Tap water supply in Mae Sai has been 80% restored, Sai River arsenic level remains high

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The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai has restored the tap water supply to 80%, but the arsenic level in the Sai River, which is the source…

The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai has restored the tap water supply to 80%, but the arsenic level in the Sai River, which is the source of raw water, was found to be 28 times the safety standard.

Chiang Rai governor Chucheep Pongchai, the Mae Sai district chief officer and officials of the Chiang Mai-based Environment and Pollution Control Office went to the Hua Fai community in Mae Sai district yesterday to follow up the water situation in the Sai River.

He said that, even though tap water supply is almost fully restored, he has urged authorities concerned to accelerate testing of water quality and to gather information about the sources and activities inside Myanmar that contribute to contamination of the river.

The governor talked about the provincial administration’s tap water development plan, to develop water sources in Chiang Saen district…

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