Rising sea level may tamper with taste of water for a week

By THE NATION

 

 

The taste of tap water in some areas may change from May 8 to 14 due to the rising sea level, the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) said on Friday (May 8).

 

MWA deputy governor (Water Production and Transmission) Raksak Suriyaharn, however, assured that tap water was still clean and safe in keeping with World Health Organization standards.

 

“The MWA is currently solving this issue to mitigate the impact on consumers,” he said.

 

He said that the MWA had always received good cooperation from the Royal Irrigation Department, which has accelerated the diversion of water to reduce salinity.

 

“We would like to thank the National Water Command Centre, Royal Irrigation Department, Office of the National Water Resources, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand for cooperation in resolving the issue,” he said.

 

“Meanwhile, we would like to ask people to follow the information on water quality from the MWA regularly, use water conservatively and make sure that the plumbing equipment in their house is in proper condition.”

 

He added that if people found broken pipes in public areas, they could inform the MWA via call centre: 1125, MWA onMobile smartphone application, or Line: @MWAthailand anytime.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387516

 

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as if people in Bangkok didn't have enough to deal with we now have sea water in the domestic supply 

 

and as sea levels increase in the next couple of years due to global warming this could become permanent - what HUB do we call this one

If my cats ever refused to drink the tap water I would worry.

Since when was Thai tap water clean and safe ? If it was, the country would not be submerged in empty plastic bottles ????

A tad salty then

This is how the water shortage will be solved , 2 parts fresh 1 part sea water.....

16 hours ago, smedly said:

as if people in Bangkok didn't have enough to deal with we now have sea water in the domestic supply 

 

and as sea levels increase in the next couple of years due to global warming this could become permanent - what HUB do we call this one

Hubba hubba?

Add some vinegar and now "Salt & Vinegar" flavored drinking water!!

I think he meant spring tides, rather than global warming as the cause ......

12 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Since when was Thai tap water clean and safe ? If it was, the country would not be submerged in empty plastic bottles ????

Yes, probably the empties and other stuff being dumped in the oceans of the world that is causing higher levels, not global warming fault at all. 

Seriously who drinks from the tap in Thailand