Southeast Asia Water Table Question

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Hi Bill,

The biggest problem in SE Asia is that most of the impoverished people live near rivers and have no proper sanitation, so they simply use the same river they draw their water supply from as a toilet. Furthermore, even in the cities, the sewerage systems in many of these countries tend to use the septic tank system. As water tables in SE Asia tend to be very high, this often results in contaminated groundwater. And of course, the biggest problem in this part of the world is the rampant corruption in most of the countries there.

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Hey Vader !! long time, my friend!

Yes, I agree, I spent last year evaluating or designing systems to correct the WW and W supplies in Iraq if you remember... I have also been to other third world countries from rural Korea down to SE Asia and am quite aware.

The deep wells in cambodia seem to have burned out from over use, the surface water is seasonal and as you say contaminated, we are concerned about heavy metal contamination in the shallow water table.

we wondered about what the VC dealt with because we remembered the tunnels often went deeper than 10 meters.

DO you still have my private email address?

Hi Bill my friend,

Aside from sewage and garbage contamination, the next biggest problem here in Cambodia where I'm currently working on a water treatment plant project is arsenic contamination. It's okay here in Phnom Penh since they draw their water from the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, but it's a very serious problem in Kompong Spieu. I actually wanted to construct a wetland there to use phytoremediation to remove the arsenic at minimal cost for the locals; unfortunately, I was unable to raise the funds to carry out the project.

I'll try to get in touch with my friend Dale Edmonds. She's the head of Riverkids, a Singapore-based NGO that protects Cambodian orphans from pedophiles. This might not be quite up her alley, but I'm sure she must know some big shots here to assist you if you're interested. And yes, I still have your personal email address.

All the best my friend.

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do it your self water purification

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reverse osmosis water purification

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drinking water from wells

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