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KUALA LUMPUR: Six states recorded a reserve margin of less than 15 percent in treated water during the second quarter of this year, said Deputy Minister of Environment and Water (KASA) Datuk Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad (pix).
He said they are Johor (11.3 percent); Sabah (8.3 percent); Perlis (7.1 percent); Selangor (1.5 percent); Kelantan (-0.2 percent) and Kedah (-2.3 percent).
“KASA, through the National Water Services Commission (SPAN), which acts as the regulatory body for the national water services industry, has established the KPI (Key Performance Indicators) of the treated water margin reserves. that must be met and achieved by all states. water operators by 10 to 15 percent, ”he told Dewan Rakyat during today’s Q&A session.
He was responding to a question from Datuk Ahmad Nazlan Idris (BN-Jerantut) about the ministry’s initiative to address the low margin of treated water reserves in the country and plans to increase water sources.
Ahmad Masrizal said that for Selangor, the completion of the Langat 2 plant in 2023 will increase the treated water margin reserve to 10 percent.
For Kelantan, he said the completion of the water treatment plant at Kg Teluk, scheduled for next year, will increase the water margin reserve to four percent.
“For Kedah, five plants, for which tenders have been approved, are expected to be completed in 2023 and will increase the water reserve margin to 21 percent,” he added.
In the treated water margin reserve for the entire country, Ahmad Masrizal said, it is at 11.5 percent, or 1.943 million liters per day as of the second quarter of this year.
He said that in addition to the construction of new water treatment plants and the improvement of existing treatment plants, the initiative to reduce unaccounted for water (NRW), by replacing old and damaged pipes, as well as repairing the service tanks, is carried out to increase the national treated water margin reserve.
Meanwhile, in response to a question from Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (GPS-Bintulu) about the approach to take to improve the drainage system, especially in urban areas prone to flash floods, Ahmad Masrizal said that the Irrigation Department and Drainage (DID) is working closely with local government authorities (PBT) to address the problem.
“This can be done by further strengthening the mechanism for DID compliance with drainage reviews in the planning permit application process for a development.
“The importance of working with local government authorities has been emphasized in several papers presented at the National Water Council and the Ecological Drainage Manual has also been approved for use by local authorities since 2000 through the National Council. of the Local Government ”, he said. – Called
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