MWA aims to cut water usage in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces by 10 percent



BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has set a target to cut down water consumption in Bangkok and its peripherals by about 10 percent so that there will be enough water to last until the arrival of rainy season.

MWA governor Mr Thanasak Wattanathana said today (Friday) that the planned water consumption cutback was in response to increasing calls for city dwellers to reduce their use of water so that there will be water to be shared out to people in the farming sector.

Bangkokians are reported to use an average of 200 litres a day per head compared to about 70 litres/day for rural inhabitants. About five million cubic metres of raw water is needed each day to be processed into tap water for use in Bangkok and its peripherals.

Mr Thanasak pointed out that if water consumption in the city can be cut by 10 percent, about 500,000 cubic metres of water would be saved and this could be shared out to the farming sector.

The MWA has set aside 20 million baht budget for publicity campaign to urge Bangkokians to use water sparingly. The campaign has saved more than 9 billion cubic metres of water last year.

Starting March 1, the MWA governor said that MWA would reduce water pressure during 11 pm until 5 am in next day.

The volumn of water left in the country’s four main dams will be enough to last only 120 days or four months, according to the Royal Irrigation Department.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/151625


-- Thai PBS 2016-02-19

Meanwhile, Songkran festival looms closer..........................

Meanwhile, Songkran festival looms closer..........................

And those golf courses stay green. All's well then.

Thats not going to be enough !

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Come on PM ban Songkran crazy water waste. U know it makes sense!

I heard that farang are target this year for songkran...They even want to put icecubes in the klongwater to spray them with supersoakers..Glad i'm not in Thailand by then.

How about water wasted in partially drunk bottled water? Yesterday counted at least 6 people ordering bottled water (500 ml ) and only one drank almost half, the rest drank about 1/4 at most and all left the bottles when they left. This adds up.

Come on PM ban Songkran crazy water waste. U know it makes sense!

No for God sake. I hope not. I love this time a year with familie, kids and friends. Great time to the town in a truck with the kids. Sometimes we stand in front of our friends restaurant with our kids. Great time.

For me and people around me it's like Christmas.

I know many grumpy old mans don't like sonkarn , but it's a great time to be together

I do my part I try to have at least three women at a time shower with me cutting water usage by 75% And increase fun three-fold.