CEW 555

WATER AND
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TOPIC 1 WASTEWATER
TREATMENT
INTRODUCTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE
THE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN
OF WATER
TREATMENT DESIGN

LECTURER: SALINA BINTI ALIAS (PhD)

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LEARNING OUTCOME

 Able to explain the concept and important of water treatment

 Able to differentiate between water supply and wastewater

 Able to describe the water services industries in Malaysia and

its function

 Able to state and explain the water services legislation in

Malaysia
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Water treatment

 Water purification process

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Recent developments in the

Malaysian water industry
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National Water
Services
Commission Act • outlines the roles, functions
and tasks of SPAN
(Act 654 or
SPAN Act)

Water Services • provides regulation covering

Industry Act economic, technical and
(WSIA) social and consumer rights
(Act 655) protection
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 •Partial (operation and maintenance at the state
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•Federal government - licensing and regulating
Decentralization services operator
•State governments retain authority over water
resources, watersheds and river basins.

•PAAB (Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad) – Asset

National water ownership
and sanitation
•IWK (Indah Water Konsortium – (sanitation)

Water and
Sanitation •National water services Commission (SPAN)
Regulator

Responsibility for •Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and

policy setting Water (KeTTHA) formerly known as KTAK

Sector Law •Water Services Industry act

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 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN 14
MALAYSIA

- SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT 1993

- ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT 1974
- WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT 2006 (ACT
655)
- MALAYSIAN STANDARD, MS1228:1991
- Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara
Act 2006 (Act 654)
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