PWA distributes 450 million liters of water to drought affected areas



BANGKOK, 6 July 2016 (NNT) – The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has distributed 350 million liters of water to the drought affected public, says PWA chief.

The PWA Governor Seree Suparatit has said regarding the drought disaster in Thailand, that many areas are affected from shortages of water for consumption which reflects the country’s lack of a stable water management scheme while some areas cannot access water manufactured from facilities.

He said the PWA, which is the agency responsible for tap water service, has established a special command center for drought prevention and mitigation measures. The centers will aid the public in reducing the risks of waterworks disruption and will be providing free tap water supply at 234 distribution points nationwide.

The PWA has been distributing 450 million liters of water to the drought affected public during the first six months of 2016, from 1 January - 30 June.

The PWA governor has added the general public affected from shortages of tap water due to droughts can contact the 234 PWA offices nationwide, or call to the PWA's Call Center 1662 for further actions, in keeping with the policy from the Ministry of Interior and the government to improve the public’s livelihood.


-- NNT 2016-07-06

One asks the question why there is a water shortage , after at least a decade of no action with plenty of talking , no planning for 25 years ahead , no inventive idea's like desalination or recycled water ( which they hinted the private sector might like to start , no takers) which now are old idea's with newer technology , lots of more talk and now it is rainy season , they are still talking about drought, and next year , more talk, I've talked enough on this subject it's now givin me the Sh!!ts

................ .

One asks the question why there is a water shortage , after at least a decade of no action with plenty of talking , no planning for 25 years ahead , no inventive idea's like desalination or recycled water ( which they hinted the private sector might like to start , no takers) which now are old idea's with newer technology , lots of more talk and now it is rainy season , they are still talking about drought, and next year , more talk, I've talked enough on this subject it's now givin me the Sh!!ts

................ .

Desalination is a very expensive way to get water and all the desalination plants need to be on the coast but the areas that would need the water most are hundreds of km away from the sea. The cost of pumping stations and pipelines would be huge and you would also have to factor in several power stations close to the pumping stations to run them.

Recycled water would be a better proposition but there are very few sewage and waste water pipes connected to the majority of houses in Thailand.

There was a huge water treatment plant built in Samut Prakan over 20 years ago and it has never been used. It is called Klong Dan and has been mired in corruption from before the first day of construction. The court case is still going on IIRC.

The worst of the drought is over but it will be several years before all the dams are back to their full working levels.