Tap water is not salty despite water crisis in the Chao Phraya, MWA confirms

[Lite Beer]

Tap water is not salty despite water crisis in the Chao Phraya, MWA confirms

BANGKOK, 19 June 2015 (NNT) – The quality and taste of tap water in the metropolitan area still meet the standards despite a water shortage in Chao Phraya River, confirmed Director of the Corporate Communication Department of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) Jutharat Somjitranukit on Friday.

The Director explained that technically the water will turn salty only when Electrical Conductivity (EC) in water supply reaches 1,200 units. However, current EC in the water is approximately at 160-550 units. The public therefore should not be worried.

The MWA will inform changes in the EC to the public periodically. For those who are still concerned over the water quality can check the EC figure online by themselves by visiting http://twqonline.mwa.co.th.

About the MWA’s suggestion for each household to reserve 60 liters of water supply, Mrs. Jutharat said that it was only a preparatory measure in case the EC value keeps going beyond 700 units and climbing up to 1,200, the level which can turn the water salty. The situation mostly occurs during spring tidal period on a Buddhist Holy Day. Above all, she stressed that people should use water wisely.

-- NNT 2015-06-19

[Crossy]

If anyone is interested the main intake for Bangkok drinking water is here 14.041075, 100.555597 well upstream, but it is still tidal.

Looking out of my window I can see the tide is high right now at the intake (08:15 20-Jun-15) about to turn.

[Robby nz]

That's because the river level hasn't dropped yet, it is still at the same level it has been for the last couple of months.

It takes time for the slow down of release from the dams to work its way down a huge rive system such as the Chao Phraya.

Unless there is a lot of rain upstream the river level will start to drop in the next couple of weeks then the complaints will start.

But what is a little bit of salt in the BKK tap water compared to thousands of farmers with no income because there is not enough water for them to plant a crop.

Sorry my mistake the comfort of those in BKK is far more important.

[Thian]

Will they warn us in time so we can prepare a stock of drinking water?