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There were over 40 barrels of an unknown liquid stored in the store’s unit that allegedly discharged effluent into the sewer system that resulted in odor contamination at the water treatment plant intakes and caused the recent water outages in Selangor .
Selangor New Village Development, Public Transportation and Local Government Committee Chairman Ng Sze Han visited the plot in Jalan 2, Taman Velox, Rawang on Wednesday (November 11) to see the situation for himself.
“This location certainly contained scheduled waste that could only be disposed of using the services of Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd.
“From what we see here, this plot is located in a light industrial area and has been used to store this unknown liquid.
“Initial investigations showed that the location was never open and is also not licensed.
“We suspect that they have been pouring the effluent into the sewer system of the parcel,” said Ng, who also took a look at the sewer system that had the residue of an unknown liquid.
He said that the owner of the company must dispose of the rest of the effluent through Kualiti Alam.
Ng said that this habit of pouring effluent into the sewer must stop and urged the Department of the Environment (DOE) to monitor the situation.
“DOE has the expertise to detect these chemicals, and not Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (Luas),” Ng said.
The council also raided the light industry area and inspected 62 other locations in the area. Of the total, 45 were licensed, while 17 had expired or no licenses.
During the site visit, Ng also noticed some barrels containing an unknown liquid along the shoulder of the road. The Selayang Municipal Council officers sealed these items.
Also present during the site visit were the Selayang Municipal Council Execution Team, Selayang MP Wiliam Leong and Rawang Assemblyman Chua Wei Kiat.
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