GEORGE TOWN: The current storage of raw water at two main dams in Penang remains low due to the abnormally dry weather that has persisted since the la...
: The current storage of raw water at two main dams in Penang remains low due to the abnormally dry weather that has persisted since the last quarter of last year 2023, said Penang Water Supply Corporation .
“The Expanded Mengkuang Dam in Seberang Perai, however, is not affected by the situation. This is because the dam is refilled through a pumped storage scheme that draws water from Sungai Kulim during wet seasons,” he said in a statement today. He said that the Sungai Dua WTP produces about 1,026 million litres per day of treated water with its service area covering the majority of areas in SPU, Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Selatan as well as the highly populated areas in the Barat Daya district and some areas in Timur Laut district on Penang Island, including the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.
These measures include minimising drawdowns from the Air Itam Dam and Teluk Bahang Dam without inadvertently causing major water issues and tapping rainwater from two additional water catchment areas , namely the Batu Ferringhi WCA and the Sungai Pinang WCA to refill the Teluk Bahang Dam during rainfall.
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