Thailand is among world’s 10 biggest water users

[hhfarang]

And this with Songkran coming up...

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thaila ... ter-users/

[blue05]

no surprise, its too cheap

[dtaai-maai]

On a (very) brief read-through, it's a little unclear whether they're talking about general water consumption per head of population (almost impossible to measure accurately in this country, surely) or water consumption for agricultural/industrial purposes.

I do agree that it's ridiculously cheap - our water bill last month was 70 baht. I wouldn't mind paying more if I thought it would contribute to improving the infrastructure. It wouldn't, so I'll stick with what we've got for now.

[PeteC]

I really hate the idea though that some nebulous world body slaps a trade barrier on a country for using its own water resources which would otherwise flow into the sea? Try to do that to the bigger boys listed above Thailand and they'll laugh at the concept. Pete

[Takiap]

no surprise, its too cheap

I think that depends where you stay. We stay up soi 6 so water costs us 300 baht every two days because we have to get it trucked in. We do have a mains supply but have not had water for nearly a year now.

[Spitfire]

Wow Takiap......so that's 4.5k baht a month on water if I'm thinking straight this morning.

That's a lot.

[charlesh]

Yeap Thai mentality - it comes from the sky (read gods) and should be free!
PS i don't agree that you should jack up prices to pay for some fat executives pay or bonuses either!