rooster59 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Drought crisis: Expert warns at risk groups about salty tap water in Bangkok supply Image: Daily News Daily News reported that a water quality expert had posted on Facebook about harmful levels of salt in the water supply in the capital. Chaiwat Vorapeboonpong said that salt levels had exceeded 0.25 grams per liter from January 1st to 3rd. This concerns water from the Samlae station and the Bang Khen filtration depot. The filtration plant - responsible for 4-5 million cubic meters of tap water daily - cannot filter out salt, he said. At risk groups included those suffering from kidney ailments, heart disease, diabetes and blood pressure conditions. The elderly and children were also at risk. The expert advised those at risk to monitor the situation. Thaivisa notes that the country has been full of stories this week as a drought crisis threatens. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-01-04 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Stick to beer then I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netease Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Stick to beer then I guess Salty beer could be a winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 So happy the issue is in Bangkok that way someone who promised to work every day for all Thai people recently may do something and not say something. He promised under article 44 to rid the pollution last year in Chiang Mai in 7 days ; we are still waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Whats the problem? I don't know of anyone in Bangkok that drinks tap water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny49r Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: Expert warns at risk groups about salty tap water in Bangkok supply Who drinks tap water in Thailand? Even locals won't touch the stuff so the words Water and Quality used in the same sentence is Rai Sara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 1 hour ago, CGW said: Whats the problem? I don't know of anyone in Bangkok that drinks tap water? Yes, it tends not to flow up to ivory towers. Rooster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey rat Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Drinking polluted water, breathing polluted air and eating poison while plastic bags throw themselves on the side of the road. T.I.T.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) All those 25 liter drinking water bottles that people use just contain “filtered” tap water, no? Edited January 4, 2020 by lemonjelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, mickey rat said: Drinking polluted water, breathing polluted air and eating poison while plastic bags throw themselves on the side of the road. T.I.T.!! Stop drinking it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foexie Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 This "problem" is a problem what not even should excist. This problem is THE sollution for every country what is near the sea, have problems with lack of rain, drought, drinking water shortage, flood problems and what ever. The only thing what needs to happen is that all the politicians and all global warming idiots start to take their heads out their "aises". Instead of making stuppid expectations and anoying speechess blamming eachother start to do something, have protest walks every week in many places and make boat tours to South America because they think they have to say something smart there. Just start working and DO something for solve the problem. And the problem for the sea water what is rissing is very simple: use the sea water!!!! This summer some peoples here in Belgium start working on that idea for the cities near the sea. Now their drinking water is comming 100-200 kms from the source/well to them. How stupid is that when they have so much water nearby. I remember this idea was already brought up in the '90s in Ethiopia. A company was making portable containers with inside big pumps and filter instalations for make thousands of liters drinking water a day with every unit. Costs that time was around 20-25.000€ for one container. NEVER heared about that idea anymore after. If you only knew how much money the meeting in Spain did cost,that would already a boat full containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gropes Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Foexie said: This "problem" is a problem what not even should excist. This problem is THE sollution for every country what is near the sea, have problems with lack of rain, drought, drinking water shortage, flood problems and what ever. The only thing what needs to happen is that all the politicians and all global warming idiots start to take their heads out their "aises". Instead of making stuppid expectations and anoying speechess blamming eachother start to do something, have protest walks every week in many places and make boat tours to South America because they think they have to say something smart there. Just start working and DO something for solve the problem. And the problem for the sea water what is rissing is very simple: use the sea water!!!! This summer some peoples here in Belgium start working on that idea for the cities near the sea. Now their drinking water is comming 100-200 kms from the source/well to them. How stupid is that when they have so much water nearby. I remember this idea was already brought up in the '90s in Ethiopia. A company was making portable containers with inside big pumps and filter instalations for make thousands of liters drinking water a day with every unit. Costs that time was around 20-25.000€ for one container. NEVER heared about that idea anymore after. If you only knew how much money the meeting in Spain did cost,that would already a boat full containers. Probably didn't get "off the ground" as Ethiopia is a land-locked country with (obviously) no sea coast. However there is an interesting article at https://www.wired.co.uk/article/charlie-paton-seawater-greenhouse-desalination-abu-dhabi-oman-australia-somaliland regarding use of sea water for agricultural purposes (good) and much salt and brine (probably bad in the long run). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 15 hours ago, CGW said: Whats the problem? I don't know of anyone in Bangkok that drinks tap water? Ill let me Wife know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 21 hours ago, rooster59 said: The filtration plant - responsible for 4-5 million cubic meters of tap water daily - cannot filter out salt, he said This is 2020 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, hotchilli said: 21 hours ago, rooster59 said: The filtration plant - responsible for 4-5 million cubic meters of tap water daily - cannot filter out salt, he said This is 2020 right? to take out the Salt, they know they need to replace it with money, and lots of it - about 8000 Million baht per year for a (real) DeSal plant outputting at max capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Foexie said: Just start working and DO something for solve the problem. Problem solved: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Actually many of us drink Bangkok tap water - which has been safe to drink and tested so for more than 40 years. But it is indeed very salty currently and use of RO type filter or buying RO filtered water would be best. This site reports current Bangkok Water conditions in almost all areas of the city. http://twqonline.mwa.co.th/EN/map.php?type=sal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 The question is, if it is salty in early January, how bad will it be by April? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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