mr. lau hieng ung, director, sewerage services department sarawak

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WM Exclusive Interview withMr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director,Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

How Far Has Malaysian Water Academy (MyWA) Progressed?

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REGULARPresident’s Desk

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWMr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director,Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

Mr. Mohamad Sabari bin Shakeran,General Manager, Kuching Water Board

SPECIAL FEATURETransforming the Landscape of SewerageIndustry in Malaysia – The Role of R&D and Innovations

EDUCATIONAL & TRAININGHow Far Has Malaysian Water Academy(MyWA) Progressed?

NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Malaysia Loses Half of Its Revenue to NRW in 2010

MWA ACTIVITIESWorld Water Day 2011, 11 – 12 March 2011

LISTING OF MWA MEMBERS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MAKING WAVESKoch Membrane to Launch NewHollow Fibre UF System

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Dear Readers,

This is our first publication for this year. So, I hope it’s not too late for me to wish you all a Happy New Year 2012. By the look of things, I’m sure this year will be another busy one, not only for MWA, but also for the water industry as a whole.

Significant gaps persist in Malaysia in terms of green technology provision and adoption, and I believe so does in the region. Energy efficiency is one of the pivotal elements in the transformation of the water sector. New technologies like energy efficiency motors are being introduced in the industry. Together with the increase efficiency among the operators, all this efforts should further promote our green mission. This will not only ensure the continuous existence of precious water resources and its entire cycle, but also ensure that our future generation will enjoy the heritage of a healthy earth.

MWA also serves as the support group to the country’s quest for better water services industry. Due to this reason, with the guidance from The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water; Malaysian Water Academy (also known as MyWA) was established in Feb 2010 with its mission to create a centre of knowledge and excellence for the development of human capital asset and technology enhancement in the water and wastewater industry.

MyWA have its own separate core functions beyond MWA’s existing functions. Currently, MyWA are focusing on its several main core functions, which are; to Identify & Establish Industry Training Needs; Develop Structured Training Programme; Establish Accreditation & Certification Programme; Implement Training Programmes; and Continuous Review and upgrading of Training Programmes & Syllabus.

These are the essentials that should be able to uplift the competency level

of the water industry workforce. Truly the main essentials that will eventually determine the success level of the current National Water Services Restructuring Initiative. To find out more about MyWA, just turn to pages 7 – 9, for an in depth interview.

Finally, once again I would like to extend my Happy New Year greetings to all of you and hoping that you will continue to support us for the betterment of the water industry.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,AHMAD ZAHDI JAMILPresident

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WM Exclusive Interview with Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director, Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

Sewerage service in Sarawak used to be one of the functions of the local councils in Sarawak. Individual Septic Tanks have always been the preferred treatment facility for the residential houses. Some housing developers have also constructed small communal septic tanks and package plants to cater for their development in the 60’s. These public sewerage systems were then handed over to the local councils for operation and maintenance. However, this practice has generally ceased in the 80’s.

Here to tell us more about the sewerage system in Sarawak is Mr. Ir. Lau Hieng Ung, Director of the Sewerage Services Department Sarawak.

We ask Ir. Lau to tell us about the sewerage systems used in Sarawak. Are they different from town to town? How about the rural areas?Ir.Lau: The existing sewage treatment facilities in the towns and cities throughout Sarawak are almost entirely dependent on Individual Septic Tanks. Some rural population has Pour-Flush facility. Only commercial complexes, major institutions (like schools and universities) and high-rise buildings are provided with Imhoff tanks or small package plants. Grey water, oil and grease are not collected or treated. Currently, there are two septic sludge treatment plants in operation in the State, i.e. in Kuching and Sibu, to treat the sludge collected from the septic tanks.

WM: How would you rate the level of sewerage management in Sarawak today?Ir.Lau: The existing system can only partially treat the black water. The grey water, which can be equally polluting, is discharged directly into the environment without any form of treatment. As the population in the urban centres grows, the State cannot rely completely on Individual Septic Tanks for sewage treatment, especially for major cities like Kuching, Miri and Sibu. The rivers in these major population centres have shown signs of pollution. The sewerage infrastructure in these major towns and cities must be upgraded to the next level, i.e. the centralised sewerage system.

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WM: What are the main problems faced by SSD? How do you overcome them? Ir.Lau: The main issues faced by the State Sewerage Services Department include the financial, social and institutional matters. Implementation of centralised sewerage systems is a capital intensive undertaking. The public also lacks the general awareness of the effect of poorly treated sewage on our environment. There is also a need to build up the local technical expertise in the construction and the operation of sewerage systems.

WM: Finally, what are the plans undertaken to improve further the sewerage systems in Sarawak? Ir.Lau: Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the government initiated a systematic planning and development of sewerage infrastructures for the State. The State Government enacted the Sewerage Systems and Services Ordinance in 2005

in anticipation of the new development. A new State Sewerage Services Department was also set up in 2007 to execute the Ordinance.

The emphasis is on the provision of a centralised sewerage system for Kuching City, the provision of septic sludge treatment facilities, and the formulation of centralised sewerage system master plans.

Ir. Lau Hieng Ung graduated in 1985 from Auckland University in Civil Engineering. He has served in the Public Works Department, Kuching North City Hall and Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism from 1985 to 2007. In July 2007, he was appointed the Director of the newly formed Sarawak State Sewerage Services Department.

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WM Exclusive Interview with Mr. Mohamad Sabari bin Shakeran, General Manager, Kuching Water Board

Ir. Mohamad Sabari graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science(Civil Engineering) Degree from the Memphis State University Tennessee,USA. He obtained his Post Graduate (Environmental Impacts Assessment) Degree at Murdoch University,Western Australia in 2002, and his Master of Science (Environment) Degree at Murdoch University, Western Australia in 2004

WM: Could you tell us something about your background? For example, how long have you been involved in the water industry? Mr. Sabari: I reported for duty with Jabatan Kerja Raya Sarawak (JKR) as the Assistant Executive Engineer on 26th May 1987. My first posting was to the Waterworks Section, JKR Kuching Divisional Office as the section head-in-charge of the Water Supply Authorities in Kuching Division; during this period, Samarahan Division was still part of Kuching Division.

Over 25 years of working experience in JKR Sarawak, some 17 years of my career are related to the water supply industry involving with the planning, design, project management, water resources management, and setting up of hydrometric stations, as well as monitoring of water resources stationed in Water Supply Branch in JKR Headquarters and divisional office.

The balance of work experiences includes managements, supervisions of projects related to civil works (roads, buildings, bridges) and operation & maintenance works of government assets in the JKR divisional offices. I was promoted to the post of General Manager of Kuching Water Board (KWB) on the 5th August 2011.

WM: What is the situation like of the water supply in Kuching under the Kuching Water Board (KWB)?Mr. Sabari: KWB is currently producing an average of 430 MLD of drinking water to a supply area of 730sq km and serving a population of about 680,000. The metered consumption is at 290 MLD and thus, the resultant NRW is about 32.6%. The number of services in 2011 totals 147,147 that expand across the industry, commercial and domestic consumers.

KWB is managed by a total of 574 staff

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with 21 of them in the Professional and Managerial Group while the rest of 553 are under Support Group. WM: What challenges do you have to face in the distributions of water supply in Kuching? How was the water situation like when you first joined the service and what have you achieved so far. Are you happy with the results? Mr. Sabari: The high NRW of 32.6% is my immediate concern and I am confident that with the available technologies and established industrial practices, KWB can reduce the NRW to a manageable level.

About 6 months into my tenure as the GM of KWB, I established two additional NRW teams in January this year with the aim to facilitate the leak reduction. With three NRW teams actively involved now, I am confident in reducing the NRW by 3-4 percent by year-end.

WM: What are the projects that you have undertaken during your tenure? Mr. Sabari: I managed to witness the practical completion of our 100 MLD Module 8 in September 2011. I am now embarking on upgrading of our Batu Kitang Treatment Plant in meeting the increasing demand from Kuching City, JKR Kuching and Samarahan Division supplied by KWB.

In meeting the distribution demand of the greater Kuching and JKR, a total of 7 new reservoirs, some with a capacity of 180 ML, will be built before 2030. Studies are being conducted now on the construction of reservoirs at Demak Laut, 9¾ mile and 7th Mile in the near future.

In ensuring our delivery capability, the construction of a 1,000 mm. diam. pipe linking Samajaya Free Industrial Zone and Module 8 is in progress. In addition to that, new pipes will be laid to link 7th mile network to 9¾ mile and to Entinggan Reservoir in Kota Samarahan.

Despite the availability of raw water resource, concern on the sustainability of its supply requires strategic attention. At times, the current safe yield of Sungai Sarawak Kiri is subjected to raw water shortage during the prolonged dry spell. The initiative by the State Government to build Bengoh dam solely for the purpose of raw water storage could eventually reduce the potential risk of raw water shortage during incoming dry

months.

WM: One final Question. What are your future plans in order to upgrade further the water situations in Kuching? Mr. Sabari: Amongst the major activities that will become the road map to the future development of KWB’s operation is to embark in the 5 Year Strategic Plans. The main thrust of the strategic plans encompass transformation of organisation structure, enhance human capital, strengthening customer service and promote efficient operation & maintenance of the water supply system.

The activities and outputs derive from this strategic planning will be the roadmap for KWB performance in heading to the future. ICT and Asset Management will also be another important focus to leverage the potential high performance of KWB to satisfy the water consumers.

Master of Science (Environment)Murdoch University, Western Australia

Post Graduate (Environmental Impacts Assessment)Murdoch University, Western Australia

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering)Memphis State University, Tennessee,USA

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Transforming the Landscape of Sewerage Industry in Malaysia – The Role of R&D and Innovations

The sewerage industry in Malaysia has evolved at a rapid pace over the last

2 decades. The sewage treatment trend has changed from basic system such as septic tanks in the 60’s to mechanised treatment plants during the present days.

This evolution has taken place largely due to stakeholders’ demand for cleaner and safer environment for the public as well as an increased awareness for sustainable future. Ever since then, the sewerage industry, has been facing cus-tomer and regulatory requirement that are increasingly more stringent as civil society becomes more sophisticated and demand for a healthier environment to live in.

Besides, the sewerage industry also needs to keep abreast with the general environmental issues that may arise di-rectly or indirectly from its day to day activities. This includes river pollution, waste management problems, sewage flooding, water borne diseases, soil con-tamination, groundwater contamination, global warming and climate change.

Additionally, it’s important to note that Malaysia needs its own set of basic data, know-how and resources for effi-cient and effective sewerage manage-ment as the weather, climate, ambient condition, the normal microflora and microfauna as well as the diet and eat-ing habits of its people differ from that of other countries from where the sew-erage technologies are sourced and used in Malaysia.

Research & Development Within this context, research and de-velopment (R&D) including new inno-vations is much needed in Malaysia to improve sewage treatment capabilities and thus enhance environmental health of our water resources whilst contribut-ing towards sustainable development.

Apart from sewage treatment, re-search is also needed for the improve-ment of the collection systems (e.g. use of local in-pipe treatment and effective microorganisms; use of fibre optics and trench sharing technology; new genera-tion of efficient pumping systems includ-

ing equipment and products).Hence, the primary objective of the

R&D is to provide knowledge that en-sures reliable, consistent, satisfactory, affordable and efficient sewerage serv-ices to enhance quality of life and to con-tribute to economic growth and improve public health status of the community and country.

In line with this, the secondary objec-tives are to develop appropriate meth-ods, approaches and technologies for improving the management of sewerage services; provide appropriate, innovative and practical solutions for management of sewerage services; develop applica-tions for improved treatment of sewage and sludge and improved processes for enabling increased reuse thereof; and improve health, economic and environ-mental conditions while supporting the development of appropriate technolo-gies and socially focused management practices related to sewerage manage-ment.

In order to be focused and struc-tured in undertaking R&D to meet the requirement for the sewerage sector, it is imperative that key areas for R&D activities are identified. This includes

optimisation of sewage treatment per-formance and sewage sludge treatment, recovery and reuse of sewage waste by products; energy saving and genera-tion of renewable energy from sewage; improvised sewage collection system; environmental management and socio-economic demands.

Paradigm Shift“The key thrust of the R&D should trig-ger a paradigm shift in the sewerage industry from the Victorian technology that utilises large resources, land areas, materials and resources with little em-phasis on resource recovery to the ap-plication of emerging technologies such as Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Green Technology. Additionally prin-ciples of social science and economics shall be applied across in the research activities so that practical and cost ef-fective solutions are identified through the research,” says Ir. Hj. Haniffa Hamid, General Manager, (Planning & Engineer-ing), Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK).

“IWK had undertaken and facilitated more than 100 local R&D projects focus-ing on operational efficiencies which

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were initiated as a structured R&D pro-gramme in collaboration with local uni-versities and public research institutions.

The R&D programme encompasses a spectrum of research initiatives ranging from sewage treatment design, process optimisation, reuse of treated wastewa-ter, bioconversion of sewage sludge and biosolids applications,” adds Ir. Haniffa.

Waste By-Products“We had some significant research find-ings which today had led IWK to explore on reuse of its waste by-products from sewage treatment. One of the studies showed that the final effluent that is dis-charged to water courses could be further purified and reused as treated water for industrial and landscaping applications.

Whereas, the sewage sludge or bet-ter known as biosolids could be directly used as soil conditioner or composted into fertiliser for plant applications. For example, IWK’s research showed that the application of biosolids can accelerate the growth of rubber trees and hence the faster availability of timber tree products without affecting the quality and quan-tity of latex.

Another research finding showed the sewage sludge can be treated and con-verted by virtue of biotechnological ap-proach using microbes such as fungi to produce a stable end product that could be beneficially used as a raw material for composting.

Biotechnology methods known as vermicomposting were tested in their re-search using worms to convert biosolids to fertiliser. Another study showed that the biogas generated from the anaero-bic digestion of sewage sludge contains more than 60% methane concentration which means generation of electric-ity from sewage is possible,” explains Ir. Haniffa.

Realisation of Research FindingsThe challenge ahead is to ensure that the R&D initiatives for the sewerage sec-tor leads to realisation of research find-ings to field applications for efficiency improvement, cost savings and/or po-tential revenue stream; environmentally sustainable services and increase stock of knowledge and information that could reduce the gaps of uncertainties in sew-erage management in Malaysia. “To execute this, industry players like IWK and similar organisations could con-centrate on applied research activities that will provide practical solutions for immediate operational uptake and com-mercialisation.

The Universities should be encour-aged to undertake the fundamental research activities on sewerage in a structured manner. For this, constant communications and dialogue need to be maintained between the sewerage play-ers and the universities.

This allows the universities to better understand and appreciate the practical issues and explores the resolutions from the fundamental research perspective. In this respect, we encourage Universities, public research institutions and the ben-eficiaries with innovative financing mech-anisms such as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to implement the R&D projects, to communicate with IWK to jointly develop local expertise in the areas of sewage treatment technology, energy efficiency, collection systems, sludge management, resource recovery, and materials engi-neering,” emphasised Ir. Haniffa. Collaboration & FundingThe receptiveness towards uptake of the R&D findings needs to be improved with an established network of industry, gov-ernmental and academic organisations that amongst others to address matters

pertaining to collaborations and funding to support pilot and demonstration scale of the completed bench and experimental field studies, rights to intellectual prop-erty, patenting and commercialisation of research outputs as well as development of local talents and experts in this sector.

“A well-planned and coordinated as well as holistically managed R&D pro-gramme for the sewerage sector will represent a major paradigm shift in the outlook, the efficiency and effectiveness of sewerage management in Malaysia.

It is envisaged that the future sew-age treatment and collection systems would be community and neighborhood friendlier; the plant is compact and hence smaller in foot print; utilises lesser ener-gy, produces lesser sludge and discharge no waste to the environment (whereby the waste by-products are recovered for beneficial purposes), hence smaller in carbon footprint; uses well tested and proven local technologies, equipment and products so as standard model sew-age treatment plants can be built inex-pensively and speedily; it operates on intelligent system modes that can be remotely operated without causing nui-sance to the public and not affecting the environmental quality,” Ir. Haniffa envi-sions.

High Income NationThe R&D in sewerage industry in Malay-sia will open up to vast opportunities for all Malaysians to capitalise and benefit in many ways to achieve sustainable de-velopment. Whilst achieving the ultimate goal, it is also hoped that the stakehold-ers would take full advantage of this to further explore on the resources in the industry to value-add it into potential downstream businesses whilst leading Malaysia into a high income nation by 2020.

Massive untapped potentials exist in the sewerage sector that can be harvested and recovered with R&D and innovations for the benefits of the nation, says Ir. Haniffa, General Manager, Planning & Engineering, IWK

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How Far Has Malaysian Water Academy (MyWA) Progressed?The Malaysian Water Academy (MyWA), Malaysia’s first water academy was established during the Opening Ceremony of Asia Water Exhibition 2010 held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on April 7, 2010.

After more than a year in existence, we ask Tuan Haji Ahmad Zahdi Jamil, the present President of Malaysian Water Association (MWA), on the progress of the academy so far? But before that let us find out how the whole idea got started.

Q: In the first place who mooted the idea to form this academy and who were involved?AZJ: It was mooted during one of the (MWA) Council Meetings in 2005, and all the Council Members were involved. They included:

The President: Dato’ Syed Muhammad Shahabuddin.

Immediate Past President: Tan Sri Ir Haji Omar bin Ibrahim

DP: Dato’ Ir Hj Wan Ngah bin Wan Ali

VPs: Ir Mohd Ridhuan bin Ismail and Prof Dr. Zaini bin Ujang

HSG: Ir Lee Koon Yew

HTG: Dato’ Ir Teo Chok Boo, and

Council Members: Dato’ Ir Mohd Yusof, Dato’ Ir Low Kee Yang, Ir Mohamed Haniffa Abdul Hamid, Ir Sanusi Paijan, Ir Mohmad Asari Daud, Ir Zainal Bachik, Ir

Abas bin Mohamad Noordin, Ir Jayawant s/o Vithal, Ir Teo Chee Kong, Ir Chiang Heng, Ir Koh Kah Hock, Prof Dr. Azni bin Idris and Madam Rohana Kamaruddin.

Q: How long after did the project take off?AZJ: MWA wrote a proposal paper to the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA) on two occasions. The 2009/2011 Council Members then took it as a task in MWA portfolio and as KPI to be delivered. It was then charted out as one of the establishments for the Malaysian water Road Map in the Kementerian Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air (KeTTHA).

The Academy, now known as MyWA, was registered with the Malaysian Registrar of Companies (R.O.C) by MWA in February 2010. And finally in Apr 2010 it was officially launched by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Dato’ Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui on 7 April 2010, during Asia Water Conference 2010 at KLCC.

During the launching, MWA has signed four MoUs with four major partners of MyWA (PBA, IWK, SAJ, and UTM) in promoting the capacity building for the water and wastewater industry. More MoUs will be signed with other organisations for the same purpose.

Q: Can you elaborate further about the project?AZJ: Our vision is to promote MyWA to be a renowned and recognised institution in water and wastewater and our mission is to create a centre of knowledge and excellence for the development of human capital asset and technology enhancement in the water and wastewater industry.

We aim to establish capacity building

hub for all stake holders of the water and wastewater industry:• To provide institutional support for

government initiatives towards the development of quality workforce for increasing the global competitiveness and liberalisation of the water industry;

• To provide integrated and accredited education and training for all stakeholders across the public and private divide of the water and wastewater sector;

• To provide strategic platform for collaborative research and innovations between academia and industry, local and foreign experts.

The core functions and scope of MyWA are as follows:1. Identify & Establish Industry Training

Needs:a. Integrated approach, training needs

to be identified across industry value chain i.e. collection/abstraction, treatment, disposal/supply & distribution as well as across segments of services i.e. Management, Planning & Design; Construction, Operations & Maintenance; Instrumentations & Equipment Manufacturers;

2.Develop Structured Training Programme: Training programme will fall under two

broad scopes – Water & Wastewater, whereby courses will fall under two categories: a) certification courses for competency; and b) non-certification courses for knowledge development;

3. Accreditation & Certification Programme:-

– Establish framework for Accreditation of Training Providers and Certification of Workforce as competent & qualified persons for respective job tasks.

– Technical Committee to be set up and

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comprise of leaders and technical experts from industry academia and regulators.

– Training Programme to be based on National Occupational Skill Standards (NOSS) advocated by Department of Skills Development (DSD), Malaysian Ministry of Human Resources (PSMB). Currently the Penang Water Services Academy has developed NOSS that was approved by DSD and can be incorporated into Water Academy training programme.

– Other key agencies for endorsement of the structured training programme are : Malaysian Water Services Commission (SPAN); Environmental Institute of Malaysia, Department of Environment (EiMAS); and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).

4. Implement Training Programmes - MyWA will manage and organise all aspects of training implementation such as training courses programme schedules, trainers, venues, registration & certification

5. Continuous Review and upgrading of Training Programmes & Syllabus -MyWA’s Technical Committee comprising of industry and academia experts shall carry out periodical review.

6. R&D Platform:• Establish smart partnerships with

leading research institutions for water and wastewater.

• Develop structured R&D themes and focus areas for water and wastewater sector.

• Review and establish R&D priority topics. • Identify & set up criteria for screening and

awarding R&D projects.• Plan and review R&D and Innovation

budget for water and wastewater sector.7. Young Water Professional Network:

• MyWA will be a place for mentoring and building up young professional (aged 18-35) as leaders for the future of the industry.

• Activities for networking will range from conferences to setting up of Malaysian Water Engineering Relief Squad for disaster zones.

• Currently the Pro-Temp Engineering

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• Establishment of MyWA

• Register with ROC

• MOU with Major Training Providers

• VWP Establishment

• Development of MyWA in-house Training Programmes

• Development of Certification & Accredited Programme

• MOU with Other Training Providers

• Retired Professional Club

• Engineers Relief Squad

• Integration of the Satellite Training Centres

• Register with Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran

• Establishment of Resource Centre

• Smart Partnership with Leading R& D Centre

• MyWA Expands to Other States

• Capacity Building Regional Hub for Developing Countries

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Relief Squad is already in place.8. Senior Professional Club (SPC) -

• MyWA will set up a club for SPC to get together and continue to contribute ideas and experience to the industry

9. Knowledge Development Hub:• MyWA will establish a repository of

the water & wastewater industry best practices and know-how from across the region.

• Serves as a platform for developing knowledge based workforce.

• Activities for cultivating innovative mindset and culture in the workforce.

• Regional Network center/base for industry experts to exchange innovate ideas.

Q: After more than a year, what is the progress like, so far?AZJ: Last year we signed four MoUs with four major training providers: SAJ, PBA, IWK and UTM. We also renovated new training rooms at the ground floor of MWA office with four satellite training facilities. We shared information on MyWA internationally at: TWAS Workshop, Beijing; Manila WOPs and DEWATS, Indonesia.

This year SPAN endorsed MyWA training programme and KeTTHA is represented in MyWA BoD. Also this year we organised three workshops on Water Treatment Plant Works among technical committee. We are also proud to say that

DOE has agreed to certify our Wastewater Treatmant Course. Finally, we negotiated with seven new training providers to partner with MyWA.

Q: About the academy itself, what is the strength of the staff?AZJ: Staff of MyWA: Executive Director & 3 staff and trainers all over the country from collaboration with training academy.

Q: How and who are eligible to participate?AZJ: The Academy is for all stakeholders of water & wastewater industry.Stakeholders are from the General Public & NGOs, Regulators, Academia & Research Institutions and Industry.

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News from Around the World

Malaysia loses half of its revenue to NRW in 2010

Liaoning tries to save its groundwater

A study has revealed that Malaysia’s water industry lost nearly half of its

total revenue of RM4 billion (US$1.32 billion) or RM1.7 billion – to nonrevenue water (NRW) in 2010.

The Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia (AWER), which conducted the study, said the state of Selangor recorded the highest volume of NRW, losing nearly RM600 million in just one year.

The industry is believed to have lost almost RM5 billion due to NRW between 2008 and 2010, according to a statement made by AWER President S

Piarapakaran.The study, which was based on

statistics released by the Malaysia Water Industry Guide last year, showed that the volume of treated water lost had increased by 3.5% in 2010.

After Selangor, the states that recorded the highest volume of losses were Pahang and Sabah.

Citing poor planning and regulation by authorities, including the National Water Services Commission (SPAN), Mr Piarapakaran urged for a National NRW Reduction Action Plan to be put into place immediately.

“Key Performance Indicators must also be set for officers in SPAN and the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry must ensure that such an action plan is prepared by middle of this year.

“There is no point of having central agencies that pass this work to water operators and wait for results without proper planning,” he said.According to Mr Piarapakaran, the action plan should include detailed targets for each state within a specified timeframe and be made available to the public.

“Malaysia needs to learn to manage NRW holistically,” he said.

Northeast China’s Liaoning province is poised to implement the most

stringent regulations in its history to address the over-exploitation of groundwater, according to a China Daily report.

Liaoning provincial government has announced that it will strengthen administration of groundwater use. These regulations are mainly focused on limiting the total use of groundwater and increasing water-use efficiency.

By 2015, the province will shut down all of the region’s underground water projects except for those used in emergencies, according to a plan made by local authorities. A total of nearly 3,800 existing projects will be closed, which will prevent the extraction of more than 1.2 billion cubic metres of groundwater in the following years.

Official data shows that Liaoning has had a shortage of water supply for long and its annual extraction of

underground water is greater than most Chinese provinces. Its annual extraction of groundwater has reached 6.74 billion cubic metres. The rapid depletion of groundwater has caused severe consequences, including saltwater intrusion and sinkholes.

Take Dalian, a port city in the province, for example. Overuse of water has caused saltwater to intrude into local groundwater, which has led to contamination of drinking water. Experts have yet to find a solution.

Liaoning is not the only place in China that suffers from groundwater over-exploitation. Early this January, China Geological Environmental Monitoring Institute published a report saying groundwater over-exploitation and the subsequent decay are mainly responsible for geological dangers in eastern and central China.

But experts argue that enforcing these measures is rather hard, though leaders at

various levels will be held accountable.Ma Jun, director of the Institute of

Public and Environmental Affairs, a non-governmental organisation is quoted to have said:”Local governments are asked to reduce water consumption and simultaneously develop their economies without further depleting the groundwater table. This is very challenging,”

The economic development of Liaoning largely depends on heavy industries, including iron and steel smelters and oil production plants, which are top consumers of groundwater.

Experts suggest that follow-up work needs to be carried out to make the proposed measures more effective.

Economics professor Shao Jianbing of Liaoning University is quoted to have said: “We cannot sacrifice the environment for money. But the government should do more work to help industries to adapt to the change rather than imposing rigid regulations.”

Thailand to invest billions in water management

Thailand will invest at least 150 billion baht (US$4.87 billion) in water

management infrastructure programmes over the next year, according to deputy premier Kittiratt Na-Ranong, as reported in the Bangkok Post. A total of more than 350 billion baht would be invested in water management programmes.

Infrastructure improvements for the Chao Phraya River and eight subsidiary river basins would cost 300 billion baht, with the remaining 50 billion earmarked for 17 other river basins across the country.

An emergency decree to help finance the infrastructure investments has recently taken effect following publication in the Royal Gazette. The

decree authorises the government to borrow up to 500 billion baht through to June 2013 to cover water management and infrastructure investments.

Another decree calls for the creation of a 50-billion-baht insurance fund to help provide flood insurance coverage to households and companies.

Flood insurance has become highly expensive or even unavailable after last year’s floods. The new fund is aimed at helping local insurers continue coverage by sharing in potential risks.

Thailand suffered the worst flooding in over seven decades last year, with more than a third of the country inundated and economic losses estimated at well over 1 trillion baht.

The floods heavily disrupted manufacturing activities in Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi provinces, as well as Bangkok, affecting supply chains at a global level for companies such as Western Digital, Canon, Toshiba and Honda.

But Mr Kittiratt said business activity and confidence should recover quickly, given the steps planned by the government to mitigate the impact of future floods.

In addition to the decrees authorising new loans and establishing a flood insurance fund, a third will set up a low-interest loan programme to support rebuilding by flood-affected companies and households.

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India, Pakistan urged to hold talks ‘with an open mind’

Malaysia to help Bangladesh in improving water supply

Dutch expertise for the Mekong Delta Plan

KarachiIndia and Pakistan can prosper if they

agree to talk to each other with an open mind.

This observation was made by Najmuddin Sheikh, former foreign secretary, at a workshop held at the Area Study Centre for Europe (ACSE), Karachi University, on Saturday March 17, 2012.

“After Indonesia and Malaysia resolved their water disputes, no two countries in the region were more cooperative than them,” said Sheikh.

He added that worse disputes than Kashmir had been resolved in the world. “We had Germany, France and Britain which were able to resolve their border disputes and lead the world.”

A discussion was held on a comparison between the success stories in Southeast Asia and the Far East and the struggling politics of South Asia. Four papers were presented, the first by Ghulam Murtaza Khosa on the Malaysian model. The

researcher is a lecturer at the University of Sindh.

The second paper was presented by Muhammad Asif, economist at the Social Policy and Development Centre, on Foreign Development Investment in Indonesia.

He explained how over the years Indonesia opened its markets for foreign investment focusing mainly on paper, chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and this was possible because of a stable political atmosphere.

Comparing the two countries, Najmuddin Sheikh shared that with a literacy rate of 93.5 percent the population growth in Malaysia is 1.7 percent, while in Indonesia the population growth is 1.1 percent with a literacy rate of 90.4 percent.

“However, in Pakistan the literacy rate is 56 percent with a population growth of 2 percent. Every year we will have five million people who will reach the employment age. Our youth bulge is a bomb, and not a good one.”

Samar Hasan, senior planning associate at the Habib University Foundation, presented a paper on the ‘South Korean Model: A comparison between Bangladesh and Pakistan’.

Discussing the Korean model she put forward the theory of modernisation thought, which says a democracy can only flourish after development and economic stability is brought in a society. “Korea was not a democracy till the 70s, and even then it maintained a GDP growth of 10 percent every year.”

She called democracy in Bangladesh and Pakistan “the same story”, and the two models a hybrid democracy — a transitional phase “where the new and old institutions co-exist”.

The last paper was presented by Bilal Ahmed, a senior economist at Piler, on local government in Karachi and Shanghai. The Chinese city, according to him, has benefited greatly from its 17 county divisions with 16 districts in one county.

The Malaysian government is reportedly set to provide finance

to Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) with a view to enhancing its production capacity. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Bangladesh and Malaysian governments in Dhaka in January 2012.

WASA officials said the support

would help a lot in meeting the day-to-day demand for water of the 12.5 million people in the city.

The total water production of Dhaka WASA is reported to be 2,100 million litre per day. Under the MOU, the Malaysian government will invest US$35 million for the Dhalasna-Jamirta project of Dhaka WASA to produce 150 million litre of water, which will help to

meet water demand of the inhabitants of city’s Mirpur area.

A seven-member high-power delegation, led by special envoy of Malaysian government, Dato Seri S Samy Vellu, called on state minister for local government and rural development and cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak at the latter’s office at Bangladesh Secretariat.

The Dutch government has awarded a contract for the provision of

consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV. Other members of the consortium include Royal Haskoning, Wageningen University & Research Centre, Deltares, RebelGroup and UNESCO-IHE.

With its 17 million inhabitants, the Mekong Delta is one of the world’s most densely-populated regions. It is also one of Vietnam’s most productive agricultural areas. However, the Mekong Delta is increasingly being confronted with the effects of climate change.

The sustainable development and conservation of the Mekong Delta requires an integral approach that addresses issues as serious flooding, salinisation of agricultural land, temporary drought, insufficient irrigation capacity and the threat to valuable ecosystems. Intensive

agriculture, urban development and industrialisation are moreover competing for the available space.

The Viet Nam - Netherlands Strategic Partnership Arrangement on climate adaptation and water management provides for cooperation between the Netherlands and Vietnam in developing the Mekong Delta Plan.

Professor Cees Veerman and other former members of the Dutch Delta Committee 2008 are directly advising Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese project organisation established to develop the Mekong Delta Plan.

The purpose of the Delta Plan is to create a strategic long-term vision (2100) for the Mekong Delta, to set out a long-term Delta Programme with a range of short-term measures (2015-2025) and to strengthen water governance for the delta.

Together with Cees Veerman, former members of the Dutch Delta Committee 2008 and Vietnamese working parties, the consortium will help to shape the Delta Plan process. The consortium will advise on the water system, land usage, scenario development and water governance. The consortium will also advise on the process of developing a Delta Plan.

Winfried Pietersen, DHV project director, said: “The most important thing is for the Vietnamese to be able to use our knowledge and experience to develop a clear long-term vision that will truly set a course for sustainably developing the valuable Mekong Delta.”

The project is part of ‘The Netherlands Global Water Programme’, a Dutch government umbrella programme for making global water efforts from the Netherlands, dedicated to cooperation of the Dutch water industry in delta countries like Vietnam.

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India’s new water policy draft calls for a shift in the role of the state

The Indian government on January 31 released a draft National Water

Policy, 2012 which recommends a gradual shift in the role of the state from a service provider to that of a regulator of services and facilitator for strengthening the institutions responsible for planning, implementation and management of water resources.

It calls for the water related services to be transferred to community and/or private sector with appropriate PPP or Public-Private-Partnership model.

The policy calls for a broad, over-arching national legal framework on water and comprehensive legislation to develop inter-state rivers and river valleys. Many of these issues are currently handled at the state level.

The draft policy has termed water as an “economic good” and supported pricing of water to maximise its value. It has also stipulated approaches towards enhancing water availability besides emphasising on water use efficiency.

The Government has been holding consultations with all stakeholders in the water sector for drafting the National Water Policy, which Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has indicated will be unveiled in March 2012.

The first water policy was adopted by National Water Resources Council in 1987. This was revised and updated in April 2002.

The draft policy, which has been posted on the website of Ministry of Water Resources, has been kept open for comments till February 29. After carrying necessary modifications, it would be placed before National Water Board and National Water Resources Council for finalisation and adoption.

The draft policy recommends the

development of a system to evolve benchmarks for water uses for different purposes, such as water footprints and water auditing in order to ensure efficient use of water. Project financing has been suggested as a tool to incentivise efficient and economic use of water.

It also provides for setting up of Water Regulatory Authority and adequate water pricing to incentivise recycle and re-use.

The draft policy presents a holistic picture of ecological need of the river rather than restricting it to only minimum flow requirement. It states that the ecological needs of the river should be determined recognising that river flows are characterized by low or no flows, small floods, large floods and flow variability and should accommodate development needs.

A portion of river flows should be kept aside to meet ecological needs ensuring that the proportional low and high flow releases correspond in time closely to the natural flow regime.

The draft policy also recognises the need to adapt to climate change in planning and implementation of water resources projects. Coping strategies for designing and management of water resources structures and review of acceptability criteria have been emphasised.

Mapping of the aquifers to know the quantum and quality of ground water resources in the country has been proposed with provision of periodic updating.

The draft policy says Water Users Associations should be given statutory powers to collect and retain a portion of water charges, manage the volumetric quantum of water allotted to them and maintain the distribution system in their jurisdiction.

It also proposes a reversal of heavy under-pricing of electricity, which leads to

wasteful use of both electricity and water.The proposal is expected to face some

opposition as several state governments have been providing almost free electricity to farmers, a move that has resulted in overdrafts of groundwater across several regions.

The draft policy also recognises encroachment and diversion of water bodies and emphasises the need for their restoration with community participation.

It has proposed setting aside a suitable percentage of the costs of infrastructure development, which along with collected water charges, may be utilised for repair and maintenance. Contracts for construction of projects should have inbuilt provision for longer periods of proper maintenance and handing over back the infrastructure in good condition.

The policy says there is a need to remove the large disparity between water supply in urban and rural areas to bring equality between rural and urban people.

It has proposed a forum at the national level to deliberate upon issues relating to water and evolve consensus, cooperation and reconciliation amongst states. A similar mechanism should be established within each state to amicably resolve differences in competing demands for water amongst different users of water, as also between different parts of the state.

Appropriate institutional arrangements for each river basin should be developed to collect and collate all data on regular basis with regard to rainfall, river flows, area irrigated by crops and by source, utilisation for various uses by both surface and ground water and to publish water accounts on daily basis every year for each river basin with appropriate water budgets and water accounts based on the hydrologic balances.

Coca-Cola Malaysia and the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) are calling on secondary school students to step up and make a difference this World Water Day.

The students are being urged to get their peers to participate in the annual

“Water Vision” contest, which challenges them to identify and resolve a water conservation issue.

The competition is designed to foster a sense of water stewardship among youths.

The winning team will receive a rainwater harvesting system for their school as the grand prize. It will help them to save hundreds of ringgit, while conserving clean water resources.

Prizes which await the young

environmentalists include cash and gadgets such as iPod Touch/iPad2.

The top three teams will also be invited to attend a special 3-day, 2-night at the MNS Environmental Interpretive Center in Sepang where they will learn about the importance of mangrove forest ecology, which is crucial to our ecosystem.

“Water Vision” is open to secondary schools nationwide through MNS’ Kelab Pencinta Alam.

Students are required to work in teams of four to submit a 15-minute multimedia presentation on how they can conserve

water in their school or community. This year’s theme is “The Best Practices

on Water Conservation in your School or Community”.

Entries must address the problems faced by the local community or school, together with a practical solution.

All entries must be submitted to MNS by July 20.

For details, students and teachers can visit www.mns.my or search for “Water Vision” on Facebook, or contact the Environmental Education Department at 03-2287 9422.

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New President of B&V’s Water Business

WRG aims to capture Indian desal market

Metax to build WWTP in India

Black & Veatch has appointed Cindy Wallis-Lage as President of its

global water business. She will lead the company’s efforts to address the water infrastructure needs around the world. Aging infrastructure, economic challenges and increasing demand are factors that are driving growth for service providers.

Ms Wallis-Lage brings 25 years of experience to this key position. She most recently served as the company’s Executive Managing Director of Technical Solutions. She has provided her project and leadership expertise to more than 100 municipal and industrial facilities throughout the US, UK and Asia Pacific.

Australia-based Water Resources Group (WRG) Limited has announced

that it has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Mandala Water Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mandala Capital AG Fund Limited, to market WRG’s products and technologies in the operating territories of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh).

Mandala Capital AG Fund Limited is a private equity fund that invests in the agricultural sector in the Indian and South Asia markets. Mandala’s founders and partners include longstanding Indian agriculture entrepreneurs as well as Altima Partners LLP, a multi-billion dollar investment fund with substantial investments in the agriculture sector globally.

The Joint Venture, of which WRG owns 49%, will be based in India and allows WRG to enter the South Asia desalination market for both industrial and municipal

applications. According to the CEO of WRG, Brian

Harcourt, the desalination market in South Asia, particularly India, is expected to grow dramatically in the next ten years. “We have been in discussions with Mandala Capital for over 12 months in preparation to enter into this multi-hundred million-dollar market for desalination,” he says in a press release. “Following a successful visit to India by WRG last October, we are very pleased to conclude our agreements, and expect to see significant business opportunities develop for the joint venture, not only for water desalination, but also for applications of our exclusive ozone generator in seed and food preservation,” he adds.

The Principal of Mandala Water, and CEO of Mandala Capital, Uday Garg said that the application of WRG’s technologies in South Asia is going to greatly enhance the value of the company.

AMetax Engineering Corporation Limited has announced that

its wholly-owned subsidiary, Metax Engineering (India) Private Limited have been awarded an approximately S$6.2 million (US$4.97 million) contract for the design, engineering, supply, erection, testing and commission of an effluent treatment plant with an ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis system used for recycling by Grasim Cellulosic Division, a unit of Grasim Industries Limited located at Vilayat, Bharuch, Gujarat, India for its viscose staple fibre Vilayat project.

Commenting on the contract, Tan Tze Wen, the Managing Director of Metax Engineering said: “With the

worldwide emphasis on environmental protection via recycling, we are seeing more projects put out to tender from the private and public sectors in both developed and developing countries, who need to continually invest in critical water and wastewater treatment infrastructure.”

Grasim, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, ranks among India’s largest private sector companies, with consolidated net revenue of Rs.202 billion. Grasim’s businesses comprise VSF, cement, chemicals and textiles. Its core businesses are VSF and cement, which contribute to over 90 per cent of its revenues and operating profits.

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MWA Activities

Water Malaysia 2011 Conference & Exhibition, 5 – 7 April 2011

Water Malaysia Conference & Exhibition is an MWA biennial international water conference and exhibition. For the first time in 2011, Water Malaysia was coorganised between MWA and Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd. This three-day event was held at the PWTC, Kuala Lumpur and was supported by KeTTHA, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (NRE), Water Supply Department (JBA), SPAN and Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB).

The theme “Managing Water &

Wastewater with Sustainable Future” has attracted more than 300 delegation locally and internationally. The programme included 5 Keynotes, 2 Plenaries, 4 Workshops, etc. The exhibition was managed by Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd. The Water Malaysia 2011 showed an increase of 10.2% of total sales compared to the previous one 71 companies participated including Malaysia, Singapore, India, China, Japan, USA, Germany, Italy and Korea. Total visitorship was approximately 5,000 people.

World Water Day 2011, 11 – 12 March 2011

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Each year, WWD highlights a specific

aspect of freshwater. The theme for 2011 was “Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban Challenge” and was held from 11-12 March 2011.

YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia officiated

the WWD 2011 on 11 March held at the Pekan River Front, Pekan Pahang. The event was held for two days with participation from water industry players, academician, NGOs and individuals. MWA participated in the exhibition.

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MWA 23rd Annual General Meeting, 23 April 2011

Half Day Technical Talk on “Business Continuity Management”, 4 May 2011

The MWA 23rd AGM was held on 23 April 2011 at the Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam attended by 80 members comprising of Institutional, Ordinary and Associate. The result of the election of

A half day presentation by DRI International touched on cruciality of having a good business continuity plan in place for enhancing the resiliency, survivability and sustainability of the organisation should disaster strike. A total of 20 participants attended the talk held at MWA training centre.

Office Bearers for 2011/2013 was also presented by the appointed Scrutineer at the AGM. Following the meeting, a separate arrangement for golf was held for interested members.

MWA Annual Dinner 2011, 5 April 2011

The Annual Dinner was held at the Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Water Malaysia 2011 which was held for three days from 5 to 7 April. It was

graced by YB Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia. The dinner was attended by the conference delegates, invited guests, members of

the association, key players in the water and wastewater industries to socialise and catch up with one another. Approximately 500 people attended.

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MWA Activities

IWA Governing Assembly, 25 September 2011

The presentation touched on improving the energy efficiency and reliability of pump systems, and to verify and maintain the energy savings which require accurate on-site measurements before and after any improvements. The talk, presented by FlakeShield Sdn Bhd, was attended by 35 participants held at MWA training centre.

MWA was represented by the President Ahmad Zahdi Jamil and Vice President, Ir. Syed Mohd Adnan Alhabshi to the IWA Governing Assembly which was held in Vienna, Austria. The IWA President’s Dinner was arranged prior to this event.

MWA Golf 20XI, 1 October 2011

The MWA Golf 20XI was held in Nilai Springs Golf & Country Club with participation from MWA members, ministries and Government officials totalling 72 golfers. The MWA President welcomed everyone present and there was a prize presentation followed by lunch after the game.

MWA thanked the standing committee members led by En. Isa Abu Bakar (SAJ), all supporters and sponsors for making this tournament a success and memorable event. It was a on the whole. MWA plans to have golf as an annual event to encourage networking and better relation among the industry players.

Half Day Technical Talk on “Pump Performance Enhancement”, 20 July 2011

The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition, 2 – 6 October 2011

The IWA-Asia Pacific (ASPIRE) Regional Conference and Exhibition was held from 2 to 6 October in Tokyo, Japan attended by regional water experts and professionals to discus and share knowledge on innovations, technologies and solutions to enhance the sustainability and resilience of water systems in the Asia Pacific.

There were more than twelve parallel technical sessions over the three days conference on topics ranging from water treatment technologies, customer service, water distribution systems, water reuse, water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment, watershed management, resource recovery and others.

In conjunction with the 4th IWA-ASPIRE, the IWA Regional Utility Leaders Forum with a theme “Strengthening Water Utilities in the Asia-Pacific” was conducted. The forum was an integral component of the IWA Utilities Programme and offers a valuable platform for senior water leaders and managers from water utilities to come together to share latest trends, emerging challenges and their own practical approaches, and to develop joint positions on issues of concern. It also provided utility leaders the opportunity to build networks and contacts with industry peers.

Representing MWA, was Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir Mohd Din, Deputy President of MWA who has participated in both events stated above.

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World Water Monitoring Day, 13 October 2011

MWA Industry Forum 2011: Water Has No Value, 28 October 2011

MWA coorganised World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) 2011 with Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd at Kg. Puteh WTP, Kota Bharu. Five monitoring sites were tested for dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, turbidity and temperature by 200 secondary students from five schools within Kota Baru, Kelantan. After the testing, students were engaged into a question and answer session and were requested to present their findings. Students and schools were

given the certificates of participation and each school was provided with the WWMD Kit as a souvenir and for future use. MWA thanked Air Kelantan for its coorporation and assistance. The Hon. Secretary General and Council Member, En. Mansor Abdul Ghani with two MWA Secretariat attended this event. The results of the activities were submitted to WWMD database at www.worldwatermonitoringday.org.

The inaugural industry forum was coorganised between MWA and UTM at UTM Jalan Semarak which was attended by approximately 200 professionals, ministries, Government officials, private organisations, students and media. The moderator was the Vice-Chancellor of UTM and MWA Council, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ir. Zaini Ujang accompanied by six Panelists from Akademi Sains Malaysia, CAP, PBA Pulau Pinang, Waterwatch Penang and MWA. The objectives of the forum were to answer the following questions:

What should we do in order to educate the public on the value of water, not only the water supply service but the whole management of water? What the Government can or should do to let the public value water? Will putting the right price for water encourages public to value water?

MWA proposed to organise a series of Industry Forum as its annual event.

Half Day Technical Talk on “VAG’s Holistic Approach Towards Non Revenue Water”, 15 November 2011

MWA Networking Golf, 21 November 2011 at Glenmarie Golf and Country Resort

This half day presentation covered issues on Pressure Management to reduce water losses. A total of 17 participants from public and private entities attended the talk held at MWA premise.

A golf tournament was held in conjunction with 2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition which was participated by 20 golfers who were a member of the association including some Government and ministry officials. It was conducted in a friendly and relaxed environment to allow networking and socialising.

Visitation from UBM, 31 May 2011

United Business Media (M) Sdn Bhd or UBM has taken over the water and wastewater shows in the Asia Pasific region namely Water Philippines, Viet Water and Asia Water since the middle of May 2011 from AMB Exhibitions. To honour the long standing agreement and relationship between MWA and AMB, UBM has made a courtesy visit to MWA premise to introduce and further discuss future collaboration between the company and the association. UBM was represented by its Sr. Vice President (UBM Asia) and Chairman (UBM Malaysia). Receiving the visit was several MWA Council Members.

SEAWUN – The First Board Meeting Term III, 5 July 2011

The meeting was held at SUNTEC, Singapore in conjunction with Singapore International Water Week 2011. The MWA President who is a SEAWUN Board Member attended the meeting representing MWA.

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MWA Activities

2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition, 21 – 24 November 2011

The 2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition was coorganised by IWA and MWA at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. With the overarching theme “Pioneering Water Solutions in Urbanising Areas”, the congress examined issues ranging from appropriate technology solutions to broader enabling mechanisms such as governance, finance systems, capacity development and stakeholder mobilisation. It built consensus on how potential solutions can be tried, tested and scaled up by:

Fostering in depth debates on innovative solutions at the frontier of water and sanitation management and urban development.

Enabling new partnerships across geographical boundaries and areas of expertise.

Providing access to the latest best practice experiences and scientific findings.

Catalysing new insights and foresight through the exchange of ideas and sharing lessons learned.

Awarding organisations and outstanding projects for their emblematic work and results.

Through these efforts, IWA aims to create a positive impact on poverty reduction, economic growth, human health and environmental sustainability in urban areas throughout the world.

IWA created the Development Congress to highlight the most significant and impactful advances in the delivery of safe, clean drinking water and sanitation services. In particular, the focus of this congress is to share experiences on ‘what works’ and ‘works at scale’ in low and middle income countries. There were approximately 600 delegates including the exhibitors who participated in this congress.

In conjunction with this, the pre-

congress programmes i.e. the Young Water Professionals (YWP) workshop, Waterlinks Development Partner meetings, technical tours, local tour and golf were organised. The IWA Awards Reception was held to give recognition to the innovative water engineering project for its originality, innovation and engineering excellence that is applied in a low and middle income country.

There were three country pavilions, namely Malaysia, the Netherlands and Singapore as well as other exhibitors which ranged from equipment manufacturers, water operators, NGOs and technology providers.

The congress ended with Malaysian cultural performances during the Gala Dinner.

The Sarawak Committee is headed by Ir. Wong Tiong Kai. The committee has recently organised the MWA road show held from 11 to 13 October 2011 in several parts of Sarawak namely Miri, Sibu and Kuching. The road show has included a presentation by the Director of Sewerage Service Department, Sarawak. There was a growth of membership from this state since the formed of Sarawak committee in the last two years.

The Sabah Committee was formed to encourage more memberships from Sabah as well as for MWA to engage with members there for future events. The committee is headed by Ms. Amy Yew. On 28 July 2011, Ms. Amy had met up with the Director of Jabatan Air Sabah and Deputy Director of Cawangan Pembetungan JKR Sabah (representative) for this intention. Besides membership, there was immense discussion on training and JANS suggested that more activities on water related to be carried out in Sabah. The Director has agreed to join as a member of MWA and will encourage his team to join as member as well.

SARAWAK Committee

SABAH Committee

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Listing of New MWA Members

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THE MALAYSIAN WATER ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES AND

PARTICIPATING EVENTS 2012

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* Selangor

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MWA Technical Talk/Facility VisitWold Water Day (WWD) 2012MWA Networking Golf (in conjunction with Asia Water 2012)Asia Water 2012 Coference & ExhibitionAnnual Dinner & Award Presentation 2012MWA 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM)World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) 2012MWA Colloquium 2012: Network Modelling & GISMWA Industry Forum 2012 *IWA World Water Congress & ExhibitionWater Loss Asia 2012Borneo Water & Wastewater Exhibtion and Conference (BWWE) Mesyuarat Tahunan Jawatankuasa Tindakan Jurutera Air Daerah Se Malaysia (JTJAD)

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For updates/inquiries:Events & Activities 2012The Malaysian Water Association (MWA)Tel: 03 6201 2250 / 6521 Fax: 03 6201 [email protected] (Asni Abdullah)[email protected] (Rubby Mahmod)

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Making Waves

Koch Membrane to Launch New Hollow Fibre UF System

New Food-Contact and Drinking Water Compliant Resin

DSM has introduced its latest com-posite resin – Atlac® 5200 FC - developed specifically for use in

composite applications that have contact with food and water. Officially launched at last week’s JEC show in Paris, this new vinyl ester resin is unique in that it is fully compliant with the European regulations on food contact and made in line with commonly accepted Good Manufacturing Practices for the Food Industry. The resin is therefore suitable for use in a variety of composite applications such as tanks and pipes that are intended for contact with food and potable water.

Typical end use applications include potable water transport networks, wa-ter treatment installations, desalination plants, and in-plant piping and storage ves-sels in food processing industries. Atlac® 5200 FC resins can be converted in standard manufacturing processes including fila-ment winding, infusion and hand lay-up. The process-ability is as robust as with conventional vinyl ester resins for making pipes, vessels or tanks.

In the coming years, health, safety and environmental regulations as well as legislative measures are likely to become more stringent, with the immediate result

that the demand for high quality and safe-to-use storage tanks and piping is set to grow.

Through its excellent anti-corrosion and heat resistance properties Atlac® 5200 FC resin enables the manufacture of com-posite components that are long-lasting, even in hostile environments. For plant operators this means continued process operation, reduction of maintenance, and consequently low cost of ownership. In addition the use of composite materials will allow for optimising design and for integration of individual parts.

Koch Membrane Systems (KMS) will introduce TARGA® II HF, a new hol-low-fibre ultrafiltration membrane

system, in June at ACE11, the American Water Works Association’s 130th Annual Conference and Exposition according to a press release.

The TARGA II HF system offers a cost-effective, safe, high-quality water solution for a variety of ultrafiltration applica-tions, from drinking water to seawater pretreatment, industrial water treatment, and tertiary wastewater treatment. The membrane element features a robust PES membrane which, combined with opti-mised cartridge and rack design, results in one of the smallest footprint products on the market. The fibres are ideally suited

to meet drinking water requirements and provide 4-log virus removal.

The cornerstone of the TARGA HF system is intelligent process controls to handle variations in water quality and flow with minimal operator intervention, reduced chemical use, and less energy.

“In addition to optimised PES based membrane chemistry to reduce membrane fouling and improved module design to improve product robustness, TARGA HF comes with a state-of-the-art intelligent controls system. The intelligent control system was developed after extensive process testing with TARGA HF and allows users to handle variations in feed water quality and flow variations with minimal operator inter vention while reducing

overall chemical and power consumption,” said Manny Singh, KMS Vice President of Technology Product Management.

KMS will also display its leading MBR solution, the PURON™ submerged mem-brane module, at ACE11. PURON modules offer significantly lower life-cycle costs due to a single-header design that pro-vides better solids management in the module, braided fibres to reduce the risk of fibre breakage, and highly effective air scouring that virtually eliminates sludging. PURON technology produces high-quality effluent that can meet stringent water reuse and recycling requirements while its compact design significantly reduces the treatment system footprint and installa-tion costs.

BIO-VASE Treats Rivers, Lakes, Harbours and Lagoons

BIO-VASE is an ecological prod-uct, which breaks down organic sludge, by contrast to traditional

methods, which only dislodge it. By eliminating the organic material present it consequently re-establishes the bal-ance in the ecosystem. It also allows for a significant reduction in the quantity of suspended matter, which improves the clarity of the water expanse treated.

B I O -VA S E co nsis t s o f a p owder non -soluble in water, with var iable granulometry, and is supplied in 25kg bags. The treatment principle involves the provision of microorganisms which multiply and break down the organic par t of the sludge. BIO-VASE allows for a considerable reduction in the level of organic sludge in ponds, rivers and canals. The many examples of use of

the product indicate a reduction of up to 50% in sludge volume.

One of the main strengths of BIO-VASE, in addition to its attractive price as compared to other methods, is its ex tremely high user-friendliness. In-deed, it does not require any mechanical equipment and does not cause damage to areas surrounding water expanses.

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GE’s Biological Wastewater Treatment System to Help Coal-Fired Power Plant Remove Selenium

GE has announced that American Electric Power (AEP) is installing GE’s ABMET® wastewater biore-

actor system at the utility’s Mountaineer coal-fueled power plant in New Haven. GE’s proprietary biological treatment system uses a special molasses-based product as a nutrient for microbes that reduce selenium, a constituent found in many coal-fired power plant water emissions.

GE’s ABMet technology utilises spe-cial strains of common, non-pathogenic microbes that facilitate the conversion of soluble selenium into elemental se-lenium, which is removed from the sys-tem during periodic backwashing. The microbes, which are fed the molasses-based nutrient, are seeded in a bed of activated carbon that acts as a growth medium for the microbes to create a bio-film. Selenium-laden wastewater passes through this bioreactor and a reduction

reaction occurs. Other than the addition of the nutrient, the system will be self-sustaining once it is established.

Selenium is an element found in coal that is not consumed in the combustion process and typically can be found in several of a plant ’s post-combustion waste streams.

AEP is installing GE’s system to allow its 1,300 MW Mountaineer generating station to comply with a new discharge limit for selenium. Construction of AEP’s treatment facility began in July 2010. The system is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2011. It is the third US utility to deploy GE’s pioneering wastewater treatment process. While GE’s process also is capable of removing other constituents such as nitrate and a variety of metals, AEP’s focus at Moun-taineer is selenium reduction.

“AEP ’s deployment of our ABMet technology underscores the importance

of partnerships between coal plant op-erators and service providers to develop and commercialise the latest cleaner energy and water technologies,” said Jeff Connelly, vice president, engineered systems—water and process technolo-gies for GE Power & Water. “If coal is go-ing to continue serving as a major energy source, it is essential for the industry to support the deployment of new tech-nologies that can help to dramatically reduce its environmental footprint.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency first established a national water quality standard for selenium in 1987. In 2011, the agency is expected to propose a revised limit based on current selenium levels in fish and also is developing re-vised effluent limitation guidelines for the steam-electric power industry that are expected to be released in draf t form in 2012.

By using thin deionisation cells, Siemens Indus tr y Au tomation Division’s Ionpure VNX CDIT mod-

ule has doubled feedwater hardness capability from a previous maximum of 2 ppm as calcium carbonate to 4 ppm. Maximum silica intake has increased to 2 ppm from less than 1 ppm. US Patent Pending thin cell technology also allows for Feedwater Conductivity Equivalent (FCE), an estimation of the ionic load that can be handled by CEDI, more than twice the value of the preceding high hardness module, at up to 100 µS/cm.

This greatly enhanced tolerance gives Ionpure VNX CDIT an eight times higher hardness rating than the common EDI used as a power industry standard. Ap-plications for the new module therefore include boiler feed ultrapurification for power plants with high hardness/high total dissolved solids in the raw water. In addition, VNX CDIT capably replaces Ionpure Legacy H and P series modules.

The components of the new module

are housed in the standard VNX vessel format, which is already widely estab-lished in power applications, with stan-dard pipe connectivity and skid mount-ing. However, the internal construction differs from the thick cell design that is common to the rest of the series. This new internal arrangement allows for proven thin cell technology to operate on more challenging feed-water while maintaining the 7 bar operating pressure

with guaranteed leak-free performance. Nominal f low is rated at 30 gpm (113 lpm).

The module also ensures that single-pass RO can now be successfully intro-duced to the typical CEDI pretreatment train in all but the most severe feedwater locations. Elimination of the second-pass RO reduces both the capital costs and the operating costs of the treatment system.

Siemens Introduces New Ionpure Module with High Water Hardness Tolerance

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Honeywell UOP Adsorbents Used to Remove Radiation from Water

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company has announced that its adsorbent ion exchange products are suc-

cessfully being used by Toshiba Corpo-ration and Shaw Global Services LLC for the cleanup of radiation-contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

The Simplified Active Water Retrieve and Recovery System (SARRY) is utilis-ing UOP IONSIV™ Ion Exchangers to remove and reduce radioactive materials in the contaminated wastewater. The wastewater at Fukushima Daiichi was contaminated after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan earlier this year.

“Our thoughts are with those who have been affected by this disaster. Hon-

eywell’s UOP is proud that our advanced ion exchange products are successfully supporting the efforts to treat the con-taminated water and helping to prevent further damage at the Fukushima plant and surrounding areas,” said Mike Mil-lard, vice president and general manager of Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialties for Honeywell’s UOP.

The SARRY system, developed by Toshiba, Shaw and AVANTech, Incor-porated, has been in operation for over three months and continues to reduce radioactive cesium to non-detectable levels.

UOP IONSIV Ion Exchanger adsor-bents are crystalline materials that have the ability to selectivity remove radioac-

tive ions from liquids. These materials have been used commercially for more than 30 years to remove radioactive ions from liquids such as radioactive waste streams in commercial nuclear power plants, alkaline tank waste and spent fuel storage pool water.

H oney well ’s U O P pioneered the a ds o r b en t s in d us t r y m o r e tha n 6 0 years ago with the invention of the first synthetic zeolites for use as molecular sieve adsorbents. Today, in addition to a wide range of molecular sieve and acti-vated alumina products, it offers a broad portfolio of adsorbents for the removal of contaminants such as mercury and sulphur compounds.

GF Piping Exhibits Latest Trends

GF Piping Systems exhibited the latest product trends in water treatment, distribution, service

and innovation at Aquatech, which took place at the RAI Congress Centre in Am-sterdam this year from November 1 - 4. Among the highlights at the spacious exhibition stand were the flexible Signet 9900 transmitter, the universal 3-way 543 ball valve, the push-fit iJOINT fitting, the new generation of 561/562 check valves, new dimensions for the wide range coupling system MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus and the polyvalent electrofu-sion devices MSA 330 and MSA 340.

A current highlight is the Signet 9900 transmitter with luminous display and flexibly configurable single-channel inter face to measure diverse param-eters. Further innovations of GF Piping Systems are the practical polypropylene compression fitting iJOINT for fast and easy house connections, the new gen-eration of check valves type 561 and 562 with a newly designed check cone, as well as a new generation of diaphragm valves with twice the flow thanks to optimised f low contours. The restraint MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus fittings for water sup-ply pipes are now also available in the dimensions DN350 and DN400 for water pressures up to 10 bar and gas pressures up to 5 bar.

A reliable piping system with a long

service life and low maintenance costs calls for optimal jointing technologies. At Aquatech GF Piping Systems demon-strates the MSA 330 and MSA 340 poly-valent electrofusion devices, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, such as USB interface to transfer fusion pro-tocols to your computer, user-friendly keypad and for the 340 model a GPS function for seamless product trace-

ability according to ISO 12176.Safe pipe jointing, efficient flow con-

trol and precise measurement of param-eters, such as temperature, pH, chlorine content, are indispensable for nearly all applications in water management. Also on exhibit at Aquatech were innovative solutions from GF Piping Systems for setting up and operating dependable piping systems.

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Hong Kong Protected by PermaNet SMS Leak Detector Network

Hong Kong was the f irst city in Asia to take advantage of the advanced leak detection capa-

bilities of the Permalog noise loggers, with an initial deployment back in 1999. The loggers are placed on water pipes where they listen for the sound made by leaks, log the data and then transmit it for further analysis. This enables water companies to identify leak areas quickly and efficiently; saving time, money and water by enabling a rapid, accurately-targeted response to repair the issue.

In Hong Kong, the Water Supplies Department (WSD) is in charge of main-taining the 7 8 0 0km of underground water pipes in the city, and has a 15-year rehabilitation program costing billions of HK dollars to repair, upgrade and modernise the network. Their target is to reduce burst incidents from 2500/year in 2010 to 1000/year by 2015, and to decrease the leakage rate from 25% to 15%. Out of the 1100 cross-road pipes, around half are very old, and at increased risk of damage and disrepair.

When a pipe in the busy Wanchai district burst recently, the Hong Kong government identif ied a fur ther 600 sites around the city where very old pipes run under busy streets, and deployed a new batch of Permalog+ noise loggers to watch for, identify and locate any leaks in these areas.

Permalog technology is made and de-veloped in the United Kingdom by Halma

Water Management (HWM-Water Ltd), and the company’s distributor in Hong Kong is Allied Power Technology Ltd. Al-lied Power has supplied over 800 sets of Permalog+ units with SMS repeaters to the region, and also has a contract with the local government to analyse the data gathered from the system.

When deployed with SMS repeat-ers, the Permalog+ devices can function together as a nodal network, with all data being automatically transmitted back to a ‘home station’ – in this case Allied Power’s offices. Every morning, the company receives the leakage data for each of the install sites, and makes recommendations to the WSD based on this information.

Davis Li, Managing Director, said: “We manage a huge amount of data ev-ery day, which has to be organised and presented clearly. Because the noise log-gers are on busy roads for this project, there is quite a lot of interference from road noise, which can complicate our job.

The main challenge of this monitoring work is to localise a leak when a cor-relation is simply not possible. In these situations, we usually use the Perma-logs’ Aqualog function to differentiate interference and help identify the leak location.”

When in Aqualog mode, a Permalog+ logger will measure and log acoustic data at preset intervals over an extended peri-od of time, typically at night to minimise the traffic noise. This data can then be presented graphically so trends, anoma-lies and incidents can be clearly identi-fied. This effectively displays whether or not the noise is caused by a leak, since any leak noise will be consistent.

The combination of the automated leakage dat a transmission for gen -eral leakage alerts, and in-depth on-site analysis with Aqualog, means that leaks can be quickly identified and problems repaired before they cause major dis-ruption or damage to Hong Kong and its residents.

Severn Trent Wins Singapore ContractSevern Trent Ser vices’ ClorTec®

on-site sodium hypochlorite gen-eration disinfection system has

been selected for use at the Singapore’s new Lower Seletar drinking water treat-ment plant, which generates 60 MGD (227 MLD).

The contract for four ClorTec systems from Severn Trent Services, each with a capacity of 1,500 lb/day (31.25 kg/h), was

awarded by the project’s main contractor, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of global conglom-erate Punj Lloyd Group. Construction of the plant is scheduled for completion by 2013.

Severn Trent ’s ClorTec on-site hy-pochlorite generation system, an alter-native to usual disinfection treatment methods, uses salt, water and electricity

to generate a 0.8% solution. “Interest in alternative disinfection

technologies is growing in the Asia Pacific region, with recent on-site generation system installations in Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam and Australia,” said Marwan Nesicolaci, vice-president of international sales for Severn Trent Services. “The use of on-site hypochlorite generation is likely to continue to grow in the Asia Pacific.”

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Wireless Communication with Data Loggers All Over the World

Keller AG für Druckmesstechnik has developed a universal, energy-optimised radio module with in-

tegrated data logger. The GSM-2 remote data transmission unit and the free PC software allow you to conveniently ob-serve levels, measurements and trends and monitor limits from the comfort of your office. This applies to groundwater levels, wastewater levels and the filling levels of mobile tanks on vehicles. Howev-er, it also applies to completely different measurements from appropriate sensors with suitable output signals.

The cylindrical design of the GSM-2 with a diameter of just 48 mm has been chosen so that the data logger, which ”self-dials” in accordance with user re-quirements, can simply be placed in the top of a normal 2-inch diameter sounding pipe that is used in groundwater measur-ing equipment. Installation takes a matter of seconds. The housing is designed to withstand condensation and being under water for short periods. The GSM antenna

is covered with a lockable covering cap made from solid plastic. The data logger is therefore protected from theft and vandalism when level measurements are being taken outdoors.

Equipped with energy-efficient elec-tronics and a robust lithium battery (3.9 V/32 Ah), the logger can send the results of 24 measurements to a PC at head-quarters for up to 10 years by e-mail, or transfer them to a mobile phone via SMS. The maximum measuring speed is one measurement per minute. Two volt-age inputs (0 - 2.5 V), 2 digital inputs, a BUS interface (RS 485) for operating up to 5 level sensors or optionally the SDI12 interface for water analysis units make the GSM-2 data logger a universal data acquisition module for wide area measur-ing networks.

An air pressure sensor and a tem-perature sensor are already integrated in the GSM-2, especially for taking level measurements using pressure sensors with long-term stability such as the Keller

30 series. The actual sensor no longer has to be connected to the ambient air via a capillary tube in the supply cable. The measuring accuracies that can be achieved from the difference between the probe signal and the air pressure signal are within the range of a few mil-limetres.

The GSM2 DataManager, which is flex-ible, convenient and free software, takes over the key functions of a monitoring, acquisition, control and organisation unit. The DataManager acquires the measure-ments, allocates them, displays them in graphical format, provides a signal when limits are exceeded and then stores them in a mySQL database for which no licence fee is required. Third parties can access the measurements using various export and Internet functions and integrate them in their data acquisition systems. All parameterisation and monitoring of the individual GSM-2 data loggers is also carried out using the GSM2 DataManager software.

All New Peristaltic Metering Pump Microbiotics Awarded for Noteworthy Product Environmental Protection announced the winners of its 2011 New

Product of the Year Award in various categories during WEFTEC 2011 in Los Angeles. Bio-Microbics has been awarded a 2011 New

Product of the Year Award in the Recycling Category for its BioBarrier® Membrane BioReactor (MBR) System for onsite water-reuse applica-tions.

A current highlight is the Signet 9900 transmitter with luminous display and flexibly configurable single-channel interface to measure diverse parameters. Further innovations of GF Piping Systems are the practical polypropylene compression fitting iJOINT for fast and easy house connections, the new generation of check valves type 561 and 562 with a newly designed check cone, as well as a new generation of diaphragm valves with twice the flow thanks to optimised flow contours. The restraint MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus fittings for water supply pipes are now also available in the dimensions DN350 and DN400 for water pressures up to 10 bar and gas pressures up to 5 bar.

A reliable piping system with a long service life and low maintenance costs calls for optimal jointing technologies. At Aquatech GF Piping Systems demonstrates the MSA 330 and MSA 340 polyvalent electrofusion devices, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, such as USB interface to transfer fusion protocols to your computer, user-friendly keypad and for the 340 model a GPS function for seamless product traceability according to ISO 12176.

Safe pipe jointing, efficient flow control and precise measurement of parameters, such as temperature, pH, chlorine content, are indispensable for nearly all applications in water management. Also on exhibit at Aquatech were innovative solutions from GF Piping Systems for setting up and operating dependable piping systems.

mr. lau hieng ung, director, sewerage services department sarawak

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