Semenyih water plant closed due to contamination, 1.2mil affected

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Published: Tuesday September 7, 2010 MYT 12:57:00 PM

PETALING JAYA: The Semenyih water treatment plant has been closed down since 1.40am on Tuesday morning following river contamination from a nearby landfill.
In a statement, Syabas said raw water from Sungai Kembong in Selangor was contaminated due to "lechate" leaking from a breached dyke in the landfill.
"The plant was closed immediately upon detecting high content of ammonia in the water at 6.41mg per litre, which is above the health safety standard of 1.5mg per litre, put into place by the Health Ministry.
"A yellow alert emergency plan has been into place. We are now trying to redistribute water from other treatment plants to the affected areas," it said.
The closure of the plant, which treated some 600mil litres of water daily, is expected to affect supply to 1.2mil residents or 300,000 households in four areas - Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang and Kuala Langat.
"Syabas has prepared 32 water tankers and 300 static tanks in order to supply water to the affected residents.
"However, since the areas affected are large, the capacity to deliver water may be limited," he said.
The plant is run by Konsortium ABASS Sdn Bhd, a state government subsidiary.


Pencemaran: Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Semenyih ditutup
07/09/2010 1:57pm

Oleh MOHD. ISWAN SHAFIQ MAT ISA

KUALA LUMPUR 7 Sept. – Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Semenyih ditutup sementara hari ini mulai pukul 1.40 pagi berikutan pencemaran sumber air mentah yang dibekalkan dari Sungai Kembong, Selangor.

Pencemaran itu dipercayai berpunca daripada benteng pusat pelupusan sampah yang diuruskan oleh Syarikat Worldwide Holdings pecah dan menyebabkan sisa buangan atau `lechate’ mengalir masuk ke dalam Sungai Kembong dan ke muka sauk loji.

Berikutan itu, empat wilayah yang menerima bekalan air daripada Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) iaitu Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang dan Kuala Langat dijangka mengalami gangguan bekalan air, melibatkan kira-kira 300,000 buah keluarga atau 1.2 juta penduduk di keempat-empat kawasan berkenaan.

Syabas dalam kenyataannya hari ini berkata, setakat ini pihaknya belum mendapat maklumat daripada Konsortium Abass bila loji itu dapat beroperasi semula.