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Category: Press Release 2020

fomcaKUALA LUMPUR, July 10

Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) should increase its water reserve margin for at least three days during the upcoming upgrading works to avoid water supply disruption which is expected to affect 420,000 user accounts.

Malaysian Water Forum (MWF) president Saral James Maniam, in calling for proactive action, said Air Selangor should also consider continual improvement planning ideas to be implemented.

“Stop burdening consumers and businesses from time to time. It is time to improve and learn from countries such as Singapore where consumers hardly face any water disruptions due to maintenance or upgrading of facilities by the authorities,” she said in a statement today.

According to Air Selangor, the Selangor River Treatment Plant (LRA) Phase 3 (LRA SSP3) upgrading works from July 14 to 17 were needed to replace several major pipelines to improve the water supply system and plant operation’s efficiency.

It will involve 290 areas across five regions - Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Langat and Kuala Lumpur - and the water disruption that lasts up to four days will affect consumers’ daily life.

Based on the 2019 annual report by the National Water Services Commission (SPAN), a total of 11,844 scheduled and unscheduled water services interruptions were reported in 2018.

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