Get water polluters to pay victims for losses caused by their actions

Air Selangor's Semenyih 2 Water Treatment plant. River pollution incidents have caused water supply cuts for millions of people. –The Star

THOSE affected by water pollution should be allowed to claim for their losses from parties responsible for such incidents.

This can be done by amending the Environmental Quality Act 1974 to include a new section enabling such claims, suggests the Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (Awer).