Selangor plans to reduce wasted treated water

Motorists passing by a burst water main at Jalan Jenderam, Dengkil. – filepic

WITH non-revenue water (NRW) losses costing up to RM400mil a year, the Selangor government is finally putting in place its plan to cut down the total losses in treated water from 35% presently to 25% by 2025.

Selangor Infrastructure and Public Facilities committee chairman Zaidy Abdul Talib said based on 2005 records the state had nearly 6,000km of piping made from older asbestos-cement (AC) material.