The Semenyih water treatment plant has been shut since 1.40am on Tuesday following river contamination from a nearby landfill. In a statement, Syabas said raw water from Sungai Kembong in Selangor was contaminated due to "leachate" leaking from a breached dyke in the landfill.
"The plant was closed immediately upon detecting high content of ammonia in the water at 6.41mg per litre, which is above the health safety standard of 1.5mg per litre, put into place by the Health Ministry.
The closure of the plant, which treated some 600mil litres of water daily, is expected to affect supply to 1.2mil residents or 300,000 households in four areas - Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang and Kuala Langat.
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Pencemaran: Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Semenyih ditutup
07/09/2010 1:57pm
Oleh MOHD. ISWAN SHAFIQ MAT ISA
KUALA LUMPUR 7 Sept. – Loji Rawatan Air Sungai Semenyih ditutup sementara hari ini mulai pukul 1.40 pagi berikutan pencemaran sumber air mentah yang dibekalkan dari Sungai Kembong, Selangor.
Pencemaran itu dipercayai berpunca daripada benteng pusat pelupusan sampah yang diuruskan oleh Syarikat Worldwide Holdings pecah dan menyebabkan sisa buangan atau `lechate’ mengalir masuk ke dalam Sungai Kembong dan ke muka sauk loji.Berikutan itu, empat wilayah yang menerima bekalan air daripada Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) iaitu Petaling, Hulu Langat, Sepang dan Kuala Langat dijangka mengalami gangguan bekalan air, melibatkan kira-kira 300,000 buah keluarga atau 1.2 juta penduduk di keempat-empat kawasan berkenaan.
Syabas dalam kenyataannya hari ini berkata, setakat ini pihaknya belum mendapat maklumat daripada Konsortium Abass bila loji itu dapat beroperasi semula. - Utusan_________________________________________
We need clean water not lechate! So we do not create lechate and conserve water and water resources.
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