Protecting our water sources
IN an interview with New Sunday Times, its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, says that the frustration of millions of consumers over poor water supply management and pollution of the resource must be addressed with the greatest political will. a 50m buffer zone or more, and cottage industries’ buffer zones can be around 10m or less.
By enforcing this, it will prevent pollution to the environment. throughout the country. Shutting down a water treatment plant is solely the decision of the operator. Furthermore, some of the technology used by the operators are outdated.
The criteria and parameters used by the operators to shut down the plants have to be reviewed too. In the case of Semenyih, the detection of the odour must be specified first. Operators must ensure the parameters of odours that could lead to the shutdown of the water treatment plant.
The shutdown process cannot depend solely on the presence of odours without identifying the type of smell. Odour analysis should follow the provisions of the new guidelines. waste before disposing them accordingly.
This is easy for the authorities to monitor waste disposal activity.
ACTION: Exasperated by the inaction of state authorities in preserving water sources under their purview, the natural resources and environment minister tells the ministry is flexing its muscles to tackle the problem
an emergency.