snoop1130 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Phuket major water rations rolled out as reservoirs run low By The Phuket News Somsawat Chaisinsod, Director of Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office, points out how low the water levels are at Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn area only last month. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET:-- Water rations will be brought into effect across major residential and business areas across Phuket from Friday (Feb 8 ) as officials struggle to conserve dwindling water supplies in the island’s three main reservoirs until the annual rains return in May. The Phuket Provincial Water Authority office (PWA) announced today (Feb 5) that water rations will be brought into effect in Rawai, Koh Kaew and areas throughout Rassada, in addition to the water rationing already in effect in Bang Tao, on Phuket’s tourist-popular west coast. “The cause (for introducing the water rationing) is that the water levels in three reservoirs, Bang Neow Dum in Srisoonthorn, Bang Wad in Kathu and Khlong Katha in Chalong, are dramatically low,” said the PWA announcement today. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-major-water-rations-rolled-out-as-reservoirs-run-low-70283.php#fEIkKtI43wMcL08V.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-02-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 10 hours ago, snoop1130 said: as officials struggle to conserve dwindling water supplies in the island’s three main reservoirs until the annual rains return in May. thailand's version of water management; Hoping on weather a couple months out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mcseismic Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Water table is still relatively high in Chalong. No water shortages for me this year....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I am happy they are not building hundreds and hundreds of new condos and apartment or there could be a real problem in future years.....oh wait ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Wasn't there a large tropical storm rolled thru that part of Thailand a month or so ago? What happened to that rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 all that tourist money... the infrastructure could well afford getting a DeSal plant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, IAMHERE said: Wasn't there a large tropical storm rolled thru that part of Thailand a month or so ago? What happened to that rain? The storm went north of Phuket, we saw very little rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 "The cause (for introducing the water rationing) is that the water levels in three reservoirs, Bang Neow Dum in Srisoonthorn, Bang Wad in Kathu and Khlong Katha in Chalong, are dramatically low,” Well, that might be the immediate cause, but the root cause is the unbridled development of hotels and condos on the island without corresponding infrastructure improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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