Pollution forces Selangor water treatment plants to shut again

 

Sample of water being taken from Sungai Gong this morning after the detection of river pollution. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: Odour pollution in Sungai Selangor has forced four water treatment plants to shut down, says the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS).

In a Facebook post, LUAS says the Rantau Panjang, SSP1, SSP2 and SSP3 treatment plants were closed down from 12.30am to 2am.

“LUAS and other parties are investigating and taking mitigating measures,” it said.

Early last month, pollution in Sungai Gong, a tributary of Sungai Selangor, caused unscheduled water cuts for several days, affecting nearly 1.2 million households in 1,292 areas in the Klang Valley. - FMT