rooster59 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Resorts start rolling in own water tankers as Phuket dry spell continues By The Phuket News A water truck is filled at a private water source in Rassada on Wednesday, to deliver water to a hotel in Patong after 11pm that night. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET: A leading figure in Phuket’s hotel industry in has confirmed that hotels and resorts across the island are starting to feel the effects of low water pressure in their mains water supply, which is forcing some hoteliers to arrange their own water supplies to ensure guests are not affected. “The dry situation has started to affect many hotel businesses,” Kongsak Koopongsakorn, President of the Thai Hotels Association, Southern Thailand Chapter, told The Phuket News this week. “The tap water does not flow well and there is low pressure. Hotels now have to buy water from private water sources, which is increasing their costs. Plus traffic jams are also increasing as part of the problem because there are now many water trucks on roads throughout the province,” he added. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/resorts-start-rolling-in-own-water-tankers-as-phuket-dry-spell-continues-70638.php#cSV2o2LOjMh0LVSc.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-03-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Rama 9 dam projects will prove to be the smartest public works projects ever. Counter the drought with rising seas. Not going to end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Build bullet trains instead..???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 59 minutes ago, Number 6 said: Rama 9 dam projects will prove to be the smartest public works projects ever. Counter the drought with rising seas. Not going to end well. I would be interested to hear which Rama 9 dam project is planned to service Phuket. Also, please expand on your drought countered by rising seas statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, khwaibah said: Build bullet trains instead..???? I fail to see any relevance in that statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Interesting, and concerning, reading in the link about projected hotel room numbers and the scarcity of water resources going into the 20's and 30's. Something needs to be instituted now, whether it be a new large dam, or a pipeline from neighboring Provinces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGW Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Old Croc said: I fail to see any relevance in that statement. You would if you were getting a "commission" from unneeded bullet trains and someone wanted to invest the money where it was needed - improving the infrastructure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, CGW said: 15 minutes ago, Old Croc said: I fail to see any relevance in that statement. You would if you were getting a "commission" from unneeded bullet trains and someone wanted to invest the money where it was needed - improving the infrastructure That was still a very vague link to water supply problems in Phuket. Why didn't you just mention submarines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 32 minutes ago, CGW said: You would if you were getting a "commission" from unneeded bullet trains and someone wanted to invest the money where it was needed - improving the infrastructure There are no bullet trains coming to Phuket so totally irrelevant. If you'd said light railway however.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Old Croc said: I fail to see any relevance in that statement. I suspect it means infrastructure money is being spent in the wrong places. Same as “buy more army tanks”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 The world class resort island of Phuket. I wonder how the locals are getting on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 This has been going on for years I know a couple of guys with their own water trucks and normally in high season they are working all night delivering water to Kata and Karon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Oziex1 said: The world class resort island of Phuket. I wonder how the locals are getting on? Small trucks deliver to them..2k ltrs 2/300 baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Not sure who the lucky recipients are, but some water trucks are taking water out of the pond behind Nai Harn lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 5:39 PM, Old Croc said: Interesting, and concerning, reading in the link about projected hotel room numbers and the scarcity of water resources going into the 20's and 30's. Something needs to be instituted now, whether it be a new large dam, or a pipeline from neighboring Provinces. Something needed to be instituted 15 years ago. Now you see the consequences of no forward planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Not long now until we see the "water mafia" colluding to set the price of trucked in water. Of course, it will be called the "water truck association." ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Richard Kuklinski said: Not long now until we see the "water mafia" colluding to set the price of trucked in water. Of course, it will be called the "water truck association." ???? There has always been a water truck mafia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Richard Kuklinski said: Not long now until we see the "water mafia" colluding to set the price of trucked in water. Of course, it will be called the "water truck association." ???? What do you pay for yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just now, Olmate said: What do you pay for yours I'm in Patong, so town water rarely goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Richard Kuklinski said: I'm in Patong, so town water rarely goes off. So know little bout water deliveries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Olmate said: So know little bout water deliveries Nope. Just know a thing or two about Phuket Thainess. You don't think the price will go through the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Richard Kuklinski said: Nope. Just know a thing or two about Phuket Thainess. You don't think the price will go through the roof? No I get deliveries from mom n pop operators, 300 baht for good water and an hours work seems cheap to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kuklinski Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, Olmate said: No I get deliveries from mom n pop operators, 300 baht for good water and an hours work seems cheap to me So, mom n pop will never be pressured into joining "an association or club." Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.