Under the 1962 Water Agreement, Singapore can draw up to 250 million gallons of water a day from the Johor River, and Singapore is obliged to provide Johor with treated water up to 2 per cent of the water imported.
The Linggiu Reservoir is located upstream of the Johor River Waterworks and releases water into the Johor River to supplement its flow.
Water demand in Singapore is currently about 440 million gallons a day.
According to Bernama news agency, Malaysia’s Department of Environment confirmed that damage to a “bund silt pond” is believed to have been caused by sand dredging activities along Johor River.
It was reported that residents and fishermen in Kota Tinggi had found hundreds of dead fish due to the muddy water in the river.
Johor’s water regulatory body, Badan Kawalselia Air Johor, has ordered the sand dredging operation to be stopped immediately.
Ranhill SAJ, a water company in Johor, said water treatment plants along Johor River had to cease operations due to the contamination, Bernama reported.
Source: CNA
