People exercise in Rama VIII public park, near Rama VII Bridge, on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)
The Irrigation Department has been placed on full alert over the quality of tap water in the Bangkok area, with high tides expected to raise the salinity of the lower Chao Phraya River over the next few days.
Sanya Saengphumphong, inspector-general at the Agriculture Ministry and acting director-general of the department, said the salt level had increased after high sea tides in January.
This led to difficulties with tap water production, because the salinity was above a critical level.
On Feb 13-14, high tides in the Gulf were expected to raise the water level at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, causing an incursion ot salt water upstream, he said.
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