Sadly, besides pumping water from a mining pond, it seems that they still have not found a permanent solution yet.
Until the next time we face the wrath of "the powers who controls water", I reckon many consumers will still be saving buckets of water all over the house, just in case...
Updated: Thursday May 1, 2014 MYT 9:29:37 AMWater rationing ends today
SHAH ALAM: Residents in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya need no longer suffer the inconvenience of water rationing beginning today.
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the water rationing exercise would end today.
All areas affected by the rationing will receive normal supply of water beginning today and the latest by Friday for localities with low water pressure, Khalid told a press conference after chairing the weekly exco meeting yesterday....
... “When we decided to consider (lifting the rationing) last week, the water level in the dam was about 37% to 38%,” said Khalid.
...“Based on that calculation, we assume we would have water to last everyone for five to six months,” explained Khalid, adding that the water level at the Sungai Selangor dam currently stood at 40%.
...The Mentri Besar, who could not say if water rationing would be implemented again, said the decision to call off the rationing would be reviewed from time to time.
Updated: Thursday May 1, 2014 MYT 6:35:29 AMSelangor government slammed for 'idiotic move'
PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government has made an “unprofessional and idiotic move” in deciding to end water rationing in all areas as the critically important Sungai Selangor dam’s level is still below 55%, said the Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia.Its president S. Piarapakaran slammed Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s announcement yesterday as a populist move instead of a sound technical decision.“The Sungai Selangor dam is only now reaching around the 40% level. This level increased by just 1% after two to three weeks of rain, as well as pumping of ex-mining pool water,” he said....He said this was because mining pools were man-made and filled up by rain water, which would be scarce during the dry spell.“Where are you going to pump the water from? If anything happens to the Sungai Selangor dam, we will be sitting ducks. We could even enter a situation where you receive water once a week,” he warned.- http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/01/Selangor-government-slammed-for-idiotic-move/
(4/4/14)
It's been raining almost every day these past few weeks. But according to the powers who controls water in Selangor, it did not rain at the reservoirs. I suppose, going by their logic, reservoirs are like buckets and collect water when it rains on them and not from sources such as rivers.
Now, the powers who controls water says that rationing must be continued for another month even when there is rain. The people of Selangor are surprisingly taking this rather well. Why don't we ration water permanently since Malaysia have two dry spells a year due to the monsoon season.
Then, we don't have to waste money building more dams & water treatment plants. Maybe the developers should consider including wells in their property development in the future.
List of affected areas provided by syabas: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bz75RsRsLRYdaWRpMEJkVWk3XzA/view?pli=1&sle=true
http://www.syabas.com.my/media/water-disruption#1
- “Seeing as the levels in the dams are still low, SPAN has agreed to continue the third stage of scheduled water distribution until Apr 30,” a spokesperson said.
- As of Friday morning, these dams were at: 90.19% (Batu), 50.11% (Klang Gates), 49.31% (Langat), 72.31% (Semenyih), 36.74% (Sg Selangor), 62.7% (Sg Tinggi) and 87.93% (Tasik Subang).
Water rationing in Selangor extended to April 30
Updated: Friday March 28, 2014 MYT 9:03:33 PM
PETALING JAYA: Water rationing in Selangor has been extended to April 30 this year, with more areas expected to see dry taps as the country struggles with an on-going heat wave in the Peninsular.
The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) in a statement said Selangor’s seven dams were drying up, and that recent rainfall was too slight to increase water levels there.
“Seeing as the levels in the dams are still low, SPAN has agreed to continue the third stage of scheduled water distribution until Apr 30,” a spokesperson said.
SPAN added that a meeting between them, the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry, Selangor Government, water operators and other agencies on Friday led to a decision that a fourth phase of water rationing was to take place from Apr 4 onwards.
It added that under this phase, water rationing would be further expanded to other areas in Selangor, adding that details on this would be revealed by Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) on Apr 1.
Set up on March 10, Selangor’s third phase of water rationing covers a total of 722,032 households or 3.6 million people.
Districts affected include Gombak, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor, Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Kuala Langat, USJ and Kuala Lumpur.
SPAN added that water rationing would also continue for 60,185 households affected by the closure of the Batu 11 (Cheras) and Bukit Tampoi water treatment plants.
According to data provided by SPAN, the Sungai Selangor Dam collected only 2mm in Feb 2014, and 41mm of rainwater as from March 1 to March 27.
In comparison, the dam collected 149mm and 107mm of rainwater in March and Feb last year.
LUAS, the Selangor Water Management Authority, on its website showed that all dams in Selangor saw lower water levels than last week.
As of Friday morning, these dams were at: 90.19% (Batu), 50.11% (Klang Gates), 49.31% (Langat), 72.31% (Semenyih), 36.74% (Sg Selangor), 62.7% (Sg Tinggi) and 87.93% (Tasik Subang).
LUAS previously told The Star that the situation at Sungai Selangor would be considered critical if levels dipped below 30%.
Earlier this month, Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximums Johnity Ongkili said that a water emergency may be declared if conditions did not improve.
- http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/28/Water-rationing-in-Selangor-extended/
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