News Forum - Water crisis hits Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Samui, tap water rationed

[Thaiger]

On Koh Pha Ngan, a water crisis since late March has led to a stringent rationing of tap water which affected both locals and tourists. The rationing, operating on a rotational basis, leaves some areas parched on certain days while others savour the flow. A meagre 3,500m3 to 4,000m3 of water trickles through the pipes … …

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[Michael1956]

One solution is to ban the juvenile behavior or dousing people with water this month.   Traditional Songkran festivities should return

[Ramanathan.P]

It is time Thailand look into the desalination of sea water for domestic use...

[cowslip]

"Across the glistening straits, Samui Island shivers under the shadow of a similar drought"

 

I take it the author was experimenting with legalised cannabis when writing this article?

[cowslip]

On 4/5/2024 at 11:10 AM, Ramanathan.P said:

It is time Thailand look into the desalination of sea water for domestic use...

The costs can be prohibitive.....seawater desalination one of the most expensive forms of freshwater

[cowslip]

On 4/5/2024 at 10:38 AM, Michael1956 said:

One solution is to ban the juvenile behavior or dousing people with water this month.   Traditional Songkran festivities should return

Although it is inadvisable during drought, the amount of water thrown is less than a single rainy day. 

It will take a lot more than that... and on the mainland, to get Samui out of the current fix.

[MrStretch]

37 minutes ago, cowslip said:

The costs can be prohibitive.....seawater desalination one of the most expensive forms of freshwater

So true, and it tastes like sh**, or at least every time I've tried it it has been nearly unpalatable.  Fine for washing or bathing.

Last year, an Australian university announced they could filter seawater, or nearly any  other kind of water, using nano technology, cheaply and efficiently.  I'm just waiting to hear when they are ready to scale it up.

[cowslip]

3 hours ago, MrStretch said:

So true, and it tastes like sh**, or at least every time I've tried it it has been nearly unpalatable.  Fine for washing or bathing.

Last year, an Australian university announced they could filter seawater, or nearly any  other kind of water, using nano technology, cheaply and efficiently.  I'm just waiting to hear when they are ready to scale it up.

sounds like graphine technology which has been around for some time. Lots of science programs in Oz have a habit of going on the news as a "breakthrough" - in order to drum up funding for R&D.

virtually every Aussie news program ends with one of these.