As many countries in Nile Basin and Mekong River are discusing on water conservation and water catchment, we in malaysia need to think ahead also on the water issues. Water catchment areas conservation, wildlife and important flora, interstates understanding and water conservation strategies are important to look upon among the government agencies and NGOs

Water Catchment Area:
A catchment is an area where water is collected by the natural landscape. In a catchment, all rain and run-off water eventually flows to a creek, river, lake or ocean, or into the groundwater system.

Natural and human systems such as rivers, bushland, farms, dams, homes, plants, animals and people can co-exist in a catchment.

Healthy catchments provide:

• a source of clean drinking water
• unspoilt natural areas for recreation
• habitat for plants and animals
• healthy vegetation and waterways
• reliable and clean water for stock and irrigation, and
• opportunities for sustainable agriculture and industry.

Our daily activities affect the health of our catchments. The first step to protect our catchments is to better understand our impact on them.

The  Authority need to ensure that activity, particularly building, industry and farming, in  catchments areas does not harm the environment that our drinking water comes from.