ExpatOilWorker Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 In light of the current drought, some have to have water delivered by truck and I was wondering what is the cost of water this way? I pay 20 baht/m3 for normal tap water in Bangkok. What is the cost of water in your area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 6 baht m3 includes free tadpoles, balck filth, shells and lots of air with the rotten eggs smell and gawd knows what else??...............welcome to the village of the damned................I dont use it meself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) 6 baht m3 includes free tadpoles, balck filth, shells and lots of air with the rotten eggs smell and gawd knows what else??...............welcome to the village of the damned................I dont use it meself!! Tap water, tadpoles by the truck loads, ur own well or do you carry it 10 miles in buckets from the local swamp? Fair price though. Edited April 21, 2016 by ExpatOilWorker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Which water ? potable water or ordinary water for shower, washing machine ..? For washing machine an so on, I pay only a few baht in my electric bill; we have a well in our garden and a pump . and for potable water we pay 5 baht for each tank of 18,9 liters . We are living in Sakon Nakhon province and have still water until today; for to morrow, I'm like thai people, it doesn't yet exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 6 baht m3 includes free tadpoles, balck filth, shells and lots of air with the rotten eggs smell and gawd knows what else??...............welcome to the village of the damned................I dont use it meself!! Tap water, tadpoles by the truck loads, ur own well or do you carry it 10 miles in buckets from the local swamp? Fair price though. no, theyll pump this crap to you down a disintegrating 2 inch pipe if u want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom21 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 village water I pay 7 thb a m3. for drinking water it has just gone up from 20thb to 25 thb for a 20ltr bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The MWA rates are here: http://www.mwa.co.th/ewtadmin/ewt/mwa_internet_eng/ewt_news.php?nid=309 The company I work for pays 15.88 baht per m3 and charges 20 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesekraft Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 37 baht per unit I believe, end up paying about 450/month in my condo, which I think is way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 A few hundred baht each month paid at the 7-11. Hardly worth looking how much satang per meter cubed it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidy Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I do not see about per unit but my home have people 7 persons. I pay about 300 to 400 baht per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 The MWA rates are here: http://www.mwa.co.th/ewtadmin/ewt/mwa_internet_eng/ewt_news.php?nid=309 The company I work for pays 15.88 baht per m3 and charges 20 baht. 8.5-15 baht/m3 + VAT, so 20 baht/m3 seem fair enough. "Effective December 1999", Wonder if it current or just not been updated. A friend is paying 80 baht/m3 in Chiang Mai to have water trucked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Family home with garden ,averages B250 a month in a suburb of Chiang Mai . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GanDoonToonPet Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) The MWA rates are here: http://www.mwa.co.th/ewtadmin/ewt/mwa_internet_eng/ewt_news.php?nid=309 The company I work for pays 15.88 baht per m3 and charges 20 baht. What a happy coincidence. I was googling this only today but didn't have much luck (including hits from this very forum) as I have a problem due to 10 farmers who have transplanted themselves into the other half of my Bangkok semi-detached house. We share a water tank & I frequently find myself soaped up in the shower, only to be left with a drizzle of water when they start using. BTW those rates are way out date & are for business customers. Current domestic rates are 8.5B per unit (1000L) for domestic users, using under 30 units; rates are progressive above that. http://www.boi.go.th/index.php?page=utility_costs My monthly water bill is usually around 100B but the farmers told me theirs is always in excess of 500B. A quick calculation, using the base rate, results in the farmers using close to 60,000L per month or about 2000L per day. This seems a bit high, even taking into account the friends / family that regularly stay over & the truckload that comes from Isaan during the school holidays. Given the progressive rates, I'll reduce my estimate to 1500L per day. The (rather small looking) tank is on the farm but I'll make discreet enquiries tomorrow. I suspect it's rarely full, due to the sudden drop in pressure of my water when the farmers turn on theirs. I think a larger tank wouldn't make any difference anyway. Probably need a separate line from the mains pipe... EDIT: Just noticed that VAT is not included. Would that be at the usual 7%? Also need to factor in the 'fill rate'. Anyone have any detail on that? Edited April 21, 2016 by GanDoonToonPet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 BTW those rates are way out date & are for business customers. Current domestic rates are 8.5B per unit (1000L) for domestic users, using under 30 units; rates are progressive above that. The rates are current. Have a look again. Domestic rates are on the left hand side of the table. Commercial rates are on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GanDoonToonPet Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 BTW those rates are way out date & are for business customers. Current domestic rates are 8.5B per unit (1000L) for domestic users, using under 30 units; rates are progressive above that. The rates are current. Have a look again. Domestic rates are on the left hand side of the table. Commercial rates are on the right. You're right. My apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briley Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Those rates are cheaper than Chiang Mai. As an interesting comment if you live in a condo you pay commercial rates for water at the rate of the whole building. So in Chiang Mai that is 29.75 B per cu metre plus VAT assuming a normal sized Condo. If you were a private house and could then have your own metre it would be under 10 Baht pre cu metre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Village supply 150 Baht/year per house. Drinking water 12. Baht at the door for 20 litres Sent from my SMART_4G_Speedy_5inch using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 In Jomtien, shower, washing machine, all household water 180-200/month. Filtered water for drinking, cooking 80/month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Save on water. Go Indian style. Shower every full moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I'm in a condo in Bangkok and my water bill says 18 baht per unit. Last bill was 90 baht (5 units used) I get drinking water from a machine downstairs for 1 baht for 1.5 litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 37 baht per unit I believe, end up paying about 450/month in my condo, which I think is way too much. I'd agree. I'm never more than 60 baht/month in a Chiang Mai condo, or a village about 20 km outside Chiang Rai. Much more watchful on the electricity, about 1500 baht/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Interesting to see the different amounts people pay for the 20L water containers for "drinking water". In Pattaya currently paying 30baht for 20L delivered but know of other companies charging 50 baht...... Big difference however to those posters quoting 5 and 12 baht per container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 SO...you want a water bill?....Last month 2000baht....the price of water here is dearer than Australia if you work it out....we used to pay 6 baht through the meter, and suddenly it's 18baht ....thats some rise if you take notice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Bht14.63 per m3 for tap water and Bht20 for a 20 litre container of drinking water in Hat Yai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Where i live Nam Phong,Khon kaen.the water is shared between 3 houses,ours and my wifes 2 sisters.The bill is delivered to our house(which has the meter)and the 2 sisters pay up just before the pay date.We all have 2 bath room houses and the bill is never more than 600 baht a month.Thats 200 baht a household.I am happy with that.We use a lot of water,but the bill is about the same every month. My electric is about 350 baht monthly.I aint complaining.Up to now,weve had no drought problems or warnings of water loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Save on water. Go Indian style. Shower every full moon. Indian or that island off the west coast of Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Our deeper well ran out last week and I am now buying water for the garden. We have a pick up with a tank so we collect it ourselves and that works out at 70/M3 including fuel. If we had it delivered it would be 100 baht by small bowser and 80 baht by large bowser. That's in Chonburi city area. Just hoping the rain comes before I have to buy water for the house supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary90 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 £45 a month on a meter for 2 of us living in a new house with energy efficient everything and we're both at work all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Started at 150 Baht for 1,000 liters delivered by pick up with a tank in the back. Now 200 Baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 A few hundred baht each month paid at the 7-11. Hardly worth looking how much satang per meter cubed it is. I can tell you mine is 3,500 satang a cubic meter, which is definitely worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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