The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) today reminded owners of communal septic tanks (CSTs) of their responsibility to desludge and maintain the tanks to prevent sewerage complications in their area.
It said in a statement that over the last three years, very little desludging CSTs has been carried out and even their maintenance has been ignored by the owners.
Part of the maintenance called for the desludging of CSTs periodically to avoid overflow or backflow of sludge, it said, adding that this can be taken care of by hiring a licensed sewerage contractor such as Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK), or Manjaari Services Sdn Bhd in Kelantan.
"If a CST breaks down, the entire neighbourhood will suffer, having to endure the most offensive of smells and potential health problems," it said.
SPAN cited an incident in Kampung Baru Semenyih recently where the residents of PKNS low-cost houses signed an agreement with IWK for the first time since 2008 after an investigation by SPAN and IWK found that the sludge in the residents' CST was almost full and the tank's damaged outlet pipe had caused a blockage.
It said that according to Section 62 of the Water Services Industry Act 2006 (WSIA 2006), a septic tank used by more than one premises becomes the joint responsibility of the owners or occupiers of premises, regardless of where the tank is located.
Found only in certain residential areas in the country and built decades ago, a CST is a collection unit for sewage discharged through a network of pipes connecting each individual home in the area, and the CST is usually located at the end lot of a row of houses.
SPAN said there are 3,632 CSTs in the country, and that does not include privately owned CSTs.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, December 23, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
TheStar:Perak Water Board to start on clean slate after migration
PERAKIANS have been assured that water supply will remain affordable after Perak Water Board’s (LAP) assets are transferred to Syarikat Pengurusan Aset Air Bhd (PAAB).
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said there was no reason to increase the water tariff as the exercise was aimed at reducing LAP’s water debt to the Federal Government.
“I do not foresee the need to increase water tariff since the management of LAP is expected to improve,” said Dr Zambry, who is LAP chairman, after chairing the board’s meeting in Ipoh on Monday.
During the recent state assembly sitting, Dr Zambry had told the House that the state’s RM970.59mil water supply debt to the Federal Government would be reduced to RM78.66mil with the settlement of the water asset migration between LAP and PAAB.
Dr Zambry said LAP would literally start on a clean slate next year following the migration of its assets to PAAB.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said there was no reason to increase the water tariff as the exercise was aimed at reducing LAP’s water debt to the Federal Government.
“I do not foresee the need to increase water tariff since the management of LAP is expected to improve,” said Dr Zambry, who is LAP chairman, after chairing the board’s meeting in Ipoh on Monday.
During the recent state assembly sitting, Dr Zambry had told the House that the state’s RM970.59mil water supply debt to the Federal Government would be reduced to RM78.66mil with the settlement of the water asset migration between LAP and PAAB.
Dr Zambry said LAP would literally start on a clean slate next year following the migration of its assets to PAAB.
TheStar:‘Migrate to new regime and end water wastage’
Efforts to reduce non-revenue water (NRW) – water that has been produced but lost before it reaches consumers – can yield results if more states migrate to the National Water Services Commission’s (SPAN) new licensing regime.
Currently, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Johor and Penang are the only states that have done so.
SPAN chief executive officer Datuk Teo Yen Hua said the water services in these states had improved.
“The migration helps to transform the water services industry,” he said yesterday.
Under the new regime, funds allocated by the Federal Government through the Water Asset Management Company (PAAB) would be used for water supply development and infrastructure upgrades.
Teo said water leakages due to old pipes, old meters, under-registered water flow and illegal pipe connection were the reasons for the NRW.
“With the allocations, these shortcomings could be upgraded which, in turn, contribute significantly towards reducing the NRW.”
Teo said the NRW’s national average is 36%, adding that the government aimed to go below 25% by 2020. Penang’s rate is 19% and Malacca’s 25%.
“Negri Sembilan showed an improvement from 49% in 2009 to 44.5% this year,” he said.
Currently, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Johor and Penang are the only states that have done so.
SPAN chief executive officer Datuk Teo Yen Hua said the water services in these states had improved.
“The migration helps to transform the water services industry,” he said yesterday.
Under the new regime, funds allocated by the Federal Government through the Water Asset Management Company (PAAB) would be used for water supply development and infrastructure upgrades.
Teo said water leakages due to old pipes, old meters, under-registered water flow and illegal pipe connection were the reasons for the NRW.
“With the allocations, these shortcomings could be upgraded which, in turn, contribute significantly towards reducing the NRW.”
Teo said the NRW’s national average is 36%, adding that the government aimed to go below 25% by 2020. Penang’s rate is 19% and Malacca’s 25%.
“Negri Sembilan showed an improvement from 49% in 2009 to 44.5% this year,” he said.
Bernama:Bengoh Dam Water Supply Privatisation A State Matter, Says Chin
The privatisation of water supply from the Bengoh hydroelectric dam near here is under the purview of the state government, Datuk Seri Peter Chin said here Wednesday.
The Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister said he was not aware of the proposed privatisation as water supply is basically a state matter.
"There is separation of powers between the federal and state governments. Why I am involved in the Bengoh dam is because the federal government, through my ministry, gave a loan to the state to build it," he told reporters after presenting an allocation of RM130,000 to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) under its mentor programme fund of 1 Ministry 1 Higher Institution of Learning (1IPTA 1 Menteri) at the Unimas campus today.
Through funds available in the ministry's budget, he said, RM338.9 million had been expended under the Ninth Malaysia Plan and another RM98 million under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
The Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister said he was not aware of the proposed privatisation as water supply is basically a state matter.
"There is separation of powers between the federal and state governments. Why I am involved in the Bengoh dam is because the federal government, through my ministry, gave a loan to the state to build it," he told reporters after presenting an allocation of RM130,000 to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) under its mentor programme fund of 1 Ministry 1 Higher Institution of Learning (1IPTA 1 Menteri) at the Unimas campus today.
Through funds available in the ministry's budget, he said, RM338.9 million had been expended under the Ninth Malaysia Plan and another RM98 million under the 10th Malaysia Plan.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
SelangorKini:Selangor Lantik Perunding Antarabangsa Siasat Punca Pencemaran Loji Syabas
Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim telah mengarahkan pengawal selia air negeri serta juruaudit operasi dari perunding antarabangsa Halcrow untuk memeriksa empat loji rawatan bersama pegawai operasi Syabas bagi menyiasat punca pencemaran yang menyebabkan kekeruhan berlaku di empat loji berkenaan.
“Kerajaan Negeri Selangor bimbang dengan kenyataan Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) tentang kemungkinan berlakunya gangguan bekalan air di lapan wilayah Syabas di seluruh negeri dan Kuala Lumpur akibat kandungan kekeruhan luar biasa di Sungai Selangor,” kata Abdul Khalid dalam kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan oleh Sekretariat Media Pejabat Dato’ Menteri Besar hari ini.
Menurut Abdul Khalid, empat loji yang terlibat air Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 1 (SSP1), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 2 (SSP2), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 3 (SSP3), dan Loji Rawatan Air Rantau Panjang sehingga mengakibatkan pengurangan pengeluaran air bersih kepada pengguna.
Satu laporan juga akan disediakan untuk dibentangkan pada mesyuarat majlis kerajaan negeri (MMKN), Rabu ini. Lembaga Urusan Air Selangor dan Jabatan Alam Sekitar Negeri Selangor juga akan dipanggil untuk memberi penjelasan penuh tentang kejadian ini serta mencari jalan penyelesaian supaya perkara ini tidak berulang.
“Kerajaan Negeri tidak teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap mana-mana pihak yang cuai sehingga menyebabkan pencemaran ini berlaku.
Kerajaan Negeri menyeru agar Syabas membuat persediaan yang secukupnya sekiranya berlakunya gangguan bekalan air dan menasihatkan pengguna supaya berjimat cermat menggunakan air,” katanya.
“Kerajaan Negeri Selangor bimbang dengan kenyataan Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) tentang kemungkinan berlakunya gangguan bekalan air di lapan wilayah Syabas di seluruh negeri dan Kuala Lumpur akibat kandungan kekeruhan luar biasa di Sungai Selangor,” kata Abdul Khalid dalam kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan oleh Sekretariat Media Pejabat Dato’ Menteri Besar hari ini.
Menurut Abdul Khalid, empat loji yang terlibat air Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 1 (SSP1), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 2 (SSP2), Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Selangor Fasa 3 (SSP3), dan Loji Rawatan Air Rantau Panjang sehingga mengakibatkan pengurangan pengeluaran air bersih kepada pengguna.
Satu laporan juga akan disediakan untuk dibentangkan pada mesyuarat majlis kerajaan negeri (MMKN), Rabu ini. Lembaga Urusan Air Selangor dan Jabatan Alam Sekitar Negeri Selangor juga akan dipanggil untuk memberi penjelasan penuh tentang kejadian ini serta mencari jalan penyelesaian supaya perkara ini tidak berulang.
“Kerajaan Negeri tidak teragak-agak untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang terhadap mana-mana pihak yang cuai sehingga menyebabkan pencemaran ini berlaku.
Kerajaan Negeri menyeru agar Syabas membuat persediaan yang secukupnya sekiranya berlakunya gangguan bekalan air dan menasihatkan pengguna supaya berjimat cermat menggunakan air,” katanya.
Bernama:Water Supply Returning To Normal As Turbidity Of Sungai Selangor Dropped
The turbidity level of Sungai Selangor has dropped to normal to enable the four water-treatment plants in Bestari Jaya, Ijok and Kuala Selangor to resume operation at optimal capacity of 2,680 million litres of water a day from 1am Tuesday.
State water concessionaire Syabas CEO Datuk Ruslan Hassan said this means water supply to affected areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor would return to normal in stages from Tuesday until Wednesday.
He said the turbidity level, which had risen drastically Monday to 6,000 NTU (nephelometric turbidity unit), had dropped to 300 NTU Tuesday.
However, consumers in high-lying areas will still experience low water pressure or disruptions as water-intake at the four plants dropped from 2,460 million litres per day to 1,000 million litres per day until early today, he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has directed the state water regulators as well as an international consultancy company, Halcrow Group along with Syabas officers to investigate the reasons behind the contamination that led to the surge in turbidity at the four plants.
"A report on the inspection will be tabled at the state executive council meeting tomorrow," he said in a statement, adding that the Selangor Waters Management Authority and the Department of Environment would also enlighten state executive councillors on the incident and provide solutions to prevent its recurrence.-- BERNAMA
State water concessionaire Syabas CEO Datuk Ruslan Hassan said this means water supply to affected areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor would return to normal in stages from Tuesday until Wednesday.
He said the turbidity level, which had risen drastically Monday to 6,000 NTU (nephelometric turbidity unit), had dropped to 300 NTU Tuesday.
However, consumers in high-lying areas will still experience low water pressure or disruptions as water-intake at the four plants dropped from 2,460 million litres per day to 1,000 million litres per day until early today, he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has directed the state water regulators as well as an international consultancy company, Halcrow Group along with Syabas officers to investigate the reasons behind the contamination that led to the surge in turbidity at the four plants.
"A report on the inspection will be tabled at the state executive council meeting tomorrow," he said in a statement, adding that the Selangor Waters Management Authority and the Department of Environment would also enlighten state executive councillors on the incident and provide solutions to prevent its recurrence.-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
HarakahDaily:Air kotor: Penduduk kesal laporan Utusan
“Kami tidak ada masalah untuk mendapatkan air bersih. Tidak pula berlaku ada kekuningan seperti disebut dalam sebuah akhbar.
”Bekalan air yang disalur Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd tidak bermasalah, kalau setahun mungkin ada sekali dua terputus bekalan sekejap,” kata pekerja sebuah restoran di kawasan bebas cukai di sini.
Seorang peniaga, Wan Hanafi Wan Jaafar, 48 melahirkan rasa kesal terhadap laporan sebuah akhbar baru-baru ini yang mendakwa air dibekalkan AKSB berkarat dan berbau.
”Saya hendak tanya sumber air yang didakwa itu diambil dari punca mana. Kalau air AKSB tidak berlaku apa yang didakwa tersebut.
”Lainlah kalau mendapat sumber air dari telaga tiub yang dikorek sendiri. Memang air boring berbau dan berwarna kuning. Kalau air AKSB tidak,” katanya ketika ditemui semalam.
”Bekalan air yang disalur Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd tidak bermasalah, kalau setahun mungkin ada sekali dua terputus bekalan sekejap,” kata pekerja sebuah restoran di kawasan bebas cukai di sini.
Seorang peniaga, Wan Hanafi Wan Jaafar, 48 melahirkan rasa kesal terhadap laporan sebuah akhbar baru-baru ini yang mendakwa air dibekalkan AKSB berkarat dan berbau.
”Saya hendak tanya sumber air yang didakwa itu diambil dari punca mana. Kalau air AKSB tidak berlaku apa yang didakwa tersebut.
”Lainlah kalau mendapat sumber air dari telaga tiub yang dikorek sendiri. Memang air boring berbau dan berwarna kuning. Kalau air AKSB tidak,” katanya ketika ditemui semalam.
TheStar:‘Terrible twins’ La Nina and monsoon to hit KL and Selangor
THE Klang Valley will have to brace itself for a wet, wet time as La Nina lashes the area, bringing with it intense and severe thunderstorms. Many major towns and cities in the country will also be affected as the north-east monsoon hits at the same time.
Last Sunday's thunderstorm, which left trees uprooted and flash floods in several areas, was not the first time the “bad girl” had unleashed her fury, nor will it be the last.
The Meteorological Department said rainfall for the first four days of this month for the western peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak was higher compared with the same period last year.
Earlier, it had warned that rain during this wet season could be at least between 20% and 40% higher.
The authorities said the Kajang flash floods, which left businesses with millions of ringgit in losses, were partly caused by clogged drains.
Last Sunday's thunderstorm, which left trees uprooted and flash floods in several areas, was not the first time the “bad girl” had unleashed her fury, nor will it be the last.
The Meteorological Department said rainfall for the first four days of this month for the western peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak was higher compared with the same period last year.
Earlier, it had warned that rain during this wet season could be at least between 20% and 40% higher.
The authorities said the Kajang flash floods, which left businesses with millions of ringgit in losses, were partly caused by clogged drains.
Bernama:Turbidity Of Sungai Selangor Affects Water Production - Syabas
Some three million people in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are expected to experience water supply disruptions if turbidity of Sungai Selangor water to four treatment plants in Ijok continues.
The four are Sungai Selangor Phase 1 (SSP1), Sungai Selangor Phase 2 (SSP2), Sungai Selangor Phase 3 (SSP3) and Rantau Panjang water treatment plants, said Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas).
Syabas Corporate Affairs Division executive director Abdul Halem Mat Som said turbidity in Sungai Selangor has affected water production at the four plants which supply 60 percent water to people in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
"All the plants are producing less water due to the extraordinary turbidity detected at the plants since morning.
"Production by the four plants declined from about 2,460mil litres daily to 1,000mil litres daily after recording extraordinary turbidity of over 6,000 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) in the morning compared to 300 NTU on normal days, " he told reporters at SSP1 here Monday.
Halem said the pollution of raw water will make Syabas very worried if the reduction of water from the treatment plants continue beyond 8pm today.
"It will result in disruption of clean water supply to about 700,000 water supply accounts for about three million consumers in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur as well as commercial and industrial users."
He added if the turbidity rate goes down to 2,000 NTU, then the water treatment plants could increase production.
Syabas is still investigating what causes pollution of Sungai Selangor and will inform of the current status from time to time.-- BERNAMA
The four are Sungai Selangor Phase 1 (SSP1), Sungai Selangor Phase 2 (SSP2), Sungai Selangor Phase 3 (SSP3) and Rantau Panjang water treatment plants, said Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas).
Syabas Corporate Affairs Division executive director Abdul Halem Mat Som said turbidity in Sungai Selangor has affected water production at the four plants which supply 60 percent water to people in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
"All the plants are producing less water due to the extraordinary turbidity detected at the plants since morning.
"Production by the four plants declined from about 2,460mil litres daily to 1,000mil litres daily after recording extraordinary turbidity of over 6,000 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) in the morning compared to 300 NTU on normal days, " he told reporters at SSP1 here Monday.
Halem said the pollution of raw water will make Syabas very worried if the reduction of water from the treatment plants continue beyond 8pm today.
"It will result in disruption of clean water supply to about 700,000 water supply accounts for about three million consumers in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur as well as commercial and industrial users."
He added if the turbidity rate goes down to 2,000 NTU, then the water treatment plants could increase production.
Syabas is still investigating what causes pollution of Sungai Selangor and will inform of the current status from time to time.-- BERNAMA
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