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Wastewater sparks local ire
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/06/2020
» Farm villagers in Ban Khai district in Rayong province have threatened legal action over wastewater pollution from a local recycling factory.
Council pushes wastewater fee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/01/2018
» City councillors are pushing to pass a much-delayed regulation to collect wastewater treatment fees from Bangkok residents.
Black wastewater fouls Jomtien beach
Online Reporters, Published on 07/05/2018
» CHON BURI: Tourists are staying away from Jomtien beach after foul black wastewater poured out into the sea, polluting one of Pattaya's most popular attractions.
Uproar over Pattaya beach wastewater
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 14/05/2018
» The Pollution Control Department is preparing to inspect the wastewater being released by hotels and buildings in Pattaya after netizens cried foul over photos shared online showing visibly polluted water being released at Pattaya beach.
Uproar over Pattaya beach wastewater
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/05/2018
» The Pollution Control Department is preparing to inspect the wastewater being released by hotels and buildings in Pattaya after an outcry over photos shared online showing polluted water being released at Pattaya beach.
Wastewater stations to get B188m
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 23/11/2018
» PATTAYA: Pattaya City Council has approved a budget of 188 million baht to improve the condition of its six wastewater treatment stations that have fallen into disrepair after nearly 20 years of operations.
Covid-19 detector probes wastewater
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/03/2024
» Researchers have developed a system for predicting the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) via wastewater, which can be used to estimate the number of potential cases as well as possibly foresee epidemics up to three weeks in advance.
Capital's shrimp farmers drowning in wastewater
News, Danny Marks, Published on 14/01/2020
» If you recently ate fresh seafood in Bangkok, there's a good chance some of it came from Bangkok itself. The idea that seafood is cultivated in a city considered a concrete jungle might be surprising. But Bangkok's district of Bang Khunthian touches the Gulf of Thailand and in Bang Khunthian's sub-district, Tha Kam, the vast majority of land is used to farm seafood, particularly shrimp. A district officer estimates that 70-80% of Bang Khunthian's residents are aquaculture farmers. Many have earned their livelihood through this means for generations.
Wastewater fees finally get the nod
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/06/2019
» City councillors have finally approved the enforcement of a regulation to charge Bangkok residents for wastewater treatment after 14 years of vacillation.
Wastewater treatment pond planned on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 23/07/2018
» SURAT THANI: Provincial authorities plan to build a 10-million-baht underground wastewater treatment pond at Ban Mae Nam community on Koh Samui, to end the discharge of dirty water from the area into the sea.