Sungai Selangor polluted again, four water treatment plants closed
The Selangor Water Management Authority announced that four water treatment plants saw operations suspended from about 12.20pm today. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Four water treatment plants in Selangor have been shut down once again due to pollution today.
In a statement on Facebook, the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) announced that the SSP 1, 2, 3 and Rantau Panjang water treatment plants saw operations suspended from about 12.20pm today.
At the time of the shutdown, authorities had detected odor pollution with a reading of about 8 TON (Threshold Odour Number) emanating from Sungai Selangor, raising suspicions that a solvent might have been released into the water source.
At 6am this morning, the reading was at 0 TON, the water authority added.
“LUAS, AIR Selangor and the parties involved are conducting investigations and actions to immediately mitigate the problem. Any developments will be informed from time to time,” wrote Luas.
It was not stated however if the shutdown would affect the supply of water to consumers.
Selangor and Klang Valley have experienced multiple water disruptions this year due to polluters, and authorities have received severe backlash for failing to properly curb the problem.
In a statement on Facebook, the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) announced that the SSP 1, 2, 3 and Rantau Panjang water treatment plants saw operations suspended from about 12.20pm today.
At the time of the shutdown, authorities had detected odor pollution with a reading of about 8 TON (Threshold Odour Number) emanating from Sungai Selangor, raising suspicions that a solvent might have been released into the water source.
At 6am this morning, the reading was at 0 TON, the water authority added.
“LUAS, AIR Selangor and the parties involved are conducting investigations and actions to immediately mitigate the problem. Any developments will be informed from time to time,” wrote Luas.
It was not stated however if the shutdown would affect the supply of water to consumers.
Selangor and Klang Valley have experienced multiple water disruptions this year due to polluters, and authorities have received severe backlash for failing to properly curb the problem.
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kt notes:
The frequency of Selangor's water supply disruptions, either due to pollution or various other 'reasons' is unbelievable - LITERALLY unbelievable. IMHO, the odour may not be about polluters but rather dodgy-ness.
ini mb pintu belakang gang la, kerja buat sumua ikut peraturan belakang masuk.
ReplyDeleteThat the Selangor state government is unable to solve this problem just shows its incompetence.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how Selangorians can tolerate for so long
Don't worry, backdoor gomen, propped up by Wee KHAT Siong/MCA has allocated 1.4 billion for JAKIM and 150 million for Quranic Village in Putrajaya, PAS can organise daily prayers for clean water via heavy rain, Selangor and KL residents just collect rainwater. SYABAS.....ha ha ha...
ReplyDeleteA pink elephant question that needs to be asked in this man-made water crisis.
ReplyDeleteWater treatment is a multistages process. Those who r interested can do yr own research.
The final stage of the treated water HAS to be stored in a reservoir/holding pond before been channeled to the users.
One DOESN'T get treated water, straight & direct, from the treatment plan as the treated & purified final product. Anyone well versed in supply chain management SHOULD/WOULD know.
Hence, when the RED ALERT of foul smell is been detected at the intake WHY didn't the flow of foul water been stopped. If not at the first stage, then ANY of the subsequent stages, to prevent the contamination of the final treated water held in the reservoir/holding pond?
The drastic stopping of treated water supply to the consumers ONLY meant the treated water in the reservoir/holding pond is ALSO been contaminated!
That's can ONLY be caused by people negligence!
Poor coordination? Tidak-apa-ism? Tak tau?
LUAS CANNOT be acquitted off its continuous incompetency in managing a key daily requirement!
Every time when a water supply stoppage happens, fingers r pointed to the source polluters! What happens to those who r paid to guard the supply chain?
As usual, nobody wants to know this pink elephant. Thus the saga continuous!