Malaysia

1.2 mil households affected after 4 Selangor water plants shut for 2 hours

In its latest announcement, Air Selangor says the pollution level is at 1 TON

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 19 Oct 2020 8:43AM

1.2 mil households affected after 4 Selangor water plants shut for 2 hours
Luas and the agencies involved are investigating and taking mitigating steps after pollution was detected at Sg Selangor early this morning. – The Vibes file pic, October 19, 2020

by Azril Annuar

PETALING JAYA – Right after water supply for some areas in the Klang Valley returned to normal yesterday, consumers may be facing another round of disruption.

Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (Luas) posted on its Facebook page early this morning that it has detected solvent pollution in Sg Selangor.

“Rantau Panjang, SSP1, SSP2, and SSP3 have been shut down from 12.30am to 2am today.

“Luas and the agencies involved are investigating and taking mitigating steps right now,”

Meanwhile, in a statement today, Air Selangor said as of 6.30am, the pollution level is at 1 TON (threshold odour number). 

The latest water supply disruption will affect nearly 1.2 million accounts in 1,292 areas, including Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Gombak and Kuala Langat.

Consumers can check the affected areas at the Air Selangor website.

Over the weekend, water supply in 686 areas in Petaling, Gombak, Klang/Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Selangor have been disrupted following the partial shutdown of the Sg Selangor water treatment plant phase 1. – The Vibes, October 19, 2020

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