Provincial water company warns hotels in Pattaya about water consumption 

“Because of the persistent drought..” I read.
That suggests it's much drier than usual.
Last year, however, the amount of precipitation was less than 20% less than average. These are annual fluctuations that should not cause any problems.
The cause of the problems should therefore rather be sought in the ever-increasing demand, which is the result of the continued construction of – preferably high – complexes. (hotels, malls, condos).
Although quite understandable from an economic point of view, it would be better to put a brake on this, but that will not happen.
The consequences are felt most in the described water shortage, on the other hand, the flooding during showers due to insufficient undeveloped area to absorb the precipitation, and not least due to a traffic jam, which seems inevitable in a few years' time.

Fransamsterdam: what you say is partly correct, but isn't it high time that the sewer system was given a thorough overhaul? Most of the water during the torrential rains that flooded Pattaya flowed straight into the sea. A good sewer system (just like in the Netherlands 2 sewers next to each other) could allow that rainwater to disappear into a basin and be used for hotels, etc. The too thin sewer that has been there for 50 years is not sufficient for all these people and is mainly used as transport for all types of waste that it contains. And after all, you cannot oblige a hotel not to allow water to be used by their guests?? Stopping construction is of course not an option because there are thousands of cities that are completely built up and are virtually unaffected by the torrential rain.