MalayMail/Bernama-June 10
The Selangor Water Management Board (LUAS) has received information about diesel-like odor pollution measuring up to three tons detected at the River Monitoring Station (RMS) in Section 3, Bangi, at 11.15am yesterday. State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Standing Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian in a statement yesterday said the incident was reported by Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor). “LUAS has activated the Yellow Code based on the Water Resources Pollution Emergency Manual for a thorough investigation into the area upstream of the inlets, which is at risk of causing the shutdown of the Semenyih 2 Water Treatment Plant (LRA), Bukit Tampoi LRA and Labohan Dagang LRA. The estimated distance of the pollution location from the inlets, namely Semenyih 2 LRA is 6.63 kilometres (km); Bukit Tampoi LRA (18 km) and Labohan Dagang LRA (31.9km),” he said. Several potential sources of pollution had been investigated by LUAS in Sungai Balak and odor test sampling recorded odors up to two tons, while in Sungai Sekamat and upstream of Sungai Langat, no pollution-related findings were detected, with the odor reading at zero tons. Hee said LUAS and Air Selangor were still investigating the cause of the odor pollution and the frequency of LUAS’ odor sampling in Sungai Langat had also been increased from one hour to 30 minutes to closely monitor the status. Read more at:
