PETALING JAYA, Sept 20 (Bernama) - Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS) needs more water treatment plants to avert critical water shortage in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya by 2015.
Project executive director Sanusi Sulaiman told a round table conference Tuesday that water supply to the three areas rose during peak periods due to the festive season and population increase.
He said based on the trend of the last six years, from 2005 to 2010, demand grew at 3.5 percent annually. This requires 10 percent reserve capacity to accommodate needs of users during peak hours and to accelerate recovery period after supply disruptions.
The current production capacity of 33 water treatment plants amounted 4,326mil lit daily (mld) compared with the average demand of 4,197 mld.
The increase in number of treatment plants would increase production capacity by 105 mil lit of water.
Sanusi said Petaling Jaya, Hulu Langat, southern Kuala Lumpur and Klang are experiencing water shortages or "water stress".-- BERNAMA
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