Thailand has a population of slightly over 69 million people. Despite the population growth, the water quality in Thailand has deteriorated, posing health risks if the water is consumed without purification. Approximately 43 million Thai individuals consume contaminated water, making them vulnerable to diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, and dysentery. The contamination primarily occurs due to the disposal of pollutants into rivers and streams. Consequently, when water is extracted from these water sources for consumption, the pollutants adversely affect the consumer's health.

The problem extends beyond mere waste disposal. Boats navigating Bangkok's Chao Phraya River utilize diesel truck engines, emitting exhaust directly into the waterways, buildings located near the water also freely discharge waste into the river. This situation leads to severe health consequences, including people swimming in canals filled with trash and the contamination of the city's drinking water from waste. Bangkok is grappling with its most significant environmental issue, which is the scarcity of clean water, but it also faces serious threats to health from smog and air pollution.

On a daily basis, more than 50,000 individuals rely on ferries operating on the Chao Phraya River for transportation within Bangkok. Over time, the city has implemented the construction of approximately 1,600 canals and waterways to shorten the river's route through Bangkok. Among these waterways, the Lat Phrao Canal, spanning 1.5 kilometers, flows through a densely populated community with around 120,400 residents.

People are struggling on the outskirts of Thailand for example in the city of Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand are struggling with the main concern is drinking water. Tap water is used for gardening, showing, washing and everything but drinking. In order to get purified water, you will have to use water purifiers and drinking water machines. However, her main source of purified water is from bottled water. Villagers have to pay for bottled water and use the plastics with no alternative which causes pollution to the environment.