It said the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism’s (C4) assertion on March 23 of the system’s “alleged mismanagement” highlighted in the NGO’s new report on Langkawi was based on “earlier issues” faced by its treatment plant in the Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah area.
In a statement yesterday, it said the plant had been upgraded to a 30,000 population equivalent and the problem had been resolved with no open discharge to the sea, as acknowledged in the report.
“The report further states that if there is seepage, it would have been from sources other than IWK as there are still premises that are not connected to the IWK system,” the statement said.
“As of today, approximately 14,000 people are connected to the sewage treatment plant in Pantai Tengah, which comprises domestic and 104 commercial premises such as hotels, motels and chalets.”
It said IWK strove to provide efficient service to support Langkawi’s growth as a popular tourist destination, and welcomed studies that aimed to improve the sewerage or water industries in the island and anywhere else the firm operated.
It added that IWK had been operating and maintaining the public connected sewerage system in Langkawi since 1994.
“With a total of 11 sewage treatment plants (STPs), seven network pumping stations and 60km of sewer line on the island, IWK provides efficient sewerage services to approximately 102,000 population equivalent,” it said.
“Our STPs comply with the stringent standards set by the Department of Environment (DoE) and the National Water Services Commission (SPAN).”
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