‘Compliance with desludging still low’

Ahmad Faizal (left) and Narendran (right) observing the desludging of a septic tank at a commercial premises in Johor Baru during Ops Tebrau.

COMPLIANCE in Johor remains low as only 8.6% of individual septic tank owners have consented to scheduled septic tank deslud­ging.

National Water Services Com­mission (SPAN) chief executive officer Datuk Ahmad Faizal Abdul Rahman said the rate remained low despite notices being issued since 2021.