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
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