SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): People can now swim or take part in water activities at Changi Beach, said the National Environment Agency (NEA), following an oil spill in neighbouring Johor on April 3.
“The water quality is now back to normal,” it said in a Facebook post on April 21.
The oil spill took place near the mouth of Johor river, where around 1.6 cubic m of very low sulphur fuel oil leaked from a pipe from a tank at Langsat Terminal. Oil from the spill affected the water quality in parts of north-eastern Singapore.
After the spill, NEA advised the public against engaging in water activities at Changi and Pasir Ris beaches until further notice.
Several fish farms in the East Johor Strait, as well as the Chek Jawa Wetlands, were also affected by the oil spill.
On April 15, NEA said the water quality at Pasir Ris Beach had returned to normal levels, and water activities could resume. - The Straits Times/ANN
