webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 National PWA Governor visits Phuket over failing water supply By Tanyaluk Sakoot PWA Governor Nopparat Maythaveekulchai stands in Bang Neow Dum reservoir during his visit to Phuket. Photo: PWA PHUKET: The national Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Governor has quietly visited Phuket in person and urged the local PWA office to solve the island’s drought problems and to come up with a plan of how to continue supplying water needed by April 1. PWA Governor Nopparat Maythaveekulchai was in Phuket on a two-day visit on Thursday and Friday last week (Mar 14-15). Governor Nopparat and his entourage of national waterworks officials inspected water levels at both the Band Wad reservoir in Kathu and the Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/national-pwa-governor-visits-phuket-over-failing-water-supply-70753.php#3FPjQJva0SBZZKOb.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-03-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: urged the local PWA office to solve the island’s drought problems and to come up with a plan of how to continue supplying water needed always amazed that thais apparently need to be told to do their jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I hope all those high class Indians that they are wooooing are aware of this? in those "world class resorts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I wonder if the competing goals of attracting ever increasing numbers of tourist and having sufficient water for those on the island at any given time has occurred to the different department heads? Dare I say the phrase "infrastructure planning" ? It is not just water for farming or to drink and wash with but what becomes of that water when it is used. Not forgetting city planning, power, communications.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said: I wonder if the competing goals of attracting ever increasing numbers of tourist and having sufficient water for those on the island at any given time has occurred to the different department heads? Dare I say the phrase "infrastructure planning" ? It is not just water for farming or to drink and wash with but what becomes of that water when it is used. Not forgetting city planning, power, communications.... ???????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I hope they take the opportunity to expand the water retention capability. Either develop more reservoirs or deepen these ones. The issue of running out of water will not abate as tourist numbers creep upwards and unusual weather patterns become the norm going from flood conditions to drought conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Good time for private contractors to suck the aquifers dry and make a killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 But there will still be the “water wasting festival” in April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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