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PETALING JAYA: Another suspected contamination at Sungai Selangor has forced Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) to issue a suspension order at its Phase 1, 2, 3 and Rantau Panjang water treatment plants, leading to outages of unscheduled water in 1,196,457 accounts in the state.
The contamination was detected around 2 a.m. on Monday (October 19).
The unscheduled water shutoff affects 1,292 areas in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang / Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Kuala Langat.
The new unscheduled water cut in Selangor comes just as households are recovering from an earlier outage in September, also caused by pollution from the river in Sg Gong, which feeds Sg Selangor.
Over the weekend, homes in Selangor also suffered another water outage caused by a broken pipe on Saturday (October 17).
“Repair work on the burst pipe at the Sg Selangor Phase 1 water treatment plant is 80% complete, but the works cannot continue due to odor contamination at the same plant,” Air Selangor said in a release.
Air Selangor would mobilize tanker trucks to affected areas prioritizing critical facilities such as hospitals and dialysis centers.
Households needing an immediate water supply for emergency purposes, such as funeral rites, can contact 15300.
“We are working to minimize the impact of this water disruption, as we understand that households will need water following the increase in Covid-19 cases and the conditional motion control order,” Air Selangor said in a statement.
Air Selangor will post more information on the unscheduled water outage on all channels, including its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, as well as on the Air Selangor mobile app and its website www.airselangor.com.
The full list of affected areas is displayed here.
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