Water disruptions are starting to become a monthly affair for those in the Klang Valley, who this morning woke up without water yet again.
Water agency Air Selangor reported in the wee hours of the morning that it had to temporarily shut seven water treatment plants due to pollution, adding that it was expected to affect water supply to 1,274 areas including Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, and Klang.
The affected treatment plants, located in Rantau Panjang and along the Selangor river, have resumed operations, but water supply is only expected to be restored to homes in phases starting 3pm.
“Consumers who are affected are expected to have water supply restored starting 3pm Tuesday (Dec 8) in stages, with full restoration expected by 11.59pm Wednesday (Dec 9),” Air Selangor told reporters today. The water agency first announced at 3am that it closed the plants in Rantau Panjang at 11:30pm and those along the Selangor river at 1am. The plants resumed operations at 3:30am and 5am, respectively, after they were cleared of pollution.
“Air Selangor would like to confirm that the Rantau Panjang water treatment plants began operating at 3.30am and the Selangor river water treatment plants began operating at 5am today after recording a reading of ‘0’ three consecutive times on the threshold odour number,” its 6am statement said.
This is the tenth water supply disruption for Selangor. Residents affected by today’s supply cut have taken their grievances online.
“Please help, there is no water in Gombak,” Twitter user @Nadwyf wrote to Air Selangor.
“There is no water in Taman Sentosa, Klang,” Mathy Sasi wrote in the comments on Facebook.
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