Water Contamination Issues In Malaysia 2020

Water resources in malaysia.

Water contamination issues in malaysia 2020. It was projected that by 2020 the demand for water in malaysia is anticipated to be 20 billion m 3. Eleven major issues must be addressed to ensure sustainability of our water resources for now and in the future. The sources of pollution come from domestic and industrial sewerage effluents from livestock farms manufacturing and agro based industries suspended solids from mining housing and road construction logging and clearing of forest and heavy metals from factories. Malaysia has departments like the department of environments to take charge of the water quality problem.

Temperatures in the malaysian capital of kuala lampur have been almost five degrees higher than normal on many days through march and april according to scroll in. The department of environments is responsible for tracking the water quality in malaysia using water quality index and national water quality standards. Selangor sultan disappointed with recurring water problems. Over emphasis on water supply management the water management system in malaysia employs and depends heavily on the water supply management approach to cater to demand.

Malaysia serves as an example of growing water problems in southeast asia that could easily take place in other parts of the world. Bernama october 19 2020 11. Residents vent anger as water supply disruption in malaysia s klang valley enters third day oct 6 2020 3 15 pm malaysia river pollution cuts water supply to more than 300 000 people. Of water from the bestari jaya water catchment and releasing water from the sungai tinggi dam to flush and dilute the contaminated water.

Since 98 percent of the water originates from rivers river pollution is a serious concern. The water supply was fully restored only the. Sungai selangor water treatment plants were shut down due to contamination of raw water. 04 sep 2020 05 40pm.