A total of 88 areas in the Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak and Kuala Lumpur regions are expected to experience scheduled water supply disruptions between March 30 to April 1 for 48 hours and April 6 to April 9 for 68 hours.
The water supply disruption is due to scheduled maintenance work for an old pipe in Persiaran Selangor Section 15 in Shah Alam.
According to the statement, Air Selangor has obtained approval from Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) to carry out maintenance work on major assets on a scheduled basis.
“The pipe transfer and connection works will be implemented on 30 March 2021, from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. These works were scheduled for 12 January 2021 but was postponed following the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO).”
“The pipe transfer and connection works will cause water supply disruptions in 5 areas in the Petaling Region, 14 areas in the Klang Region, and 12 areas in the Shah Alam Region from 9:00 a.m., 30 March 2021. The water supply is expected to fully recover at 9:00 a.m., 1 April 2021.”
Meanwhile, valve replacement work in the raw water pipeline from the Klang Gates Dam will result in a temporary shutdown of the Bukit Nanas and Wangsa Maju Water Treatment Plants (LRA), causing a 68-hour water supply disruption.
“The scheduled valve replacement will be implemented on 6 April 2021, from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.”
“Following the shutdown, 12 areas in the Gombak Region and 46 areas in the Kuala Lumpur Region will experience scheduled water supply disruptions starting at 9 am on April 6, 2021.
“Water supply is expected to be fully restored on April 9, 2021, at 5 am,” it states.
The duration of the disruption and restoration of water supply in the affected areas varied depending on the quantity of water supply, the distance of the consumer’s premises from the distribution system, and the water pressure on the distribution system.
Meanwhile, Air Selangor is also planning to carry out maintenance work on key assets. The affected plants are the Air Cheras Batu 11 on 15 June 2021, Sungai Langat on 6 July 2021 and the Sungai Selangor Phase 1 on 5 October 2021.
That said, those affected are advised to store adequate water supply and use water prudently during this scheduled water supply disruption period.
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