The rapid development of the national sewerage system is vital for Malaysians. Brought to you by IwkComms
The concept of"natural treatment" is not “wrong” because many pollutants can be removed through this process. However, the rate of our population growth and the increase in pollution via volumes of untreated wastewater makes this approach unsuitable for modern life.
Historically, Malaysia developed its sewerage system through several phases. As early as the 1800s, the Municipal Corporation Act 1835 was developed under the Sanitation Council which served to control construction, repair, cleaning, drainage, irrigation among other areas. Several enactments were also introduced after the establishment of the Town Planning Department around 1921, which was later changed to the Town Council in 1946.
The government then enacted a special law called the Sewerage Services Act 1993 , which was passed by Parliament in June 1993. The Act mandated the federal government to take full responsibility and control over the development, management and regulation of sewage management throughout the country. One of the most modern plants operated by IWK is the Pantai 2 Regional Sewage Treatment Plant which was developed on a 7ha-site. Previously, the plant used to house an open oxidation pond system that could only accommodate 877,000 population equivalent .Today, the Pantai 2 RSTP has been upgraded and stands as the largest plant in the Asia Pacific region. It is also the first underground sewage treatment plant in Malaysia, capable of treating sewage for 1.423mil population equivalent .
After operating for more than 28 years, IWK expanded its operations to the entire Peninsular Malaysia, including the Federal Territory of Labuan, providing services to more than 29mil population equivalent .
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