BY STORY AND PHOTOS BY BRENDA CH’NG

THERE will be no more water supply disruptions during Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (Syabas) scheduled cleaning of water reservoirs and tanks, thanks to a new underwater robotic cleaner.

Known as the Underwater Tank Cleaning Robot, this machine sucks out sludge and sediments at the bottom of reservoirs and water tanks without having to cut off water supply to consumers.

SHAH ALAM: The shortage of treated water supply in Selangor is due to the failure to overcome the leakage of about 30 per cent of the 4,635 million litre of water supply released daily, said Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

"This is the reason why we are short of treated water, the solution is that we must resolve the problem of NRW (non-revenue water)," he said when replying to a question from Datuk Amiruddin Setro (BN-Jeram) during question time at the State Legislative Assembly sitting, here today.

Posted on 22 November 2013 - 02:42pm

SHAH ALAM (Nov 22, 2013): The Selangor government made a final offer of RM9.65 billion to purchase the four state water concessionaires yesterday.

The companies are Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd, Konsortium Abbas Sdn Bhd, Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd and Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Holdings Bhd which cover Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The government has allocated RM1.2 billion on 68 water supply projects nationwide, including 18 new ones, under the 2014 Budget.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said the government was taking serious action about water supply as the water reserves in some states were less than 10%.

World Toilet Day

19 November has been formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly as World Toilet Day.

World Toilet Day has been marked by international and civil society organizations all over the world for many years. However, it was not formally recognized as an official UN day until a UNGA resolution of 24 July 2013, which requested UN-Water, in consultation with relevant entities of the United Nations system and in collaboration with Governments and relevant stakeholders, to facilitate the implementation of World Toilet Day in the context of Sanitation for All.

13 November 2013

PETALING JAYA: It might take Malaysia 20 years to replace all of its ageing pipes with better ones.

According to Malaysian Water Association president Syed Mohamed Adnan Alhabshi, billions of ringgit needed to be spent to fix over 40,000km of pipes.

BY PATRICK LEE

PETALING JAYA: Leaky, ageing pipes are taking a huge toll on the country, with close to two trillion litres of treated water lost to seepage, poor water quality and frequent disruptions at the consumer end.

And it’s going to get worse. Much of the problem lies in the 43,890km of ageing pipes around the country.

Unsustainable Kelantan Forest Management and the Impact on Water Security

Headlines in various media associated with mismanagement of its forest reserves raise questions on the water security in Kelantan. The clearing of thousands of hectares of virgin rainforest to accommodate the state government’s effort to develop the state is not just a threat to the diverse flora and fauna in the region but also to the water security of the people of Kelantan.

Winston Way | November 6, 2013

Villagers in Serian claim their water source is being polluted by oil palm plantations and mills operated by Salcra, a claim which it denies.

SERIAN: The Kedup River here is badly polluted and local residents are blaming the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority’s (Salcra) palm oil plantations and oil mills.

Posted on September 24, 2013 - Featured, Property News.

A GROUP of Petaling Jaya residents claimed that since 2008, houses with communal septic tanks have not been de-sludged by the authorities unless they were asked to do so.