(From left) Adam Saffian and Izham taking a closer look at the water pump station facility in Jenderam Hilir, Dengkil. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star
The Semenyih Water Pump Station (Package D) has successfully contained three incidents of water pollution in Selangor, even before its official handover.
Selangor infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the facility under the Selangor Raw Water Guarantee Scheme (SJAM), located in Jenderam Hilir, Dengkil, was activated on July 5, 15 and 28.
“Whenever pollution occurs, we divert contaminated water using the river monitoring system (RMS) and ensure it is safely discharged into the sea.
“It also functions as a direct pumping system from retention ponds along Sungai Selangor and Sungai Langat, ensuring uninterrupted operations at the three other water treatment plants under SJAM,” Izham said at the handover ceremony for Semenyih Water Pump Station (Package D).
Activation of the pump station marks the completion of four key infrastructure projects introduced by Selangor government in 2022 under SJAM, carried out at a combined cost of RM320mil.
“I am proud of the success of SJAM,” Izham said.
“Selangor is the first state in Malaysia to implement a project like this.”
He said Selangor would continue stepping up efforts to address raw water pollution through monitoring, legislation, pre-treatment planning, and enforcement.
SJAM was first introduced under Selangor Budget 2021 to address river pollution and shortage of raw water.
The scheme includes 24-hour patrols and proactive surveillance by Selangor Water Management Authority’s (LUAS) Quick Response Team.
Package A involved construction of the Hybrid Off-River Augmentation Storage (Horas) 600; Package B, the pump station in Rantau Panjang; and Package C, a diversion project at Sungai Selangor.
On another matter, Izham said all state agencies had been asked to provide updates on their flood prevention projects for the next five years, for better coordination.
“As an immediate step, we have arranged meetings with local councils based on the number of flood-prone areas.
“We found that some of the measures could be implemented immediately, in what we consider quick wins, and we aim to complete them before the monsoon season in October and November,” he said.
Among flood mitigation projects he cited was a retention pond near Mardi (Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute) in Jalan Kebun, Klang.
“Once everything is in place, we will begin excavation.
“There is 6.07ha of Mardi land available and that can be done quickly.
“What takes longer is the relocation of utilities and land acquisition,” he said.
“Based on the latest input from local councils and other agencies, we now have a comprehensive and concrete flood mitigation plan,” he noted.
Izham said there were over 50 state-level flood mitigation projects and discussions with local councils ongoing.
Also present were state Economic Planning Unit (macro and privatisation section) deputy director Hamizam Abdulla Zabidi, Air Selangor chief executive officer Adam Saffian Ghazali and MPSepang president Dr Ani Ahmad.
