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SIX The states of Peninsular Malaysia recorded treated water reserve margins below 15% in the second quarter of this year, according to Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Datuk Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad (pix).
He said they are Johor (11.3%), Sabah (8.3%), Perlis (7.1%), Selangor (1.5%), Kelantan (-0.2%) and Kedah (-2.3 %).
The key performance index (KPI) for water supply authorities in all states is to keep their water reserve margins between 10% and 15%, Ahmad Masrizal said.
The KPI is established by the National Commission for Water Services on behalf of the ministry. The commission is the regulatory body for the national water services sector, Bernama reported.
Ahmad Masrizal was responding to Datuk Ahmad Nazlan Idris (BN-Jerantut) about the ministry’s initiative to address the low margins of the treated water reserve.
Completion of the Langat 2 plant in 2023 will increase Selangor’s treated water reserve margin to 10%, while for Kelantan, the Kampung Teluk water treatment plant that is scheduled to be ready next year, will increase the margin of 4% water reserve. Five new treatment plants to be completed by 2023 will increase the margin at Kedah to 21%.
Ahmad Masrizal said that in the second quarter, the treated water reserve margin for the entire country was 11.5%, or 1.9 million liters per day.
He said that the construction of new water treatment plants, the improvement of existing plants, the reduction of unaccounted-for water by replacing old and damaged pipes, as well as the repair of service tanks, to increase the reserve margin of treated water in the country.
In response to Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (GPS-Bintulu) on the approach that will be taken to improve drainage systems, especially in urban areas prone to flash floods, Ahmad Masrizal said the Department of Irrigation and Drainage is working closely together with local authorities to address the problem. .
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