Bob4u Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Water cleaner in certain areas? Tired of pools being closed and want to jump in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Does any agency actually check the bacterial count of the water? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Pools closed? Mine isn't nor is my friends..condos and compounds..its not even a rule anymore is it? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said: Pools closed? Mine isn't nor is my friends..condos and compounds..its not even a rule anymore is it? It's been up to individual juristic managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 minute ago, J Town said: It's been up to individual juristic managers. So pressure yours.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 49 minutes ago, Bob4u said: Water cleaner in certain areas? Tired of pools being closed and want to jump in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Well, here ya go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Don Dunkelblum Posted June 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2021 You will swim in an open sewer. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Andy from Kent said: Does any agency actually check the bacterial count of the water? I think any agency knows already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooBigToFit Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Don Dunkelblum said: You will swim in an open sewer. Well, the sewer water is cleaner than ever. Just wait till the tourists return and there are waves of brown floaties. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PB172111 Posted June 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Don Dunkelblum said: You will swim in an open sewer. Dont post BS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 14 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said: So pressure yours.. Oh yes, a farang confronting a Thai ALWAYS comes out with wonderful results. ???????????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyDan Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 was not a big fan of the water. it felt safe, but not something i would want to drink in and kept my mouth closed. any reason why you can't get in and test it out? can you do anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiDiChok Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Stand at the front of Jomtien / Dongtan beach facing the sea. Use your nose first. If that test is passed and you can't smell sewage or oil or petroleum fumes, then look at the direction of the waves. If they are coming from the right don't get in, just paddle as the water will be filthy. If the waves are coming from the left, the water will be nice and as clean as it can be for that area. This is my rule of thumb developed over the last twenty years. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippytum Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Look at the flotsam at the low tide water mark will answer your question .However its tempting with the condo pools still closed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Town Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I only swam ONCE in Jomtien beach water. I felt soiled from head to toe and will never make that mistake again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dunkelblum Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 18 hours ago, PB172111 said: Dont post BS Please check with the municipality where the sewer is going: into the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) Past few months... Water looks beautiful from a distance on a sunny day. So much so that thought I'd give it a go 3 weeks back. Next day strolled out to the "surf" to have a look and hopefully a swim. Was taken aback by all the garbage, plastic, debris and UFOs (unknown floating objects)! Still GROSS. No way! Returned immediately to my pool. Edited June 7, 2021 by Skeptic7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX1 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 For a dissenting opinion, in the days when travel was possible, I would have spent well over a hundred hours in the water of Jomtien beach during many visits to Thailand in the winter high season, mostly at the Dongtan end, without experiencing any health problems whatsoever. Just use common sense after heavy rain, I’ve seen a sign advising against that even at Australia’s famous Manly beach. However, on my summer visits I used to mostly use my condo’s pool as I was concerned about jellyfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemises Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 This from last year. Good luck swimming there. https://www.samuitimes.com/pattaya-beaches-reopen-with-concerns-of-water-quality/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 If you like to swim with poo ???? and all kind of waste and rubbish....... Very brave ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shdmn Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) If you want to swim jump on a ferry to Koh Larn. That's the only place I go to swim around Pattaya. Edited June 7, 2021 by shdmn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LALes Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 14 years in Jomtien. Went swimming once that first year. That cured me. I said the same thing about Patong at the time. I spent a few days in Phuket last summer and I gotta admit the water at Patong Beach looked a helluva lot cleaner than I've seen it since the 90s. Didn't have a chance to swim there but I'm sure it beats Jomtien any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 The water will be cleaner away from the Gulf of Thailand.. F.Y.I some time ago i had an ear infection that i got treated at a local hospital ENT department, the doctor asked me if i had been swimming in sea water in the pattaya, which i had, he advised never to put your head under water, better still dont swim in the sea in the Gulf of Thailand..too much bacteria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Nemises said: This from last year. Good luck swimming there. That's not Jomtien but Jomtien does have the same problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemises Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 25 minutes ago, johng said: That's not Jomtien but Jomtien does have the same problem. Correct, the photo is not taken at Jomtien, but the article is about the water quality of Gulf of Thailand beaches, some even further south of Jomtien, such as Na Chom Thian: “Na Chom Thian beach especially featured the black water and it was reportedly due to sewage being dumped into the ocean.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 9 hours ago, shdmn said: If you want to swim jump on a ferry to Koh Larn. That's the only place I go to swim around Pattaya. Still closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BumGun Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, CygnusX1 said: For a dissenting opinion, in the days when travel was possible, I would have spent well over a hundred hours in the water of Jomtien beach during many visits to Thailand in the winter high season, mostly at the Dongtan end, without experiencing any health problems whatsoever. Just use common sense after heavy rain, I’ve seen a sign advising against that even at Australia’s famous Manly beach. However, on my summer visits I used to mostly use my condo’s pool as I was concerned about jellyfish. Same here, for a little exercise, we used to walk from about Soi 11 up Beach Rd , up the hill with the big Buddah, down the back of the hill to the main road, flag down a h a Baht Bus to the beach, swim at Dongtan Beach , have Breakfast at a Cafe there, then Baht Bus back home. Never had an issue, did that about twice a week and enjoyed it. This was about 2 or 3 years ago though when there were tourists everywhere. Edited June 8, 2021 by BumGun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Over the past 38 years I have only swam in Pattaya/Jomtien once. I have walked along the beach often and have waded in the water a little bit but by and large I try to stay out of the water in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoKhun Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 8:24 PM, Nemises said: This from last year. Good luck swimming there. https://www.samuitimes.com/pattaya-beaches-reopen-with-concerns-of-water-quality/ sorry, my fault i ate some mexican food that day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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