VonD Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Soon to be traveling from the USA... Any comments on the overall water quality in Phuket? or Pattaya? What should I expect? Cheers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solosiam Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 where? at the beach from the taps in the shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckei Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 The tapwater is not drinkable anywhere in Thailand. Where I live now in Phuket, if I fill a glas with tapwater it's more yellow than transparent. Not good enough to use for cooking, but OK for taking a shower. The places I have stayed in Pattaya it has been OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jckei Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 (edited) where?at the beach from the taps in the shower Good point. I have no idea why I assumed it was tapwater he wants to know about. Ok, to be at the safe side. Water in the ocean by the shores of Pattaya is filithy. Way better over here in Phuket. Edited September 9, 2007 by jckei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I live in Rawai and my water (tap) is excellent. I don't drink it but do brush my teeth with it and everything else except drinking. If your question is about the water at the beach, that changes daily but seems very clean on the west side compared to the east side of phuket. We've been having lots of rain so i believe the water table is up and there is no problems with shortages either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khall64au Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I live in Rawai and my water (tap) is excellent. I don't drink it but do brush my teeth with it and everything else except drinking. If your question is about the water at the beach, that changes daily but seems very clean on the west side compared to the east side of phuket. We've been having lots of rain so i believe the water table is up and there is no problems with shortages either. I too live in Rawai & was actually shocked a few weeks ago, after much rain, when someone left the garden hose on - at very low pressure, as that is all we ever get from the well. The water table ran dry - the whole neighbourhood was out.... That was it for about four hours, until the pump filled our tanks enough. Water is precious, it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozymandious Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 What should I expect? Expect to drink bottled water and have nicer cleaner beaches in Phuket. a lot of people can brush their teeth with the tap wattter here in phuket with out problem but don't drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 In some areas (eg Patong) the water board claim the water is potable. But the problem is you never know where your water come from. If from a private ground well then for sure that water is contaminated, if from a very deep borehore then that water could be drinkable. The general rule is drink bottled water, but brush teeth should be Ok. As for beach water quality (& sand quality), can't even compare Pattaya with Phuket. Phuket is way way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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