SANDAKAN: Water supply in Sabah’s Sandakan district is expected to be restored in stages after the Segaliud Water Treatment Plant (LRA) resumed operations on Wednesday (Sept 17) night.
Sandakan Member of Parliament Vivian Wong said Sandakan has been facing water disruptions since Saturday (Sept 13) as the Segaliud LRA had been relying on a generator to operate, which was only able to power one of its two main pumps.
This resulted in water rationing being implemented as the functional pump was only capable of supplying 80 million litres per day (MLD), compared to its original capacity of 140MLD.
"The Sabah Water Department (JANS) said on Thursday (Sept 18) morning that two out of three pumps were operational. Water supply will be channelled to areas that have not had any supply for the past five days,” She told Bernama here today.
Vivian said residents in the high-density Kampung Sim-Sim, which has not had any water supply for the past five days, began receiving water as of 2pm on Thursday.
However, she expressed concern that the pipeline could be at risk of bursting if the water pressure is unstable, because many of the pipes are old.
As such, residents are advised to use water prudently over the next few days until the supply is fully restored.
Meanwhile, JANS, through its Facebook page, announced that the Segaliud LRA is now receiving a stable electricity supply and resumed its operations at about 9pm after repair work on the 275kV Kolopis-Segaliud transmission line was completed.
JANS said the current output capacity is estimated at 130MLD and the Sandakan Water Department is striving to stabilise and increase the water level at the Pengimbang Reservoir in Kebun Cina. – Bernama
