Bangkok, Royal Irrigation Department stated Pasak Cholasit Dam has 14% of water remaining due to no water flowing in since the dry season began. The drainage section is to dilute the salinity. It's only a short period of time. and the quantity is not large Confirmed enough to be allocated for consumption throughout the rainy season 67 for sure. As for the salinity value at the Samlae raw water pumping point. Not exceeding water production standards. Mr. Thanet Somboon, Director of the Office of Water Management and Hydrology Royal Irrigation Department said Currently, the water volume in Pasak Cholasit Dam is 135 million cubic meters, or 14 percent of the capacity, with water being released at a rate of 40 cubic meters/second or 3.5 million cubic meters per day, adjusted A slight increase from the previous period to be sent to dilute the salinity in the high sea water from 8 - 11 May. This confirms that The use of the Pa Sak Cholasit Dam to dilute the salinity will be for a short period of time. The same w ay that was drained to remove salt water in Chachoengsao and Samut Prakan provinces, which at that time used water from Pa Sak Jolasit Dam for only 5 days, approximately 5 million cubic meters. This year, Pasak Cholasit Dam has little water because it has entered the dry season. There is no water flowing into the reservoir, but it is confirmed that there is a plan for adequate water management throughout the rainy season of 2024. As for the salinity situation around the Samlae raw water pumping station, Mueang District, Pathum Thani Province, which was affected by the high sea level during 25-30 April, causing it to exceed the standard at 0.50 grams per liter during some periods. This has now been resolved, as of 6:00 a.m. today (May 5) 0.27 grams per liter, down from yesterday, which was 0.36 grams per liter throughout the day yesterday. The salinity value does not exceed the standard at all and we are confident that Today will not be over either. The Royal Irrigation Department continues to monitor the n ew round of rising sea water from 8 - 11 May by draining water from the Chao Phraya Dam. Along with a little more drainage from the Pasak Cholasit Dam to dilute the salinity. Preventing the impact on the taste of tap water that the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority uses at Samlae raw water pumping stations to produce tap water to supply the areas of Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. Source: Thai News Agency