Filthy waters in Eastern Johore Strait waters. To force PAP for bridge?

[FuckSamLeong]

Highly probable don't you think? If I were to channel raw sewage into the Eastern side of the Causeway, polluting the beaches of Punggol, Pasir Ris and Changi, wouldn't that be good ground to say that we need a bridge to replace the Causeway so as to allow Mother Nature to clean up everyday by way of tidal flow?


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Aug 25, 2009
Pasir Ris beach still filthy
By Amresh Gunasingham

Although there has been no deterioration in the water quality at Pasir Ris beach, it is still graded as 'fair.' -- PHOTO: RASIYA BANU

A YEAR after signs went up on Pasir Ris beach warning swimmers against taking a dip in the waters there, little has changed.

Levels of a bacteria found in human faeces present in the sea there still exceed World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, a year-long National Environment Agency study has found.

It said that though water quality has improved marginally, swimming and activies such as water-skiing are still discouraged along the 3.3-km stretch of beach from the People's Association's Pasir Ris Holiday Complex to the Civil Service Aloha resort.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Tuesday that an ageing sewage network was partly to blame for the poor water quality: Faeces is leaking into the waters off Pasir Ris beach from a 23-km network of pipes in the Tampines, Changi and Pasir Ris areas.

The discharge from 39 sewage treatment plants in areas such as Tampines and Changi is also to blame, it said.

In addition, waste dumped from moored vessels, and animals secreting waste into the waters there add to the problem.

Pasir Ris beach is the only one with poor water quality here, the study, which examined six recreational beaches, found.

The other beaches - Sentosa and Seletar Islands, Sembawang Park, Changi and East Coast beach - are suitable for swimming and other water sports, it said.

NEA caused a stir last year when it said that the adoption of more stringent water-quality standards based on new World Health Organization guidelines meant that swimming was no longer safe off Pasir Ris beach.

Since then, more officers have been sent to examine drains and rivers in the area that lead to the sea for possible discharges, a spokesman for the agency said. Enforcement action has also been stepped up, she added.

 

[Snipeshot08]

Highly probable don't you think? If I were to channel raw sewage into the Eastern side of the Causeway, polluting the beaches of Punggol, Pasir Ris and Changi, wouldn't that be good ground to say that we need a bridge to replace the Causeway so as to allow Mother Nature to clean up everyday by way of tidal flow?

The discharge from 39 sewage treatment plants in areas such as Tampines and Changi is also to blame, it said.

hello, just an informative note, the sewage in Sinkapor must be treated before they can be dumped into the sea so they can't be raw, but of course not to the stage of being totally clean :p

 

[FuckSamLeong]

hello, just an informative note, the sewage in Sinkapor must be treated before they can be dumped into the sea so they can't be raw, but of course not to the stage of being totally clean :p

The m&d side lah!:p Who wants the Bridge without having to surrender to conditions and trade offs?

 

[Leongsam]

4.5 million people take a crap or two daily in that titchy little Island. Small wonder the whole place stinks to high heaven.

The term "shithole" is most appropriate.

 

[FuckSamLeong]

18 years ago for a full day, I had one of the happiest days in my life. Starting from morning till dusk, I was on a speedboat that my friend piloted up and down from Changi Beach to Coney Island in Punggol and back.

But it was there and then that I observed when it was possible in shallow waters that the bottom is black, not brown. So it was bad then but it had gotten worse now!

 

[Snipeshot08]

But it was there and then that I observed when it was possible in shallow waters that the bottom is black, not brown. So it was bad then but it had gotten worse now!

Actually the report conveniently neglected to mentioned one of the main cause of the pollution was also due to the land reclaimation works off changi :(

 

[Char_Azn]

Actually the report conveniently neglected to mentioned one of the main cause of the pollution was also due to the land reclaimation works off changi :(

Unless they change from using sand to garbage for land reclamation, I seriously doubt that's true. FYI the entire East Coast Park is reclaimed land, if what you say is true, you better not go swimming there.

 

[johnny333]

The m&d side lah!:p Who wants the Bridge without having to surrender to conditions and trade offs?

No lah, re-read the story & it points to leaks from Tampines & Changi.


A dead give away that the problem is on the Spore side is that you never see "Singapore" anywhere in this story.

 

[HTOLAS]

Pasir Ris was one of the last beaches to be developed and there was good reason. I recall back in the 80s when we stayed at the then isolated chalets, we were told to avoid swimming in the sea.

First, there were the pig farms in Punggol, then the sewage leaks. It is therefore without doubt that S'pore contributes to the pollution here.

But another major source of pollution must also be the still active pig farms further up the Johor River. S'pore has kept quiet about it because until the nipar virus scare, that was one of our major sources of pork. And that was because people like 'Ilovepork' need to be satiated.

No lah, re-read the story & it points to leaks from Tampines & Changi.


A dead give away that the problem is on the Spore side is that you never see "Singapore" anywhere in this story.

 

[johnny333]

First, there were the pig farms in Punggol, then the sewage leaks. It is therefore without doubt that S'pore contributes to the pollution here.
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Decades ago I swam in Punggol & back then it was an "oily " experience because of all those boats Now it must be worse with all that sewage

The best "best" beach experience I've ever had in Spore was at the sisters Island. You had to hire a boat to get there. Its a pity that they are reclaiming those islands as future generations won't get a chance at the island experience:(

 

[tun_dr_m]

BN is set to completely lose their NEXT GE, their hope is to retain some state govts which includes stronghold like Johore. The MUST DIE DIE FORCE PAP GOVT TO BE SUCKER ASAP. Cut causeway and build bridge + 3rd link etc. Otherwise it is total GAME OVER for BN.

 

[nkfnkfnkf]

PAP & LEES love SAI-CHWEE what! FOC NeWATER@!

 

[think_lees]

Welcome to Pongol 21, to eat shit!

 

[Snipeshot08]

Unless they change from using sand to garbage for land reclamation, I seriously doubt that's true. FYI the entire East Coast Park is reclaimed land, if what you say is true, you better not go swimming there.

Oh I "travelled" there on the sea very often due to my hobby and they are using this ingenious way of killing 2 birds with 1 stone technique, they simply dig up the soil from the surrounding seabed (which agitates up all the soil making the entire area murky like teh su su) and used it to reclaim those land nearer the shore