GEORGE TOWN – The Penang Water Supply Corporation said today that there is no threat of the Sg Dua Water Treatment Plant (LRA), near here, being closed as claimed in several Facebook uploads and messages.
The corporation, in a statement on its Facebook page, said it is aware of several Facebook messages and uploads that have gone viral, claiming that the high turbidity of raw water from Sg Muda, Kedah, today could cause another work stoppage at the Sg Dua LRA.
“However, the Sg Dua LRA continues to operate at optimum capacity today, and based on several data, there is no threat of Sg Dua LRA being closed as of 5pm today.
“The current raw water turbidity level from Sg Muda is 66.7 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Unit) and the output of treated water at the Sg Dua LRA is 994 million litres per day,” according to the statement.
NTU is a unit used to measure the presence of particles or suspended matter in water.
The corporation monitors the quality of raw water from Sg Muda from time to time and also issues an immediate notice if or when the turbidity of raw water from Sg Muda exceeds the “safe” level, which will affect the operation of the Sg Dua LRA. – Bernama, July 13, 2022
