Satu Loses RM18 Million Due To Leakage, Broken Pipes

Leakage and damaged pipes result in Syarikat Air Terengganu Sdn Bhd (SATU) suffering losses amounting to about RM18 million a year in revenue.
State Infrastructure and Public Amenities Development Committee chairman Datuk Zaabar Mohd Adib said the problem of damaged and leaking pipes was caused by worn out or old pipes.

"To overcome the problem, SATU has set up a special squad to monitor areas that are prone to such occurrence. We also urge consumers to help SATU by reporting any leakage or broken pipes.

"With such initiatives in place, we hope to reduce losses from non-revenue water from 39 percent to 35 percent this year," he told reporters after opening SATU's open day here Sunday.

Zaabar said SATU supplied 97 percent of the clean treated water to 283,000 consumers through supply from its 14 water treatment plants at a cost of 52 sen per cubic litre although the cost of processing per cubic litre of water costs 59 sen.

"Our tariff is very low compared with the cost of processing water and it is about time to review the current tariff to avert further losses," he said.

-- BERNAMA