Swimming ban lifted in Pattaya – city has no long-term waste water solution

[Peterw42]

27 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

The true definition of "denial" ????

Isn't that a river in Egypt ?

[justin case]

thailand has nothing long term planned, the end

[Gecko123]

The mayor needs to go for a swim to fully restore public confidence that it's safe.

[jacko45k]

 

34 minutes ago, manhood said:

Anybody who swim in the sea around pattaya must be crazy. And yes, even i would not walk on the sand. Everything is contaminated but yes, can't be seen: not excisting !

The sand on Pattaya Beach is all new, and the sea doesn't seem to reach much of it these days. 

[yellowboat]

This is why you will need insurance.  Thai government cannot insure your safety, so the liability falls to you and your insurance company.  Given how Thailand pollutes the seas, swimming is a bad idea. 

[Darkside Gray]

47 minutes ago, toenail said:

So... what are the names of the “city officials” that are not really doing their jobs in taking care of the city’s infrastructure- including sewage water treatment plants? I must admit they are good at organizing firework displays, seafood festivals, songkron promotions but anything hardcore for a growing city’s survival these city politicians are clueless. Their expertise is being social directors  for parties. 

I bet Thais ( Pattaya natives) don’t even know the names of these city officials. 

You won’t see these city “dignitaries” names displayed anywhere because they’re so embarrassed about their irresponsible behavior.

I thought the city officials were installed by the junta.

[essox essox]

never knew that there was a BAN....only a report about the condition of the water.....and IT was left upto a person wether they swam or not !!

[Jen65]

black crabs are delicious !

[ToddinChonburi]

Try finding the sewage truck that dumped its load in the canal.  I would like to see the real results of the water test.

[TMNH]

It's a miracle! Something that should not have happened to begin with "suddenly" has been resolved. And if you think that "suddenly" a waste water issue has been resolved, then I will refer you to a manual re: common sense. I feel sorry for those who are exposed to this fiasco- either natives or tourists. Oh how great it must be to step on to a beach....to even "think" about swimming there and then to see effluent being discharged into the area where you "thought" was one of the reasons why you came here.

 

And then....the powers that be - albeit without any common sense focuses more on alcohol-free Buddhist holidays. Meanwhile, tourists see the crap beaches and all their supposed glory....get your shit together. PAY people to get the garbage off the beaches....PAY for trash bins (even though there are people who feel that's too much to expect as opposed to simply tossing garbage ). Figure out "why" trash is washing  up on the beaches (duh...look at Indonesia and their similar mindset).

 

There are other cultures who throw their garbage on the streets or wherever. Problem is....Thailand either takes precautions.....either gets rid of people simply throwing their garbage by the way side, OR you will NEVER get away from 3rd world status. Even with your rich developers attempting to attract monied-people.  You're stll a 3rd world country and inasmuch as you may think otherwise? I don't think so.:)

 

[outsider]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

huddled in meetings

 Discussing who to blame, shortlisting scapegoats etc.

 

Long-term solution? Put head deeper in the sand.

[Skallywag]

Dilution is the solution to pollution.  The water we shower with likely contains as much bad bacteria as the Gulf of Thailand.  You dont let shower water into your mouth or eyes for a reason, right?  If out on the Bay swimming, just lay out in the sun a few minutes and the solar rays will kill off any bad bacteria....yet you might get skin cancer.  Life is all about trade offs.  ????

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Good news is the dysentery clinic is making a fortune???? 

I hear they now have a double shift "running" !!

????

[SupermarineS6B]

Just be careful of the floaters........ 

[Shocked farang]

Hepatitis is the prize to those courageous swimmers! 

[Shocked farang]

2 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

The mayor needs to go for a swim to fully restore public confidence that it's safe.

If Big Joke shows up in swimming trunks everything will be Ok again...

[Shocked farang]

3 hours ago, Emdog said:

Who you gonna believe? Your lying eyes and nose or tourist promotion board?

I've lived in Jomtien 15 years and have never gone swimming in the waters. I'd prefer a dip in my toilet: I know who put the stuff in there.

I used to wear sandals til I got some nasty skin aliment that produced holes moving across top of foot. Very very difficult for doctor to clear up. Now I wear socks and fisherman's sandals, avoid sand somewhat too...

Thank you for the feed back as I was contemplating buying a condo in Jomtien...Pattaya and Jomtien are both dead, let´s face it!

[brokenbone]

i find it very disturbing that the city dont even have a plan on

such a fundamental infrastructure as waste water.

dont bother with beach sand until you do

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmmmm....No long term waste water problems?....SURE

[Gandtee]

So normal means crappy????

[masuk]

21 hours ago, JimSaints said:

No wonder they enforce visitors / expats to have health insurance as most will get sick from swimming in thai waters 

About three years ago, I made the mistake of swimming at Jom Tien beach.  I was only in the water for a few minutes, thoroughly disgusted with the plastic floating through the water as well as various toilet items.

I ended up with a rash on both arms; my doctor sent me to a specialist, and I was told that it was an infection of the hair follicles.  It cleared up after a few days of antiseptic washes.

What a great advertisement for tourists!

[Rimmer]

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[DUNROAMIN]

What I saw was enough to convince me never to swim at Thai beaches, occasionally I have found some pristine beaches around Thailand in out of the way places where there are no creeks or town run offs. I would suspect that most of the Asian coast lines would have polluted water to some degree.

[natway09]

It is called infrastructure but the Government of the day are more interested in building high speed trains to bring more shitters to the beach instead of building one good hi tech sewerage treatment plant

[ttrd]

On 5/20/2019 at 9:54 AM, toenail said:

.., but you can assume city officials have a plan how to selfishly spend the city’s tax revenue on themselves. 

Disgusting city managers. 

The solution can be to block the existing waste water and toilet pipes and replace them with composting toilets and waist water tanks - actually not more complicated than that...

[Cranky]

It's safe to go back in the water....we're gonna need a bigger turd

[toenail]

I thought the city officials were installed by the junta.

True, which means they cannot be held accountable.



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[TheHangingJudge]

I thought black water and foul smelling pollutants was the normal for pattaya beaches 

[the guest]

Ah well if you see a floater, then you know your in the S##T!

[pegman]

13 hours ago, Darkside Gray said:

I thought the city officials were installed by the junta.

The Royal Thai Navy took over that area by gun-point 5 years ago. Their priority seems to have been the harassment of small vendors. Those in charge should be severely dealt with.