Water levels at two Penang dams still low

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Water levels at two Penang dams still low
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BANGKOK: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s Cabinet will have both new and old faces, the PM’s secretary-general Prommit Lertsuridej said on Tuesday (Aug 20).

GEORGE TOWN: Water levels at two main dams in Penang remain low due to the abnormally dry weather since 2023, says the Penang Water Supply Corporation .

"The Expanded Mengkuang Dam in Seberang Prai, 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 on Tuesday . 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 Prai Tengah and Seberang Prai 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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