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Commercial premises to be billed for wastewater treatment

Pipes carry community wastewater along a canal in Bang Rak area of Bangkok before it is treated and discharged into the Chao Phraya River.(Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)

City Hall plans to introduce wastewater treatment fees for commercial buildings in Bangkok this year, but not for households.

Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would request water user details from the  Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA), to be used as a basis for calculating the collection of wastewater treatment fees.

Billing of commercial premises would begin by the end of this year.

He said the BMA could not install meters to check on wastewater. It would consult the MWA about the installation of…

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