Unscheduled water cut in Hulu Selangor and Sabak Bernam

KUALA LUMPUR: There is an unscheduled disruption in water supply to consumers in some parts of Hulu Selangor and Sabak Bernam, says Air Selangor. The disruption, said Air Selangor, is due to the temporary shutdown of the Sungai Bernam Water Treatment Plant (WTP Sungai Bernam) following the high turbidity of raw water caused by a water...

Water supply back in all affected areas, says Air Selangor

PETALING JAYA: Water supply has been restored to all areas affected by Wednesday's (June 5) asset maintenance and replacement works at the Sungai Selangor Phase 1 Water Treatment Plant. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) said supply was back to normal in Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor region...

Water supply recovery reaches 27.1% in affected areas

PETALING JAYA: The level of water supply recovery has reached 27.1% in all areas affected by the latest water cut, with those under Group 1 having fully recovered, says Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor). Meanwhile, the level of water supply recovery for areas under Group 2 had reached 10.2%, while areas under Group 3...

Keep kids away from water containers

GEORGE TOWN: As Penang water consumers rush to store water at their homes, experts have warned about the danger of leaving toddlers alone to play near the water tanks. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) family medicine specialist Dr Mastura Mohd Sopian said to avoid any mishap at their home during the four-day water cut, parents or guardians...

Divers start underwater pipe repairs in Prai River

GEORGE TOWN: Work to repair a burst underwater pipe in the Prai River here started at 1am on Friday (Dec 22). Divers are carrying out the task of attaching steel plates to the 1.35m-diameter pipe, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. ALSO READ: Penangites told to store water as further repairs on Prai River pipe set for...

Dangerous river conditions slowing down underwater pipe repair works in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Dangerous river conditions have slowed down underwater pipeline repair works at the Prai River, says the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). PBAPP said the normalisation of water supply to 95% of 200,000 water consumers affected by the water supply interruption was re-scheduled to between noon and 1pm on Thursday (Dec 21). ALSO READ: Braving the murky...

Penang water cut: Factories staring at billions in losses

GEORGE TOWN: The manufacturing sector is staring at losses that could run into billions of ringgit due to the impending 96-hour water supply cut next month, while small businesses are worried about having to close shop. They are appealing to the state government to find ways to shorten the disruption period to lessen the impact on...

Water cut coming for Petaling, Hulu Langat and KL folk

PETALING JAYA: Consumers in the Petaling, Hulu Langat and Kuala Lumpur regions are reminded to be ready for water supply disruptions due to upgrading works. Air Selangor will begin asset upgrading, maintenance and replacement works at the Sungai Langat Water Treatment Plant at 9am next Tuesday. “This will cause scheduled water supply disruptions in the Petaling, Kuala...

Air Selangor: Water supply disruption to be restored by Aug 15

PETALING JAYA: The disrupted water supply to 416 areas in six regions in the Klang Valley will be restored in stages over the next two days following an unscheduled reduction in treated water production on Saturday (Aug 12). Air Selangor said in a statement on its website that the four affected water treatment plants of Rantau...