The pump is finally fixed.
Neo LongThum
On several occasions, local environmental group, Green Pattaya, made
representations to Pattaya City Hall, making councillors aware of a faulty
sewage pump station next to Cosy Beach. The offending pump next to Varuna Yacht
Club was subsequently changed and Green Pattaya and residents thought the
problems were fixed. However, the solution was short lived.
In a remarkably short period of time the replacement developed a fault causing a
cascading waterfall of sewage waste to pour down to the beach. Pattaya City Hall
was asked to push the sub contractor to end this health hazard and fix the unit
to stop it polluting Pattaya’s beaches.
At the last cleaning of Cosy Beach, Green Pattaya was approached by small
business owners and beach vendors and asked for its help to pressure the Pattaya
City Hall about the issue. A request was made by Green Pattaya volunteers to
city hall during last week but the official tasked with the repairs said it will
take 3 months before the sub contractor will fix the faulty pump. In the
meantime, swimmers are up to their ears in bureaucratic brown tape.
Then, in the afternoon of 14th October, representatives from Green Pattaya
visited the City Hall Office of Environment. They had a short meeting with Sutee
Thubnonghee, where Green Pattaya requested that something be done about the
three decommissioned boats on the beach.
The problem always has been the owner of the boat refused to move the boat
unless city hall fixed the pump.
A meeting was set up next morning and on arrival, the pump already had been
fixed by the sewage department.
Down on the beach the committee was met by one of the owners of the boats and he
explained the problem of the pump, soon after the lady who takes care of the
restaurant next to the boats arrived and she also complained about the pump.
Sutee Thubnonghee explained to them that now the pump is fixed they need to take
away the boat and clean this part of the beach.
He gave them a fair warning and they promised to deliver on their promise within
a month. Green Pattaya will follow up on their promise in one month time and
also clean the beach on the 8th of November.
Green Pattaya welcomes all suggestion on environmental problems in the Pattaya
area and you are welcome to report any “problem” area to
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>or to Facebook
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