According to Air Selangor, an estimated 1.2 million users in the Klang Valley are expected to face water disruption for another four days. This is due to contamination of raw water source which made it unsafe for consumption. A total of 1,292 areas are affected and the unscheduled water disruption had started since 10am yesterday.
The Selangor State government has recently identified the source of the problem and it came from a factory which appears to be a repeat offender. A similar water contamination had occurred in late March during the early phases of the MCO.
As reported by state media channel TV Selangor, the culprit behind the water contamination is a factory that provides service and maintenance for heavy machinery and equipment. According to the Selangor State Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology, Innovation and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian, the factory was found to have neglected proper procedure when it comes to storing waste oil. He added traces of solvent odour was detected flowing into the river.
As mentioned in the video, the factory responsible was identified as Yip Chee Seng & Sons Sdn Bhd located at Kampung Sungai Dua in Rawang, Selangor. According to Hee, they have placed active carbons around the site to block the solvent odour from flowing into the river.
The factory has been seized and a compound has been issued by the state government. It was reported that the factory was previously issued a RM60,000 compound but it seems that the factory had continued to contaminate the river.
As of 9.25pm, Air Selangor has updated that the 4 water treatment plants at Sungai Selangor Phase 1, 2, 3 and Rantau Panjang are still not operational. Based on the latest sampling at 8.30pm, the Threshold Odour Number (TON) is at 1 TON. The water treatment plants can only resume once the pollution level drops to 0 TON.
Air Selangor has advised the public to get the latest updates from official channels such as their Facebook and Twitter channels.
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