The Mayor of Hua Hin Mr Nopporn Wutthikul is working closely with the Director and staff of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA)
to relieve water shortage problems in Hua Hin and to plan for the city’s growth and future requirements.
The Hua Hin Mayor said that water problems continued to exist, despite his efforts to solve them. This has included using more water from the Phetchaburi dam or Pranburi dam, and even buying water from private companies at an extremely high price. The PWA has proposed an extension of major water lines from Ban Hua Na to Phetchakasem Road leading to Ban Khao Tao. From a central point, two more lines will be extended.
The first line will go directly to central Hua Hin, with a second line going further to the Klai Kangwon Royal Residence, Boh Fai and Ban Sam Phraya-Cha-Am. According to the Mayor, in the future local people and business operators will use water from different lines so that there will be no water shortage. This idea is entitled ‘Two-Option Waterworks’.
He stated that this solution has resulted from bilateral cooperation between the Municipality and the PWA. Hotels, condos, townhouses and industrial sites will use water from the two lines provided by the PWA; local houses will be using water provided by the Hua Hin Municipality. However, areas which are suffering from insufficient water for consumption, such as Boh Fai, Samoh Phrong, Samoh Tan and Tan Diew, will also use water from extended water lines provided by the PWA. The PWA Director added that the budget for carrying out the project has been allocated, but official approval from the PWA executive board is still required. Once the approval is given, the project can be completed in 2017 so that everyone in Hua Hin benefits from the additional water lines.
The proposal will now be presented to the PWA executive board before a Memorandum of Understanding is signed. Mr Nopporn also stated “We will start in October this year and expect to complete it next year.” The PWA will formulate the cost of using water with differing rates according to how much water is used and whether the use is for domestic or industrial purposes.