KOTA TINGGI: Effluents discharged from a palm oil mill belonging to a government-linked company (GLC) in Ulu Remis near here have been identified as the main source of the high ammonia content in Sungai Johor.
This had forced the operations to halt at three water treatment plants in the state, causing a major water disruption.
The temporary closure of the water treatment plants since Tuesday had affected some 600,000 consumers in the southern parts of Johor.
"We will take legal action against the company for causing hardship and inconvenience to the people,” said Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin at a press conference on Thursday.
He said that the Department of Environment had taken more water samples from the river for testing and the results were expected to be out soon.
He said the state government would not compromise in dealing with the case and would haul the company to court.
The three affected water treatment plants are Semangar, Sungai Johor and Tai Hong which supplied water to some 600,000 users.
The plants served domestic, commercial and industrial users in Skudai, Kulai, Bukit Batu, the Tanjung Bin power station near Pontian, Iskandar Puteri and Port of Tanjung Pelepas near Gelang Patah.
Earlier, Mohamed Khaled attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rumah Mampu Milik Johor, an affordable housing scheme, under the Innocity project near here.
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