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Raw sewage released into Phuket's Patong Bay

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14 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

So again,  Where should they dump it?

At least 5 miles out into a good current

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23 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

At least 5 miles out into a good current

 

 

 

Absolutely brilliant:smile:.

From aerial shots it looks like they are trying to settle the solids rather than treat it, but I'm no expert.  

58 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

So again,  Where should they dump it?

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are supposed to "treat" it until it presents no hazard to the environment it is being released into, not just "dump" it because their treatment plant can not handle the volume.

10 minutes ago, NamKangMan said:

 

They are supposed to "treat" it until it presents no hazard to the environment it is being released into, not just "dump" it because their treatment plant can not handle the volume.

 

 

 

Oh.

 

 

I did not realize that.     :passifier:

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

Oh.

 

 

I did not realize that.     :passifier:

 

Neither do they.  :biggrin:

I hope nobody gets stricken down with anything because of the discharge. Wonder who authorized it.

Hang on a bit, I was at Patong twice last year and each time there was a brown slick from the South end of Patong Beach going two thirds of the way North, with the usual have you farted smell. There were plenty of tourists swimming in effluent but I guess if you get shit tourist coming to Phuket I see certain compatibility. At least if you fall from a parachute you get soft landing now.............

On 10/02/2018 at 6:51 PM, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

Where else are they supposed to put it?     :smile:

 

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

 

 

 

Ok, let me think outside the box here, how about they do what most towns do in the civilised world and either treat the sewage until it is clean, clear and not contaminates with bacteria and pump it in the ocean and re-cycle the solids or pump the waste inland to sewage farms and treat it and re-cycle the solids into clean compost. But  those ideas don't pass muster lets just pump shit into the sea.

4 minutes ago, Franko666 said:

Ok, let me think outside the box here, how about they do what most towns do in the civilised world and either treat the sewage until it is clean, clear and not contaminates with bacteria and pump it in the ocean and re-cycle the solids or pump the waste inland to sewage farms and treat it and re-cycle the solids into clean compost. But  those ideas don't pass muster lets just pump shit into the sea.

 

 

 

But wait a minute.      That cost baht and what's the return on it?

 

You're almost suggesting a leap to thinking about tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

But wait a minute.      That cost baht and what's the return on it?

 

You're almost suggesting a leap to thinking about tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

Or someone just "thinking" would be a good start here..........stupid, thick, greedy and corrupt, so nothing will change.

5 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Or someone just "thinking" would be a good start here..........stupid, thick, greedy and corrupt, so nothing will change.

 

 

As many on the forum often point out, this country belongs to native Thais.

 

If they want to dump  raw poop into the ocean, they can continue to do so until member countries of the international community suggest  they do otherwise.

I think i recall they called the brown water algae bloom.
Hmmm. It's bloomed into poop.

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Did they open now all sewage gates and let it run into the ocean?

 

Today from south to loma one big raw poop ocean. Horrible. Never saw it bad this way and no warning signs.

Bad luck for this tourists. Will they return? I guess not.

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