Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) stated that some areas in the Klang Valley would face unscheduled water disruptions and low water pressure, but residents at unaffected areas were upset they didn’t have water supply as well.
Bandar Mahkota Cheras resident V. Mano mentioned that her area had been affected by unscheduled water cuts since Sunday.
“This water cuts have been happening very randomly.
“I come back to find water supply available in the afternoon followed by no water during the night followed by a total water cut for almost the entire day.
“Sometimes, when the water supply resumes for a short while, it is very dirty,” she said.
The school teacher lamented that the state government promised that there would be no water cuts in the area, but the residents were facing days without water.
“For now, we are able to conserve water but this cannot continue,” she added.
Another resident from Taman Sri Watan, Ampang, S. Selvanathan said water supply had been disrupted since Wednesday.
“This (yesterday) morning the water taps were dry.
“We had water in the evening. We have no idea when it will stop again,” he said.
Syabas warned that plenty of Klang Valley households would face water supply disruptions and low water pressure in the near future, as water intake at the Sungai Selangor Phase 3 (SSP3) water treatment plant had been lowered.
Its Corporate Communications and Public Affairs general manager Priscilla Alfred said Sungai Selangor water levels were at 42.76% as of 8am yesterday.
“SSP3 is managed by Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash) and the engineers at the plant have lowered the amount extracted as the river levels themselves have dropped,” said Priscilla.
More than 700,000 households are facing water disruptions caused by low water levels at treatment plants in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Syabas said Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang/Shah Alam and Hulu Langat districts will face water cuts and low water pressure for an indefinite period of time.
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