Salinity increase in water source ‘within safe limits’

By THE NATION

 

 

The increase in salinity in Chao Phraya River is within safe limits and hence it can be used to produce tap water, experts said.

 

Currently, the intrusion of saltwater in Chao Phraya River has made tap water production from the river more salty, raising people’s concerns and also affecting tap water production in Thailand, Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) governor Nopparat Maythaveekulchai said recently.

 

On Tuesday (January 7), a team of PWA scientists measured the salinity rate of the raw water source at Wat Kai Tai water pumping station in Pathum Thani province. They reported salinity of 0.16 grams per litre.

 

“This salinity rate was in the safe zone, or the ceiling of 0.50 grams per litre, according to the tap water production criteria,” the governor explained.

 

“Although the salinity did not exceed the criteria, the PWA will monitor the saltwater situation closely to ensure the tap water production meets healthy standards,” he said.

 

The Pathum Thani waterworks branch is in charge of Wat Kai Tai water-pumping station. Presently, the branch still uses Chao Phraya water to produce tap water despite the increase in salinity.

 

The branch manager, Pawat Pleangsri, explained that the current rate had not affected the production, and also added that the PWA would suspend pumping of water when the sea level rises.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380274

 

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Time to buy de-salination plants ! Or do it the trusted Thai way........wait till it is too late !

This government has the most lax environmental standards.  Their definition of clean air is 5 times that of western countries so Im not about to trust their definition of clean water.

safe for who...or what.

What a "great" city to live in - choking air pollution and salty mains water!

46 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said:

This government has the most lax environmental standards.

 

What would they do if salinity surpassed what they consider a "safe level"? They obviously can't build a desalination facility over night, while Bangkok requires an uninterrupted supply of tap water.

11 minutes ago, Caldera said:

What would they do if salinity surpassed what they consider a "safe level"? They obviously can't build a desalination facility over night, while Bangkok requires an uninterrupted supply of tap water.

The concept of planning ahead is completely foreign to this government.... buying useless submarines for quick kickbacks is a far more pressing issue.

Big air pollution,big water drought I feel there's another big hub just around the corner.

ive got the solution,just string a load of ships across the river and propell the sea back out.they can even leave the ships there for when Bkk gets flooded and push all the water out to sea.

this government are totally useless when it comes to anything about the environment and water management.asking the public to take less showers is about the best they can do.

On 1/9/2020 at 10:39 AM, soalbundy said:

safe for who...or what.

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