snoop1130 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Pattaya's sewage treatment plants just can't cope, meeting told A crisis meeting held on Thursday was told by a water treatment expert that Pattaya's seawater contamination is getting worse and worse. And the sewage treatment plants can't cope with the extra capacity over what they were built for. Water specialist Somphop Wandee painted a grim picture of the problem that has been highlighted in recent weeks by Sophon Cable and other media oulets. He told the high level meeting at the Grand Soleil Hotel that contamination in the sea had worsened three times in recent years. Plants built to handle 65,000 cubic liters of waste water per day were not able to cope with the 80,000 liters now experienced at the resort. In addition businesses were letting rubbish and contamination flow directly into the sea exacerbating the problem. Somphop spoke about the BOD tests on Pattaya water. Biochemical oxygen demand is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. This test showed a steady decline in water quality in the sea in Pattaya. In laymen's terms the sea cannot clean itself due to the rubbish flowing into it. The meeting was attended by the local authority, navy, business and tourism leaders from across the Pattaya spectrum. But Facebook commentator Khunnatham Dangkhunnatham summed it up neatly: "Told simply - the corpse is in the process of rotting and being bloated". Source: https://www.facebook.com/STVPattaya/posts/1626478204039774 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-8-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 This is simply telling us something that we knew already. The water is seriously shitty and getting worse. Here's an idea, rather than uselessly raiding bars for the sake of being seen to do something, invest in the water treatment that is actually needed for a city this size. Because tourists are the lifeline of the place, and they wont be seen here if there is a constant supply of floating turds in the water at the beach. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 So, the stretch of brown water seen on Google Earth shall stretch from the mouth of the Chaophraya river to Jomtien... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pdaz Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 How many millions did they just waste ( no pun intended ) on an underpass ? 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 The epitome of incompetence.. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oztruckie Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Well if they want to make Pattaya a family friendly resort,first thing to do is b sure the water is good enough for swimming, once word gets out about Pattaya water quality,bye bye Pattaya,in this world of social media,word spreads like wildfire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobredin Ghusputin Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: Pattaya's sewage treatment plants just can't cope, meeting told Is this going to last longtime, or is it just a short-time phenomenon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post midas Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 How utterly embarrassing for Pattaya when in November there will be Navy chiefs from 19 countries in town and ships from 15 Navy's http://aseanifr2017.com/?lang=en 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 what it means is that the budget that was spent on .............well pretty much anything over the last 20 years ....got spent without any actual results go take a look on the far side of Bali just as you come down from the scenic hill, you will see dumped as a pile of construction rubbish the so called marina components, I actually think it is time people (just like Yingluc) were held to account and prosecuted for this very obvious debacle that cost tax payers money.......... time for Thailand to become accountable and people both locally and nationally to be held responsible for some very obvious massive failures, only then will people actually make a responsible effort to do something Go look at Siam Country Club.....the Marina (lol) both fine examples of projects that had focus on pockets rather than the contracted job being completed accounts accounts accounts .......................look at were the money went. it cannot be hidden - someone just needs to look 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Wait untill the millions of Indian visitors arrive, than we have even more sewagewater to clean. This is just a disadvantage from the more tourists is better plan...better have less tourists who spend more.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Plants built to handle 65,000 cubic liters of waste water per day were not able to cope with the 80,000 liters now experienced at the resort. Plus some of the liters didn't arrive as cubes but insisted on taking other shapes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 34 minutes ago, Thian said: Wait untill the millions of Indian visitors arrive, than we have even more sewagewater to clean. This is just a disadvantage from the more tourists is better plan...better have less tourists who spend more.. Yep but those guys have been, seen and left never to return and all you have now is sort of locals look after them if I was you, if they stop coming the place has had it as far as quality is concerned 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gummy Posted August 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 This is hardly a new issue so unsure why they have finally admitted the sewerage treatment in Pattaya is overloaded. I think it is the succession of greedy and nepotistic Mayors together with their administrative organisations that have a difficulty in coping - with anything other then ensuring the Pattaya skimming machine is working at full capacity ! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrobay Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Thian said: Wait untill the millions of Indian visitors arrive, than we have even more sewagewater to clean. This is just a disadvantage from the more tourists is better plan...better have less tourists who spend more.. But the more ( obliveous) tourists is really all that TAT has left. All others except those for the girls are not going to put up with this mass incompetense everywhere you look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted August 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dobredin Ghusputin said: Is this going to last longtime, or is it just a short-time phenomenon? More to the point, why wasn't it identified 5 years ago that the system will soon reach it's capacity and something already done to massively increase the system capacity before it can become as issue. Again. Gross lack of planning, and some heads should role. There are plenty of very capable people in this country but 99% of them will never get to positions of valuable analysis, anticipation of future needs, policy development, innovations etc., because they can't afford the promotion 'fees'. Edited August 18, 2017 by scorecard 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 5 hours ago, smedly said: what it means is that the budget that was spent on .............well pretty much anything over the last 20 years ....got spent without any actual results go take a look on the far side of Bali just as you come down from the scenic hill, you will see dumped as a pile of construction rubbish the so called marina components, I actually think it is time people (just like Yingluc) were held to account and prosecuted for this very obvious debacle that cost tax payers money.......... time for Thailand to become accountable and people both locally and nationally to be held responsible for some very obvious massive failures, only then will people actually make a responsible effort to do something Go look at Siam Country Club.....the Marina (lol) both fine examples of projects that had focus on pockets rather than the contracted job being completed accounts accounts accounts .......................look at were the money went. it cannot be hidden - someone just needs to look Well said, hit's the nail right on the head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted August 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2017 Come to Pattaya on the Dead Sea: Experience a fetid ocean breeze, while your kids build sludge castles on our beach. Receive an instant tan from a short dip in our caustic waters which will make you the envy at home. Mouthwatering fresh catch of the day is being washed on shore while the supplies last. The Queen of the Eastern Seaboard will provide you with everlasting memories of skin rashes, diarrhea, vomit and infectious disease, courtesy of our hard working authorities. Enjoy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Unexpected ? Building more and more hotels brings more and more waste, same thing with the traffic. But thinking and planning requires some brain, valid not only for Pattaya. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 5 hours ago, smedly said: time for Thailand to become accountable and people both locally and nationally to be held responsible for some very obvious massive failures, only then will people actually make a responsible effort to do something while i agree with you, i do not believe that generation of thais , who are now decision-makers, were ever trained to assume responsibility 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 So what is the solution? Build a new 4 stage plant that transmits the effluent miles out to sea or tell Pattayans not to poop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KittenKong Posted August 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2017 Walking along Beach Road yesterday evening there was a very nasty smell coming from somewhere and a lot of evil-looking scum at the shoreline (and I'm not talking about the jet-ski operators). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 One can hardly claim to be a world class destination when your beach is little more than a salty sewerage swamp with waves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 14 hours ago, Oztruckie said: Well if they want to make Pattaya a family friendly resort,first thing to do is b sure the water is good enough for swimming, once word gets out about Pattaya water quality,bye bye Pattaya,in this world of social media,word spreads like wildfire. Spot on. Instead it is in the brain that all they must do is hide the sex, drink and rock n roll and families will flood to the resort to let their kids swim in the shitty sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Just exactly where is this ephemeral sewage treatment plant ? I used to design them, large ones in towns and cities, and scanning over Pattaya and surrounding areas on Google Earth I have never seen anything vaguely resembling a proper sewage treatment plant ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uffe123 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 No problem, just dump it into the sea as they have been doing all along. there is a reason why the city never releases any news on the water quality at the beaches. I think only the old times know that there are several sewer lines that run a kilometer into the sea off the pattaya and jonptien beaches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Let's simply call it Turds And Trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 9 minutes ago, Lupatria said: Let's simply call it Turds And Trash *Pattaya - Eastern Queen of Turds & Trash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeworldwide Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 15 hours ago, kotsak said: The epitome of incompetence.. Dont you mean "The epitome of incontinence"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICECOOL Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I see the solution. Its the tourists fault. Hand out waste bags and let them take it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yann55 Posted August 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, Pdaz said: How many millions did they just waste ( no pun intended ) on an underpass ? Not to mention the so-called 'beautification' project of Dongtan Beach in Jomtien (65 MB), which would be more aptly renamed the concretefication project. When some people actually come to believe that cutting down century-old trees and replacing sand with concrete is an improvement of any kind, it shows that they've totally lost their screws. SHAME ON YOU local 'authorities'. Edited August 18, 2017 by Yann55 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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