News Forum - Video footage shows sewage spill on Jomtien Beach

[Thaiger]

Authorities sprang into action after a video showing sewage gushing into the sea at Soi 8, Jomtien Beach surfaced on Wednesday. Mayor Poramet Ngampichet hailed the quick response, revealing yesterday that the once-polluted waters had returned to their pristine state, much to the delight of beach enthusiasts. Mayor Poramet lauded the swift reaction to the … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

This is like applying handyplast to a deep wound. Yes it will stop the spillage, but eventually it will be flushed to the sea once there is high tide. This is like firefighting and it will be a never ending story unless a permanent solution is available to arrest it at the source. 

[Vigo]

pristine? Prove it with water quality testing and publishing the results.

[Ramanathan.P]

5 minutes ago, Vigo said:

pristine? Prove it with water quality testing and publishing the results.

 

[MrStretch]

15 hours ago, Vigo said:

pristine? Prove it with water quality testing and publishing the results.

Oh, no, no, no.  They'd never do that.  Never.

Every time that there is some runoff, sewage discharge or question about anything that might impact the attractiveness of the beaches to tourists, it is quickly deep-sixed (pun intended).  Their inability to develop and maintain such infrastructure is eventually going to be their undoing.

Shortsightedness, in the face of "harming the image for tourism" is going to be the ecological kiss of death by Thai politicians and those in the industry that just don't really care.