Establishment of Sustainability Science Demonstration Project on Restoring and Managing Langat River, Malaysia for Future WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN LANGAT RIVER BASIN - ISSUES & STRATEGIES HASLINA AMER PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SELANGOR WATER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (SWMA/LUAS) BACKGROUND • Selangor together with the Federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya covers an area of 8,396 km2. Population : 4 million • The core sectors of Selangor's economy are commerce, industries and services. The most developed state in the country . • Selangor Water Management Authority (SWMA/LUAS) is a one-stop agency/River Basin Organization (RBO) for Particular Amount the management of water resources, river basin, water Annual Rainfall 2.19m bodies, ground water and coastal waters in the State of Selangor under the Selangor Waters Management Annual Evapotranspiration 1.28m Authority Enactment 1999. Annual seepage to ground 0.15m Annual Runoff 0.76m Quantity & Quality Total Annual Runoff 7,074 MCM Average Runoff 19,383 MLD Monitoring & Environment Utilization for water supply (4,600 24% Enforcement & Ecosystem MLD) FUNCTIONs Utilization for irrigation (1,600 MLD) 8% (17) Total Utilization (6,200 MLD) 32% Integrated Water Approach Demand WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA Water Resources Utility Services Management Federal Selangor State Government Government (Concurrent List –Federal Constitution) Selangor Water Management Authority National Water (LUAS/SWMA) Economic Planning Unit Services (Water Supply Commission Enactment) (SPAN) Water resources (river, (WSIA) lake, pond, air ground water, coastal, etc) (Water Resource Abstraction License) Water Abstraction For Water Distribution/ Resources Treatment Plant (32 WTP) Water Supply Abstraction Others To User Purpose Pengurusan Air 1. SPLASH Sdn. Bhd. Company / Selangor Sdn. Bhd. Individual 2. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd. LANGAT RIVER BASIN • Catchment area 2,409km2 (190 km) and straddles two states (Selangor & Negeri Sembilan(19%)), Federal Territories of Putrajaya and 5 local authorities. • Second largest river basin in Selangor and is the second most rapid economic growth area in the country. • Main water source for Selangor and Klang Valley conurbation (9 water intake- 1110MLD for water supply) • Water Quality Index For Langat River is slightly polluted (73, Jun 2016). Source DOE. • Iconic land use features, such as Putrajaya, Sepang Circuit and KLIA • Langat River as inland water navigation (northern Langat estuary) Langat River IRBM Policy Policy 1: Ensure sufficient water Policy 2 : Ensure clean water Policy 3 : Reduce Risk Of Flooding Policy 4 : Facilities for river inland navigation ISSUES & CHALLENGES • Rapid urbanisation and industrial development that have resulted in water, land and related resources within the basin becoming increasingly under stress • Threat of climate change, creating extreme variability in climate • Deterioration of river water quality • Degradation on environment • Fragmentation in water governance structures • Trans-boundary nature of the Langat River Basin illustrates the complexities to implement IRBM TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES IN LANGAT RIVER BASIN Langat River Semenyih River Jenderam Hilir Water Intake Semenyih Water Treatment Plant shut down due to odor pollution from illegal dumping of solvent at the slope KM 45.9 ELITE highway flow to the drainage system then to Sungai Buah (23 Oct 2016, 22 ton) Approximately 1.8 million people involved in water supply distruption . Prevention work has been done at Nilai Industrial site that involved Water Resources Area Pollution Emergency Committee by construction of bund and the used of activated carbon. (0 ton) WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN LANGAT RIVER BASIN 1. LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN SELANGOR (LUAS ENACTMENT 1999) Emission or Discharge Inland Waterway Abstraction of Water of Pollutants (State of Navigation (State of Source (State of Selangor) Regulations Selangor) Regulations Selangor) Regulations 2012 Enactment 1999 2012 2012 Resource Alteration Selangor River Selangor Lake Activity (Selangor) Management Management Regulations 2013 Strategy,2012 Strategy,2014 Gazette of Zone Water Diversion for Protection (Declared Electricity Generation Area and Restriction) (State of Selangor) Notification, its include 2014 river reserve, dam water catchment. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont… 2. WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY CONTROL i Charging and Licensing of Water Abstraction, s.41(2) ii Written Approval of Alteration Activities, s.43(1) iii Licensing of Emission or Pollutant Discharges, s.79(1) iv Licensing of In Land Waterway Navigation, s.97(1) v Licensing of Water Diversion For Hydro-Electricity, s. 42(3) vi Licensing of Water Recreational Activities, s. 98(1) – final stage WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont… • 3. Monitoring and integrated enforcement with the relevant agencies including the Local Authorities, Land and District Office and stakeholders in Langat River Basin. • 4. Static Monitoring (24 hours) to identify the pollution sources for example during the odor pollution at Semenyih River and Buah River that caused shut down of Semenyih Water Treatment Plant. • 5. Implementation of “INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT,IRBM“ approach to manage Langat River Basin by establishing the ‘River Basin and Coastal Management Committee’ chaired by State Secretary . Langat River Basin Task Force as the platform to plan the integrated action among the agencies chaired by LUAS Director. • 6. Mapping of potential pollution sources in Langat River Basin by using E-LUAS to enhance the monitoring for each sub basin. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont... 7.Gazettement For Conservation Of Water Resources • Gazettement of 50 meter Langat River Reserve as zone of protectionb(s48, LUAS Enactment 1999) • Gazettement of Langat and Semenyih Dam Water Catchment on 2 Dec 2010 • Gazettement of 3 alternative ponds for additional water resources - Labohan Dagang MC8 & MC9, Kuala Langat District- (Construction of Labohan Dagang Water Treatment Plant, 400 MLD) Labohan Dagang WTP WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont... 8.DATA MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING TOOLS • “Integrated Water Resources Information Management System, (IWRIMS)” on 2012 for real time data monitoring at seven dams in the Selangor State. • Installation of online monitoring station in Langat River Basin to complement the existing station • Development of a “Decision Support System (DSS)” also known as ‘LUAS Intelligent Support System, LiSS’ • The purpose of the development are to recommend dam operator the water release that required at the dam outlet over the next 36 hours • Planning to replicate for Langat River on 2017 WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont... 9.Selangor - Pahang Interstate Water Transfer - From Sungai Semantan, Pahang to Sungai Langat (Outlet Portal Sungai Serai). - Capacity about 300-500 MLD with travelling time more than 10 hours via tunnel (infrastructure Langat 2 WTP) Semantan Water Intake - The water transfer will be activate to optimize the dam water release and when the Ammonia level more than 1.5 mg/l at Sungai Langat (dilution factor) 10.Water Pumping at Semenyih Outlet Portal Serai River Dam To Sungai Lui and next to Lui River Sungai Langat (70 MLD) - The purpose is to increase the capacity of Sungai Langat for water intake operation at downstream and to optimize dam water release. Water Pumping Station – Semenyih Dam WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont... 11.APPLICATION OF ORS (OFF RIVER STORAGE) IN LANGAT RIVER BASIN Ponds functioned as dilution medium naturally to reduce AN level (40-50%) in Langat River to ( <1.5mg/l) Area : 6500m2 Design Capacity : 32MLD LUAS Water Pumping Operation at Bukit Tampoi Pond To Bukit Area : 4600m2 Tampoi Water Intake WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES cont... 12. CLOUD SEEDING OPERATION AT LANGAT AND SEMENYIH DAM WATER CATCHMENT • Cloud seeding operation by using ‘hygroscopic flare’ at Langat and Semenyih Dam to enhance the intensity of rain and increase the dam water level . • Cloud seeding operation has been conducted daily subject to the weather condition (humidity, towering cumulus, wind direction etc) WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 13. ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS • Awareness program such as QUA QUA Program and Mangrove Replanting Program has been organized yearly. • Involvement of stakeholders such as community, water operators, school & universities, NGO, QUA QUA Education Site at private sector etc. Lubok Manggis Camp , Hulu Langat • QUA QUA - Environmental Education Program which learn how to monitor the quantity and quality of the river from physical, chemical and biological indicators in the river. • River Adoption Program has been launched this year with cooperation of Local Authorities and local community involvement after the Beach Cleaning and Mangrove successfulness of Beach Adoption Program. Replanting Program at Bagan Lalang Beach, Sepang ConclusionCONCLUSIONand Recommendation AND RECOMMENDATION • Integrated and Holistic Approach in Water 1 Resources Management • Strengthen the legislation and enforcement 2 • Improve Capacity Building for River Basin 3 Management and Public Participation • Improve Information Sharing and 4 Dissemination ACKNOWLEDGEMENT • Selangor State Government (UPEN), EXCO Of Environment, Tourism, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs etc • TECHNICAL AGENCIES : DOE, DID, DVS, DTCP, DOForestry, etc • LOCAL AUTHORITIES : (MPKj, MPSp, MDKL, MPN (Negeri Sembilan), PPj), • LAND AND DISTRICT OFFICE : (Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat, Sepang) • STAKEHOLDERS : Universities (UKM/LESTARI,UPM, MMU etc), PNSB, Air Selangor, Sepang Goldcoast, GEC , Hulu Langat Community College, .