Not Just Another Day In Pattaya

[goji]

A quick look at the map confirms suspicions that much of Pattaya, including many areas in the flood video is 30~50 ft above sea level.
So if they put in large enough drainage canals/tunnels & holding ponds, gravity ought to do the rest.

[arsenal]

Pattaya floods. The reservoir, Lake Mabrachan was less than a quarter full last time I was there. If only there was some solution to both problems.

[dinagam]

Mark my words.
In a few months the officials will be talking about low water levels and the effects of drought on the water supply...

[jimnbkk]

I had the pleasure of navigating this flood yesterday in a failed attempt to meet with my insurance agent.

Fortunately I was driving my Ford Ranger which was able to make it in-and-out of this mess. It was like driving down the middle of the Nile River on Pattaya Tai, and I ended up getting trapped by stalled vehicles and road barricades while attempting to drive through Soi Day/Night. I finally made it out without my truck stalling...would have made a great commercial for Ford Rangers.

Whenever you see them doing repairs to the underground pipes in South Pattaya you will notice that the pipes they commonly use are 10 cm diameter blue plastic pipes, which, according to standard practice, are used for internal plumbing, or external plumbing of controlled water flowage like residential water tanks, etc. - not for underground sewerage systems in major cities.

My guess for years has been that the majority of the money that was approved and allotted for the City sewerage system ended up in somebody's pocket, and those cheap plastic pipes (which are suitable for the toilet in your hung nam) is all they could afford. What you would expect to see being used for an underground piping system in a city the size of Pattaya would be 50 cm diameter concrete castings. Not anywhere close to what they've been using.

Welcome to Thailand!

I saw on one video of the floods where water was erupting from one of the street drains, probably up on 2nd Road. The Pattaya Beach project was allegedly supposed to improve the drainage at the beach so more water could get to the sea. The videos and Dodger's words demonstrate that the 'project' did not achieve any goals along those lines.

[Sen Yai]

Whenever you see them doing repairs to the underground pipes in South Pattaya you will notice that the pipes they commonly use are 10 cm diameter blue plastic pipes, which, according to standard practice, are used for internal plumbing, or external plumbing of controlled water flowage like residential water tanks, etc. - not for underground sewerage systems in major cities.

Do they use those same 4" plastic pipes for storm water drainage in NYC too?

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/01/w...ast/index.html

[Dodger]

[QUOTE=Sen Yai;282140]

Do they use those same 4" plastic pipes for storm water drainage in NYC too?

I think it's obvious that the size of the pipes in NYC didn't have anything to do with the floods caused by IDA.

[latintopxxx]

explain...

[goji]

Comparisons of flooding in Pattaya v NYC, Germany etc are not really like for like.

Pattaya has regular reports of flooding and these should be prevented by proper drainage. If, instead of the resurfacing perfectly good roads and putting in mickey mouse drains, they decided to put in some large drains and holding ponds, the problem would be solved.

NYC etc are freak occurrences and are more difficult to plan for.

[Dodger]

explain...

I'll let you do the work...just read:

https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-respo...ultiple-states

[dinagam]

The wrath of God is undoubtedly very terrifying for the Muslim haters of the USA and Germany whereas the pacifist Thais are being spared much hardship.