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IPOH: Neighboring states should consider building joint water treatment plants (LRAs) in major river basins between them to save on construction cost and help treat raw water for the people of both states, says the minister of Environment and Water, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.
In fact, he said that was one of his ministry’s suggestions for making optimal use of the river’s water rather than just allowing it to flow into the sea.
“We have the idea of having two neighboring states to share the LRA so that clean water can be supplied to both states.
In recent times, Penang and Kedah have been at odds over water drawn from the shared Sungai Muda, and Penang has said it might consider buying water from Perak, with whom it also shares a border.
“If one LRA can supply drinking water to two states, we can definitely save costs. But of course this needs more discussions at the state level, ”Tuan Ibrahim told reporters after attending the World Water Day launch at the state level by Perak menteri kissing Saarani Mohamad at the Amanjaya Convention Center here today.
The minister said that two neighboring states can discuss this matter among themselves and that the ministry was willing to offer the necessary consultation and support for the construction of the LRA to ensure a win-win situation for both parties.
In his previous speech, Tuan Ibrahim said that two of the three project packages for the construction of the Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sewer Pipe Network in Papan in Kinta district are expected to be worth almost RM2 billion are finished by November of this year.
He said the packages include the construction of a 157km sewerage pipeline, 14 pumping stations and a regional wastewater treatment plant with the capacity to serve 1.5 million people.
“Through this project, 277 small-scale LRAs will be closed around Ipoh to inadvertently prevent water contamination due to sewage discharge.
“I will propose to the state government to analyze a possible collaboration with Indah Water Konsortium and the Perak Water Board in the implementation of joint billing and recycling projects of sustainable water for industrial purposes,” he explained.
In another development, Tuan Ibrahim said Malaysian authorities would order a US container ship suspected of attempting to illegally bring plastic waste to Malaysia to return to its home country once inspections are completed.
“When the ship docks in Port Klang, we will carefully check the state of the plastic waste in the container.
“We will also inform the competent authority of the United States about the importation of plastic waste and if the waste was contaminated with scheduled or chemical waste, before sending it back to the country of origin,” he said.
Two days ago, it was reported that Tuan Ibrahim said that the Department of the Environment, the authority on the control of transboundary plastic waste under the Basel Convention that entered into force on January 1, 2021, discovered that there were no applications for the import of plastic. waste received from the exporting country.
In principle, the Basel Convention allows the movement of hazardous waste across borders only if the exporting country does not have the facilities to treat and dispose of it properly or if the hazardous waste is required as a raw material for recovery or recycling in the country. importer.
