Water theft uncovered at fishing park in Port Klang
The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) has issued a compound to a fishing park in Bagan Hailam, off Jalan Pelabuhan Klang Utara in Port Klang, for illegally tapping treated water.
According to Mohd Fazil Ismail, SPAN's director of corporate communications and customer affairs, the fishing park operator is believed to have been tapping treated water from a standpipe since July last year, resulting in an estimated revenue loss of RM110,000.
Mohd Fazil said SPAN estimated that 37,000 cubic meters of water was diverted over the year, adding that the company has issued a compound, and the owner will be called in to assist with further investigations.
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According to Mohd Fazil Ismail, SPAN's director of corporate communications and customer affairs, the fishing park operator is believed to have been tapping treated water from a standpipe since July last year, resulting in an estimated revenue loss of RM110,000.
Mohd Fazil said SPAN estimated that 37,000 cubic meters of water was diverted over the year, adding that the company has issued a compound, and the owner will be called in to assist with further investigations.
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00:00Today, there has been a flood to a premise, that is, the fish fishing operation pond.
00:15Today, there has been a flood to a premise, that is, the fish fishing operation pond.
00:23Unfortunately, there has been an incorrect water intake through an unmetered pipe
00:30by using a type of HDPE pipe, size 25mm,
00:34which we are sure that the use of this water is for the purpose of fish fishing operation.
00:41So, based on the survey carried out by ISLANGO and also based on the chlorine test that was done,
00:46we found that the water that was taken from the pipe was the water that was treated by ISLANGO.
00:55So, the SPAN team will continue to act,
00:59that is, the premise team will be investigated under sections 1, 2 and 3,
01:04where in this section it is stated that no team is allowed to make any connection
01:10other than the owner of the premises.
01:12And if the team is found guilty, they can be sentenced to no more than RM100,000
01:17or imprisonment for no more than a year.
01:20For your information, it is believed that the water intake occurred after more than a year,
01:27with a loss cost estimated at around RM110,000.
01:31And it was reported by the ISLANGO company that the length of the pipe from the connection to the premises
01:37was more or less 70 meters, covering two ponds, the first pond and the second pond.
01:41How can the SPAN team investigate this?
01:44In terms of the investigation of this water theft activity, there are two.
01:48One is from the water pressure in the area.
01:51As soon as we get a report from the public, we will come for an investigation.
01:55The second is, for your information, the ISLANGO and SPAN teams
01:58are always on duty to inspect the premises from time to time,
02:03especially in risky areas.
02:05And based on the investigation by the ISLANGO team,
02:08they found that the premises were seen as having a large shard.
02:15When it was dug and excavated in potential areas,
02:18we found that there was a connection that was not correct.
02:21In terms of the contractor, are you aware of this issue?
02:25What is the feedback from the contractor?
02:27The contractor will be contacted.
02:28And as for what was released by SPAN,
02:32it will be handed over to the contractor.
02:35And they will be called to SPAN for clarification.
02:39Then we will bring this case to court.
02:41Meanwhile, the contractor, if they want their water to be reconnected,
02:45they have to explain all the payments to the ISLANGO team.
02:48Then the ISLANGO team will cut off the supply of this water.
02:52According to the conditions.
02:54When will the cutoff be made?
02:55After this.
02:56As soon as we know for sure, we will continue to cut.
02:59We will hand over the notice from SPAN to the owner.
03:02And the owner will be called to clarify the payment to the ISLANGO team.
03:06Then they will continue.
03:07And SPAN will continue with the investigation.
03:09And will continue to bring it to court.
03:12As long as we get a clear case.
03:15Is there an exact date when they started to take the water?
03:19In terms of calculation and investigation.
03:22In terms of the budget made by the ISLANGO team,
03:24more or less a year.
03:25A year, we estimate maybe July 2023.
03:28The compound that is used, if mentioned earlier,
03:31section 123, clause 1 and clause 3,
03:34is up to RM100,000.