By Fitri Hazim Hazam
SEPANG, July 29 — The construction of the Semenyih Water Pump Station Package D in Jenderam Hilir under the Raw Water Security Scheme (SJAM) has begun operations to address raw water source pollution in the state.
The state executive councillor for infrastructure and agriculture Dato' Izham Hashim said the commencement of Package D operations completes the implementation of four projects undertaken by the state government, with a total cost of RM320 million since 2022.
He said the pump station is capable of detecting pollution within a one-kilometre radius and can divert polluted water to the pump station intake within less than an hour.
“When pollution occurs, we divert the water using the River Monitoring System (RMS) all the way to the sea.
“It also functions as a direct pumping project from the retention ponds in Sungai Selangor and Sungai Langat, ensuring no disruption to operations at the other three water treatment plants under SJAM,” Izham said.
Speaking to the press after officiating the project's handover today, he said that the state government will continue to intensify efforts to tackle water pollution through monitoring, legislation, pre-treatment planning, and enforcement.
“I am thrilled with the success of the SJAM construction — Selangor is the first state to implement such a project.
“As a result, through Package D, three pollution incidents were successfully resolved on July 5, July 15, and July 28,” Izham said.
Introduced in the 2021 Selangor Budget, SJAM aims to address river pollution incidents and raw water shortages. It also includes round-the-clock proactive patrols and monitoring led by the Selangor Water Management Authority's (Luas) Rapid Action Team.
Under SJAM, Package A involved the construction of the HORAS 600 pump station, Package B the pump station in Rantau Panjang, Package C the diversion works for Sungai Selangor, and Package D the pond pump station in Semenyih.
