Putrid -- Not Floral -- Lakes.....

[okinasan]

Since it now seems to regarded as "cool" , particularly in the northern areas of Chiang Mai, for developers to include several klongs/lakes etc, in thier moo baans, I wondered if anyone might be able to suggest how we can go about solving a very real problem. Two years ago we leased land on a small new moo baan in Sansai and had our home built. In front of our land , and inside the boundary of the moo baan, was a lovely small lake, fed by an existing klong. Lotuses, fish, dragonflies, trees----- wonderful! 18 months later, we look out on an empty klong, and a lake which has lost 3/4 of its water, a situation which has continued for over three months now. Worse still, the continuation of the klong behind a neighbour's house is also dry, except when the liquid waste from her septic tank is discharged into it....... The excuse we have been given is that a farmer has blocked the klong further up in order to irrigate his rice fields, however, the lake was full of water for at least two years previous to this September, and the klong was feeding it in the correct manner. The water levels everywhere else in the area are good, the developer does not reply to requests for action and explanation, the local deputy headman shakes his head and walks away ---- the mosquitos continue to multiply, and the smell gets worse by the day.

Who do we go to in order to get help on this ? It's beginning to be a serious health issue, as well as an eyesore. As part of the price we paid for the house, we were promised paid maintenance of all features until the moo baan was completed, which it is not as yet, there being two plots yet to be leased. Which, of course, with this problem, they never will be......any advice as to how we should proceed would be very much appreciated.

We note another new development north of where ours is situated -- it's got even more lakes -- perhaps prospective purchasers should ask some pertinent questions before committing themselves......

okinasan