Neglect blamed for broken Najomtien sewage pumps

PATTAYA:--Broken pumps caused the sewage spill that blackened a Sattahip District beach, Najomtien officials said.

 

The filter is part of a 124-million-baht project built by the subdistrict to connect its sewer lines to Pattaya’s waste-processing plants. But the system was neglected for a year and broke down and its warranty expires next month.

 

Sattahip District Chief Anucha Intasorn said at a May 19 meeting that the sewage spill had cleared after stinking up a Moo 1 village beachfront for three days.

 

Najomtien Mayor Sompong Sainapa said the sewage came from homes and businesses and backed up in pipes and was pushed out when rain filled the sewers.

 

Read more: https://www.pattayamail.com/news/neglect-blamed-for-broken-najomtien-sewage-pumps-255439

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-05-22--

34 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

But the system was neglected for a year and broke down and its warranty expires next month.

 

Great, neglect it when there is warranty and can get fixed! Somebody didn't 'notice' it was broken and not working or was it not in use. Waste of space bums on seats is the problem!

This must be fake news surely.  The pumps broke down due to no maintenance ? how can that possible be true, Thais maintain everything and anything the minute it is installed. do they not ? ????

The attitude is why do today we can do it another day and then its put on the backburner because they went there and looked at it .

Pattaya has 3 pumps they never use....

As they say in Brooklyn, neglect schmeglect. It does not matter whether or not it is neglect. It is totally on the city. They built it, they have to maintain it, and if it breaks, they take responsibility for it. Neglect is quite common here. Regular maintenance requires vision, discipline, willingness to spend the necessary money, and ability to follow a schedule. 

39 minutes ago, mok199 said:

Pattaya has 3 pumps they never use....

But if we use these new pumps, how can we resell them as new

The sh$ts hit the Impeller. Not

Thais couldn't service a garden gate.

I thought neglect is SOP over here ????????

No tea money in preventative maintenance.

4 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Sattahip District Chief Anucha Intasorn said at a May 19 meeting that the sewage spill had cleared after stinking up a Moo 1 village beachfront for three days.

A typo, must be:  "said after 19 meetings"

Khun Neglect has waied and apologized, but has been moved to a more inactive post anyway.

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

As they say in Brooklyn, neglect schmeglect. It does not matter whether or not it is neglect. It is totally on the city. They built it, they have to maintain it, and if it breaks, they take responsibility for it. Neglect is quite common here. Regular maintenance requires vision, discipline, willingness to spend the necessary money, and ability to follow a schedule. 

But that would be less money in the crooks (I mean officials) pockets ????

5 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

This must be fake news surely.  The pumps broke down due to no maintenance ? how can that possible be true, Thais maintain everything and anything the minute it is installed. do they not ? ????

Anyway, they have already blamed it on the heavy rain so this must be 'fake' news!! 555????????????????

Can Khun Neglect please report to the pumping station.

"The filter is part of a 124 million Baht project"   Exactly !  Only part of the money was spent on the project. Who got the rest ??????

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Great, neglect it when there is warranty and can get fixed! Somebody didn't 'notice' it was broken and not working or was it not in use. Waste of space bums on seats is the problem!

Somebody probably pulling a wage for an Engineer, that was not even on the books me thinks

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

As they say in Brooklyn, neglect schmeglect. It does not matter whether or not it is neglect. It is totally on the city. They built it, they have to maintain it, and if it breaks, they take responsibility for it. Neglect is quite common here. Regular maintenance requires vision, discipline, willingness to spend the necessary money, and ability to follow a schedule. 

Responsibility here lays with no-one!

3 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

Khun Neglect has waied and apologized, but has been moved to a more inactive post anyway.

He seemed pretty inactive in his original post.

Neglect blamed for the state of the country 

'Neglect'--as in  'Oops, we neglected to build a sewer treatment plant'.

Sack them all immediately.

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

As they say in Brooklyn, neglect schmeglect. It does not matter whether or not it is neglect. It is totally on the city. They built it, they have to maintain it, and if it breaks, they take responsibility for it. Neglect is quite common here. Regular maintenance requires vision, discipline, willingness to spend the necessary money, and ability to follow a schedule. 

I agree. The vision of those responsible for such things, from top to bottom, is shortsighted and in need of an adjustment.

 

Perhaps this an example of the unqualified, leading the unwilling to direct the uneducated.

9 hours ago, kotsak said:

I thought neglect is SOP over here ????????

 

 

your confusing neglect with incompetence.  incompetence is the top category and neglect in one of the sub divisions

The drizzle of a rain caused the pipes to back up?  Nonsense.  What will happen when bigger monsoon rains come? 

 

The allocated ( assumed ) maintenance budget was redirected to ..........answers on a postcard please.............