JOHOR BARU: The Johor government is looking into ways to leverage technology and collaboration with industry players to improve water supply and ensure sustainable resource management.
Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the state is exploring the possibility of further treating surplus from water treatment plants operated by data centre companies such as DayOne for public use.
"DayOne is using polluted water from Sungai Tebrau, treating it and using it for its operations instead of relying on treated water meant for the public," he said when officiating the DayOne Kempas Tech Park Water Treatment Plant Phase Two extension here on Thursday (Nov 5).
"I have been told that Sungai Tebrau has a water flow of about 80 million litres per day (MLD), while DayOne uses a maximum of about 10 million litres MLD.
"There is surplus water from the data centre that could potentially be supplied to the public with an additional treatment process."
Onn Hafiz said he called for a technical meeting as soon as possible to explore the feasibility of the proposal.
He also welcomed DayOne's adoption of a closed-loop cooling system, which allows water to be recirculated within its operations, improving efficiency.
He said the facility reflects the importance of developing sustainable infrastructure to support Johor's growing investment landscape.
"By investing in its own water treatment infrastructure, DayOne is taking a proactive approach to meeting its operational requirements while reducing its reliance on the existing treated water supply network," he noted.
