Reservoirs ‘at high risk’

Immediate focus: The actual carrying capacity of the reservoirs such as the Mengkuang one in Bukit Mertajam needs to be checked. — Filepix

CYBERJAYA: Poor maintenance and a lack of audits, coupled with climate change, are threatening the viability of seven reservoirs supplying water to the public in Kedah, Melaka, Penang and Johor, with the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) classifying them as “at high risk”.

In a press conference here yesterday, SPAN chairman Charles Santiago said the reservoirs are Pedu and Muda in Kedah; Asahan, Jus and Durian Tunggal in Melaka; Linggiu in Johor; and Mengkuang on the Penang mainland.