Finding the leak: SPAN workers disconnecting an illegal pipe during an operation at a scrapyard in Teluk Panglima Garang, Banting. Kirupakaran said since 2008, SPAN has prosecuted and convicted offenders in 107 water theft cases, with more cases pending in court. Air Selangor is the country’s largest water operator, providing treated water to some 8.4 million consumers in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Not limited to one industryBased on SPAN’s record, the main culprits of water theft include factories and farms, and they occur across various major industries. “Despite getting caught once, the operator has done it again, where a 32mm poly-pipe was connected directly to the main Air Selangor pipe that served the industrial area.

Source: The Star April 13, 2021 23:14 UTC