Thai RID to ensure water supplies last until next year if drought persists

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RID to ensure water supplies last until next year if drought persists



BANGKOK, 3 July 2015 (NNT) - The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will only release water for domestic consumption and to prevent seawater intrusion, amid the ongoing drought crisis.

The department’s Water Watch and Monitoring System for Warning Center has revealed that the four major dams, Bhumipol, Sirikit, Kwai Noi and Pasak Cholasit, have a combined 886 million cubic meters of usable water.

An estimated 28 million cubic meters of water is being released into the Chao Phraya River daily, while these dams are being refilled at the rate of 7 million cubic meters per day. The center claimed that there will be enough water until August, which is when the Meteorological Department has forecast more rain.

However, the RID has developed a plan which assures that Thailand will have enough water for consumption until the rainy season next year. Around 1.1 billion cubic meters of water will be saved for domestic consumption and another 1 billion to prevent seawater intrusion.

-- NNT 2015-07-03

[FangFerang]

First rains were forecast for late June, then late July, and now August.

The reports seem to be....rather late.

[bino]

However, the RID has developed a plan which assures that Thailand will have enough water for consumption until the rainy season next year. Around 1.1 billion cubic meters of water will be saved for domestic consumption and another 1 billion to prevent seawater intrusion.

I wonder how the hell they are going to that??

If rainy season next year is 365 days away, they need to store 5479452 cubic meters per day to get 2 billion cubic meters.

Considering that not every drop of rain ends up in the reservoir, it might be time to build an ark!