containing a derogatory slur comment toward Chinese people has been removed. 

Ah, bringing the glitz and glam of Pattaya to the south.  At least nobody dare smoke on the beaches, or, now, go into the water.  Oh well.

The ban on beach smoking will balance out the pollution levels. Nothing to worry about, everything's under control

Is Patong's mayor stupid or just ignorant?

"However, I am also urging the contractor to accelerate the work to be completed as soon as possible, by September this year before the monsoon season arrives, as we cannot work during the monsoon or rainy season," 
 

The monsoon and rainy season starts in May, not September.

 

“Patong Beach has many tourists in the morning and evening. Therefore, the daytime is best to carry out the works because the tide is not high,”

 

The time of the high tide is not fixed in Patong. It changes 50 minutes every day.
 

17 minutes ago, aonangkrabi said:

Is Patong's mayor stupid or just ignorant?

"However, I am also urging the contractor to accelerate the work to be completed as soon as possible, by September this year before the monsoon season arrives, as we cannot work during the monsoon or rainy season," 
 

The monsoon and rainy season starts in May, not September.

 

“Patong Beach has many tourists in the morning and evening. Therefore, the daytime is best to carry out the works because the tide is not high,”

 

The time of the high tide is not fixed in Patong. It changes 50 minutes every day.
 

Stupid...100%

 
the gf and sister took me to a beach a couple of hours outside bangkok, i forget the name, the place was pretty much 100% locals and packed. it was filthy with garbage; plastic and uneaten food and the sea was a grey colour with plenty of plastic and other rubbish floating in it. i've never been to such a polluted beach. the locals seemed to love it.

That could have been here in rayong

Sent from my [device_name] using http://Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

3 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

the gf and sister took me to a beach a couple of hours outside bangkok, i forget the name, the place was pretty much 100% locals and packed. it was filthy with garbage; plastic and uneaten food and the sea was a grey colour with plenty of plastic and other rubbish floating in it. i've never been to such a polluted beach. the locals seemed to love it.

Almost certainly Bang Saen. Last time I was there a dead dog was also floating in the sea. 

 

Makes even Patong Beach positively appealing!

55 minutes ago, aonangkrabi said:

Is Patong's mayor stupid or just ignorant?

"However, I am also urging the contractor to accelerate the work to be completed as soon as possible, by September this year before the monsoon season arrives, as we cannot work during the monsoon or rainy season," 
 

The monsoon and rainy season starts in May, not September.

 

“Patong Beach has many tourists in the morning and evening. Therefore, the daytime is best to carry out the works because the tide is not high,”

 

The time of the high tide is not fixed in Patong. It changes 50 minutes every day.
 

And he's the Mayor! God help the Patong's citizens and tourists. Based on his brief stupid comments he must have previously been employed as a sewerage plant worker but lucky for him he clearly had a rich developer as a relative to help get him the Mayor's job. "Money talks Bullshit walks"!

The only news here is they are admitting to it and not covering up the story.

27 minutes ago, Ulic said:

The only news here is they are admitting to it and not covering up the story.

But the original article quoting the mayor has already been removed from the PN website. Self censorship or pressure from affected interests? 

In 2014 Karon Municipality permitted untreated sewage to flow across Karon Beach but at least they erected an apologetic notice (only in Thai and English) warning tourists "to be careful."

53 minutes ago, wavemanwww said:

And he's the Mayor! God help the Patong's citizens and tourists. Based on his brief stupid comments he must have previously been employed as a sewerage plant worker but lucky for him he clearly had a rich developer as a relative to help get him the Mayor's job. "Money talks Bullshit walks"!

It's a she.

I miss Pian.

So it's not a seasonal algal bloom this time.

TAT can add to this if they really want

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A fault in the construction

Really ?  That's the first time I ever heard that.

Nice! Whatever do you like to do with all that water? 

9 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Been going on for years, particularly north of that overpriced restaurant built on the rocks.

Quite right.......one way or another sewage, grey and contaminated water from septic tanks has been finding its way into the sea for years here.

 

 

 

Where else are they supposed to put it?     

 

No challenges,     please.        The government frowns on making things confusing.

 

 

 

20 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

It's not really a fail. They were just caught out dumping raw sewage as they can't handle the waste volume.

 

Are you suggesting their inability to "handle the waste volume" is not a "FAIL?"   Really? 

 

I wonder what next week's excuse will be, when it happens a again.

2 minutes ago, NamKangMan said:

 

Are you suggesting their inability to "handle the waste volume" is not a "FAIL?"   Really? 

 

I wonder what next week's excuse will be, when it happens a again.

 

 

 

So again,  Where should they dump it?

 

 

It's better to make positive recommendations rather than just complaining..