By Norrasyidah Arshad
SHAH ALAM, Nov 27 — A pilot project to divert river water during a pollution incident is underway to ensure the users do not face water cuts.
State executive councillor for infrastructure and public amenities Izham Hashim said water from existing reserve ponds will be pumped temporarily (to consumers) while the operations of water treatment plants are suspended.
Izham said the project, which costs a total of RM200 million, will begin early next year and is expected to be completed by December 2021.
“When the static station detects a pollution, we will shut down the flow of the polluted river water immediately to avoid it from entering the surface water intakes of the water treatment plants (WTPs).
“Although the treatment plants are suspended, people will not have to worry because this pilot project will operate to keep supplying water,” he said during a media briefing on the solution plan to resolve Sungai Selangor and Sungai Semenyih water supply problems here yesterday.
Izham said the capacity of the reserve ponds would be able to supply water that lasts up to 100 days.
He said the project covers the Rantau Panjang, Semenyih, and Sungai Selangor Phase 1, 2 and 3 WTPs.
A personnel from Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) checking the water quality taken from the Sungai Selangor Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant in Kuala Selangor, on October 19, 2020. — Picture by ASRI SAPFIE/SELANGORKINI
