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[Birch]

"Water levels at many major dams in the countries are now critically low and water is available for consumption only, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) governor Suthas Pattamasiriwat revealed on Friday.

Mr Suthas the dams with a very low quantity of water include Pasak Joladin in Lop Buri, Ubonrat in Khon Khaen, Bhumibol in Tak, and Sirikit in Uttaradit.He said the quantity of water at Bhumibol and Sirikit dams is now only about 1,000 million cubic metres altogether.

The water levels in these dams are now about the same as those in 1992 when water in most of the dams in the counry was of its lowest level.He said water can now be released for consumption only and is no longer available for agriculture."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/18...-critically-low

[DOLLY]

The water levels in these dams are now about the same as those in 1992 when water in most of the dams in the counry was of its lowest level.

I remember that was the year we had to bathe in the swimming pool when the water taps were off and the water trucks couldn't find water to deliver. We had to carry buckets of water from the pool to flush the toilets. The scary thing is that there are probably 100,000 more people living in condos and developments in Pattaya now than back then.

There's nothing like turning the shower tap on in the morning and getting noting but gurgling air. That's how much warning we got last time around. They kept saying there was enough water - until the shower stopped working one morning.

[Harold]

I rent a studio apartment "pied-a-terre" in south Pattaya so I don't have to drive home on a bar-hopping weekend and there has been at least a half dozen times in the past few months when I arrived to find no water. The city is turning taps off regularly for many hours and if your building doesn't have large enough storage tanks underground or on the roof to service all the tenants, it just runs out. I've decided to give up the apartment to find a place with better water storage facilities.

[gay_grampa]

We are fortunate in Bangkok that the water does not go off too often and even when it does it's just for a few hours.
In my Pattaya condo at this time of year I keep two large plastic dustbins in the bathroom filled with an emergency supply so that I still have enough for washing, flushing etc. I refill them as soon as the water comes back on.
Think ahead!

[UncleSam]

In my Pattaya condo at this time of year I keep two large plastic dustbins in the bathroom filled with an emergency supply so that I still have enough for washing, flushing etc. I refill them as soon as the water comes back on.

Now I know why Gramps hates the red shirts so much. He's jealous !