The Malaysian Water Association Quarterly

RM12 EM RM10 WM
ISSN: 1675-2392 KDN No. PP 6646/03/2012(030423) Issue No. 24

WM Exclusive Interview with

Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director,
Sewerage Services Department
Sarawak

How Far Has Malaysian Water

Academy (MyWA) Progressed?
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MWA Council for 2011/2013 Session
President
En. Ahmad Zahdi Jamil EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW pg 3
Immediate Past President 3 Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director,
YBhg. Dato’ Ir. Wan Ngah Wan Ali
Sewerage Services Department
Deputy President
YBhg. Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir Mohd Din Sarawak
Vice Presidents
En. Sutekno Ahmadbelon
Ir. Syed Mohamed Adnan Mansor Alhabshi 4 Mr. Mohamad Sabari bin Shakeran,
Hon. Secretary General General Manager, Kuching Water Board
En. Mohamad Hairi Basri

Hon. Treasurer General

Ir. Beh Hong Lin
SPECIAL FEATURE
8-10 Transforming the Landscape of

pg 7
Standing Committees Sewerage
Constitution Industry in Malaysia – The Role of R&D
YBhg. Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir Md Din
En. Mohamad Hairi Basri and Innovations
Conference
Ir. Syed Mohamed Adnan Mansor Alhabshi
EDUCATIONAL & TRAINING
Government Liaison
En. Sutekno Ahmadbelon 7-9 How Far Has Malaysian Water Academy
Award (MyWA) Progressed?
YBhg. Dato’ Ir. Wan Ngah Wan Ali
En. Mansor Abdul Ghani

Publication
NEWS FROM AROUND THE
Ir. Mohmad Asari Daud WORLD
MyWA
Prof. Ir. Mohamed Haniffa Abdul Hamid
10-13 Malaysia Loses Half of Its Revenue to
En. Mansor Abdul Ghani NRW in 2010
Young Water Professionals pg 14
YBhg. Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang
En. Shamsul Fahmi Mohamad Padzli 14-18 MWA ACTIVITIES
Sarawak Committee World Water Day 2011,
Ir. Wong Tiong Kai
11 – 12 March 2011
Sabah Committee
Ms. Amy Yew Sze Kiat

Activities 22-25 LISTING OF MWA MEMBERS

YBhg. Dato’ Ir. Zainal Bachik
En. Shamsul Fahmi Mohamad Padzli

Networking
27 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
YBhg. Dato’ Ir. Lee Miang Koi

Media Relation/Communication
En. Azmi Mahmood
MAKING WAVES
24-28 Koch Membrane to Launch New
MWM/MWR
Ir. Sanusi Paijan Hollow Fibre UF System
WTP Residual
Ir. Zulkiflee Ab Hamid

NRW
Ir. Mohmad Asari Daud

Membership
En. Mohamad Hairi Basri

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President’s Desk

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 JAMIL
President

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 Exclusive Interview

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 WM: What are the main problems faced in anticipation of the new development.
plants in operation in the State, i.e. in by SSD? How do you overcome them? A new State Sewerage Services
Kuching and Sibu, to treat the sludge Ir.Lau: The main issues faced by the State Department was also set up in 2007 to
collected from the septic tanks. Sewerage Services Department include execute the Ordinance.
the financial, social and institutional The emphasis is on the provision of a
WM: How would you rate the level of matters. Implementation of centralised centralised sewerage system for Kuching
sewerage management in Sarawak sewerage systems is a capital intensive City, the provision of septic sludge
today? undertaking. The public also lacks the treatment facilities, and the formulation
Ir.Lau: The existing system can only general awareness of the effect of poorly of centralised sewerage system master
partially treat the black water. The grey treated sewage on our environment. plans.
water, which can be equally polluting, is There is also a need to build up the local
discharged directly into the environment technical expertise in the construction
without any form of treatment. As the and the operation of sewerage systems.
Ir. Lau Hieng Ung graduated in 1985
population in the urban centres grows, from Auckland University in Civil
the State cannot rely completely on WM: Finally, what are the plans
Engineering. He has served in the
Individual Septic Tanks for sewage undertaken to improve further the
Public Works Department, Kuching
treatment, especially for major cities sewerage systems in Sarawak?
North City Hall and Ministry of
like Kuching, Miri and Sibu. The rivers Ir.Lau: Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan,
Urban Development and Tourism
in these major population centres have the government initiated a systematic
from 1985 to 2007. In July 2007,
shown signs of pollution. The sewerage planning and development of sewerage
he was appointed the Director of
infrastructure in these major towns and infrastructures for the State. The State
the newly formed Sarawak State
cities must be upgraded to the next level, Government enacted the Sewerage
Sewerage Services Department.
i.e. the centralised sewerage system. Systems and Services Ordinance in 2005

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Exclusive Interview
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 months.
three NRW teams actively involved now, I
am confident in reducing the NRW by 3-4 WM: One final Question. What are your
percent by year-end. future plans in order to upgrade further
the water situations in Kuching?
WM: What are the projects that you have Mr. Sabari: Amongst the major activities
undertaken during your tenure? that will become the road map to the future
Mr. Sabari: I managed to witness the development of KWB’s operation is to
practical completion of our 100 MLD embark in the 5 Year Strategic Plans. The
Module 8 in September 2011. I am now main thrust of the strategic plans encompass
embarking on upgrading of our Batu Kitang transformation of organisation structure,
Treatment Plant in meeting the increasing enhance human capital, strengthening
demand from Kuching City, JKR Kuching customer service and promote efficient
and Samarahan Division supplied by KWB. operation & maintenance of the water
In meeting the distribution demand of supply system.
the greater Kuching and JKR, a total of 7 The activities and outputs derive from
new reservoirs, some with a capacity of 180 this strategic planning will be the roadmap
ML, will be built before 2030. Studies are for KWB performance in heading to the
being conducted now on the construction future. ICT and Asset Management will also
of reservoirs at Demak Laut, 9¾ mile and be another important focus to leverage
7th Mile in the near future. the potential high performance of KWB to
In ensuring our delivery capability, the satisfy the water consumers.
construction of a 1,000 mm. diam. pipe
linking Samajaya Free Industrial Zone Master of Science 2004
and Module 8 is in progress. In addition (Environment)
to that, new pipes will be laid to link 7th Murdoch University,
mile network to 9¾ mile and to Entinggan Western Australia
Reservoir in Kota Samarahan.
Post Graduate 2002
Despite the availability of raw water
(Environmental
resource, concern on the sustainability of its Impacts Assessment)
supply requires strategic attention. At times, Murdoch University,
the current safe yield of Sungai Sarawak Kiri Western Australia
is subjected to raw water shortage during
the prolonged dry spell. The initiative by Bachelor of Science 1986
the State Government to build Bengoh dam (Civil Engineering)
solely for the purpose of raw water storage Memphis State
University, Tennessee,
could eventually reduce the potential risk
USA
of raw water shortage during incoming dry
 Special Feature

Transforming the Landscape of Sewerage

Industry in Malaysia
– The Role of R&D and Innovations
T he 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.
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

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-

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Special Feature
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.
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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
Realisation of Research Findings
The 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 & Funding
The 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 Nation
The 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.

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
Educational & Training
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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Educational & Training
WASTEWATER PROGRAMME
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).
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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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WATER PROGRAMME

• Development • Integration of the • Smart Partnership • Capacity Building

of MyWA in- Satellite Training with Leading R& D Regional Hub
house Training Centres Centre for Developing
Programmes • Register • MyWA Expands to Countries
• Establishment • Development with Jabatan Other States
of MyWA of Certification Pembangunan
• Register with & Accredited Kemahiran
ROC Programme • Establishment of
• MOU with • MOU with Other Resource Centre
Major Training Training Providers
Providers • Retired Professional
• VWP Club
Establishment • Engineers Relief
Squad

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Road Map

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
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
Thailand to invest billions in water management
T hailand 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
Liaoning tries to save its groundwater
N ortheast 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
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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.
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.
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
“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.
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.
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.”

Malaysia to help Bangladesh in improving water supply
T he 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
Dutch expertise for the Mekong Delta Plan
T he 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
India, Pakistan urged to hold talks ‘with an open mind’
K arachi
India 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
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
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.
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.”
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
T he 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
India’s new water policy draft calls for a shift in the role of the state
T he 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
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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
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
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.
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.

New President of B&V’s Water Business
B lack & 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.
WRG aims to capture Indian desal market
A ustralia-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
Metax to build WWTP in India
A Metax 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
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worldwide emphasis on environmental
protection via recycling, we are seeing any comments or
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the private and public sectors in both
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developed and developing countries,
who need to continually invest in
critical water and wastewater treatment
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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

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.

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.

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MWA Annual Dinner 2011, 5 April 2011

The Annual Dinner was held at the Legend graced by YB Minister of Energy, Green the association, key players in the water
Hotel Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Technology and Water Malaysia. The and wastewater industries to socialise and
Water Malaysia 2011 which was held dinner was attended by the conference catch up with one another. Approximately
for three days from 5 to 7 April. It was delegates, invited guests, members of 500 people attended.

MWA 23rd Annual General Meeting, 23 April 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
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.

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

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.

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MWA Activities

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

IWA Governing Assembly,

25 September 2011

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.

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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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.
World Water Monitoring Day, 13 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.

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.

MWA Industry Forum

2011: Water Has No
Value, 28 October 2011

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 MWA Networking Golf, 21 November

Holistic Approach Towards Non
Revenue Water”, 15 November 2011
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.
2011 at Glenmarie Golf and Country
Resort
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.

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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.

SARAWAK Committee

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.

SABAH Committee

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.

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New Membership Approved (January 2011 to January 2012)
Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2358 OM 1722 Dato’ Nasir Khan bin Illadad Khan Ordinary

2359 OM 1723 Mdm. Tan Bee Lian Ordinary
2360 OM 1724 Mr. Tan Hui kuan Ordinary
2363 OM 1727 Mr. Afifi bin Hussain Ordinary
2364 OM 1728 Ms. Suriyatun binti Mad Said Ordinary
2365 OM 1729 Ms. Nurul Dinah binti Kamarudin Ordinary
2366 OM 1730 Mr. Muhamad Noor bin Abdul Rahman Ordinary
2367 OM 1731 Mr. Kamaruzaman bin Budin Ordinary
2368 OM 1732 Mdm. Jessie Lim Boon Ken Ordinary
2369 OM 1733 Mdm. Hoh Lee Chong Ordinary
2370 OM 1734 Mdm. Wong Suet Mei Ordinary
2371 OM 1735 Mdm. Tanaratanam A/P Ramaloo Ordinary
2372 OM 1736 Ms. Wong Shey Lan Ordinary
2373 OM 1737 Mdm. Norazah binti Muhamad Ordinary
2374 OM 1738 Mr. Mohd Hafiz bin Md Yunos Ordinary
2375 OM 1739 Mr. Zulkifli bin Abdul Hamid Ordinary
2376 OM 1740 Mdm. Norihan binti Mohd Yassin Ordinary
2377 OM 1741 Mr. Zairi bin Zainuddin Ordinary
2378 OM 1742 Ms. Mormala bin Anang Ordinary
2379 OM 1743 Mr. Nik Amirul Faisal bin Nik Mohamed Ordinary
2380 OM 1744 Mr. Syamsul Ariff bin Supaat Ordinary
2381 OM 1745 Mr. Ahmad Muzahar bin Mohd Zainal Ordinary
2382 OM 1746 Mr. Zulbahari bin Abu Bakar Ordinary
2383 OM 1747 Mr. Juhari bin Abdullah Ordinary
2384 OM 1748 Mr. Mohd Azam bin Ghazali Ordinary
2385 OM 1749 Ir. Hj. Mohd Shuzainy bin Ismail Ordinary
2386 OM 1750 Mr. Muhammad Akmal bin Abdul Razak Ordinary
2387 OM 1751 Mdm. Sakinah binti Nordin Ordinary
2388 OM 1752 Mr. Voon Kok Ping Ordinary
2389 OM 1753 Mr. Zakaria bin Abdul Rahman Ordinary
2390 OM 1754 Mr. Abdul Razak bin Ibrahim Ordinary
2391 OM 1755 Ms. Shuhaiza binti Md Ayop Ordinary
2392 OM 1756 Mr. Z.Halim bin Abu Bakar Ordinary
2393 OM 1757 Mr. Sri Bala Krishnan Ordinary
2394 OM 1758 Mr. Rozailan bin Rosli Ordinary
2395 OM 1760 Mr. Nicholas Chew Keng Meng Ordinary
2396 OM 1761 Mdm. Teoh Koon Mui Ordinary
2397 OM 1762 Ms. Gan Suk Ching Ordinary
2398 OM 1763 Mdm. Norazian binti Busu Ordinary
2399 OM 1764 Mdm. Ng Siew Keng, Alice Ordinary
2400 OM 1765 Ms. Azuan Ahmad Ordinary
2401 OM 1766 Ms. Lim Lai Kheng Ordinary
2402 OM 1767 Mr. Mohammad Shahree bin Shamsuddin Ordinary
2403 OM 1768 Mrs. Azlene binti Muhammad Azaham Ordinary
2404 OM 1769 Mrs. Zalila binti Muhammad Ordinary
2405 OM 1770 Mr. Yahaya bin Mustafa Ordinary
2406 OM 1771 Mr. Halmar Hasina Wijaya bin Muhammad Isa Ordinary
2407 OM 1772 Ms. Fadzila binti Mustaffa Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2408 OM 1773 Ms. Natrah binti Zakaria Ordinary

2409 OM 1774 Mrs. Mahuran Saro binti Sariki Ordinary
2410 OM 1775 Mrs. Zalina binti Mat Ordinary
2411 OM 1776 Mrs. Mahfuzah binti Muhamad Tarmidi Ordinary
2412 OM 1777 Ms. Hemi Norfariza binti A. Aziz Ordinary
2413 OM 1778 Mr. Helmi bin Ghazali Ordinary
2414 OM 1779 Ms. Rozaimah binti Ahmad Razali Ordinary
2415 OM 1780 Mrs. Nooraini binti Md. Isa Ordinary
2416 OM 1781 Mr. Muhamad Noor bin Md Darus Ordinary
2417 OM 1782 Ms. Tan Yee Lin Ordinary
2418 OM 1783 Mdm. Yun Yow Fun Ordinary
2419 OM 1784 Mr. Mohammad Halimi bin Zainuddin Ordinary
2420 OM 1785 Mr. Ahmad Firdaus bin Mokhtar Ordinary
2421 OM 1786 Mr. Muhamad Riduan bin Zakariah Ordinary
2422 OM 1787 Ms. Nor Faridah binti Jalaludin Ordinary
2423 OM 1788 Ms. Fira Hilda binti Murad Ordinary
2424 OM 1789 Mr. Lim Boon Hock Ordinary
2425 OM 1790 Mrs. Rohaya binti Hashim Ordinary
2426 OM 1791 Mrs. Nurmi binti Ahmad Ordinary
2427 OM 1792 Ms. Ruhana binti Asha’ari @ Ashari Ordinary
2428 OM 1793 Mrs. Hafizah binti Ahmat Ordinary
2429 OM 1794 Mrs. Shazliyaton binti Hashim Ordinary
2430 OM 1795 Mr. Khairil Anwar bin Arifin Ordinary
2431 OM 1796 Mrs. Khairina binti Nor Akmal Ordinary
2432 OM 1797 Ms. Azila binti Azhar Ordinary
2433 OM 1798 Mr. Aminuddin bin Ismail Ordinary
2434 OM 1799 Mrs. Wan Lydiana binti Wan Abdul Aziz Ordinary
2435 OM 1800 Ms. Alia binti Mohd Yusof Ordinary
2436 OM 1801 Mrs. Farah Fadzlyn binti Abdul Rafick Ordinary
2437 OM 1802 Mr. Badrul Hisham bin Abdullah Ordinary
2438 OM 1803 Mrs. Salwa binti Che Noor Ordinary
2439 OM 1804 Mrs. Siti Habsah binti Mohamed Nor Lee Ordinary
2440 OM 1805 Mr. Mohd Fauzi bin Abdul Rahman Ordinary
2441 OM 1806 Mrs. Zanariah binti Hussin Ordinary
2442 OM 1807 Mr. Mohd Arif bin Majid Ordinary
2443 OM 1808 Mr. Mohamed Sofian bin Ismail Ordinary
2445 OM 1809 Ms. Safrina binti Mohd Aziz Ordinary
2446 OM 1810 Mr. Izan bin Suhaimi Ordinary
2447 OM 1811 Mrs. Masliawati binti Sulaiman Ordinary
2448 OM 1812 Mr. Sawal bin Yamon Ordinary
2449 OM 1813 Mr. Syamsulmustaqim bin Shafie Ordinary
2450 OM 1814 Mrs. Noor Aida binti Mohamed Isa Ordinary
2451 OM 1815 Mrs. Ayu Aziani binti Mohd Yusoff Ordinary
2452 OM 1816 Ms. Farah Azureen binti Abdul Sani Ordinary
2453 OM 1817 Ms. Liyana Syazwani binti A. Bakar Ordinary
2454 OM 1818 Mr. Muhamed Rafaizul bin Ab. Rahman Ordinary
2455 OM 1819 Mr. Ismail bin Hasan Ordinary
2456 OM 1820 Mr. Mansor bin Shamsudin Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2457 OM 1821 Ms. Teh Yeok Sien Ordinary

2458 OM 1822 Mr. Jaffry bin Rabul Ordinary
2459 OM 1823 Mr. Hafsyam bin Othman Ordinary
2460 OM 1824 Mdm. Moo Pei Yin Ordinary
2461 OM 1825 Mrs. Surayah binti Salleh Ordinary
2462 OM 1826 Mdm. Lim Yew Heang Ordinary
2463 OM 1827 Mdm. Jasmine Pang Siok Tieng Ordinary
2464 OM 1828 Ms. Khairun Nisaa’ binti Kasmin Ordinary
2465 OM 1829 Ms. Foo Chi Wei Ordinary
2466 OM 1830 Ms. Chong Yen Hoong Ordinary
2467 OM 1831 Ybhg. Datuk Dr. Md. Muzahet bin Masruri Ordinary
2468 OM 1832 Mdm. Tan Phooi Choo Ordinary
2469 OM 1833 Ms. Sazalina binti Kamarudin Ordinary
2470 OM 1834 Mrs. Siti Jamaiah binti Laullah Ordinary
2471 OM 1835 Ms. Syuhaidah binti Kamandin Ordinary
2472 OM 1836 Ms. Nurzafirah binti Masri Ordinary
2473 OM 1837 Mr. Hamzah bin Awang Kechik Ordinary
2474 OM 1838 Mr. Shaharis bin Saad Ordinary
2476 OM 1839 Mr. Azeezul Hakiim bin Ab. Karim Ordinary
2477 OM 1840 Ms. Nor Azliza binti Akbar Ordinary
2478 OM 1841 Mr. Muhammad Suhaib bin Mohd Noor Ordinary
2479 OM 1842 Mr. Pathmanathan A/L Kushnan Kulty Raman Nair Ordinary
2480 OM 1843 Ir. Salehuddin bin Hj. Adenan Ordinary
2481 OM 1844 Mr. Azhar bin Anuar Ordinary
2482 OM 1845 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdull Rahim bin Mohd Yusoff Ordinary
2483 OM 1846 Mr. Ahmad Kamaruldin Sahwal bin Mat Akir Ordinary
2484 OM 1847 Ms. Shazana binti Mohd Ibrahim Ordinary
2485 IM 0290 ABM Goldworld Sdn Bhd Institutional
2486 IM 0291 Qnet (M) Sdn Bhd Institutional
2487 IM 0292 GreenDex Sdn Bhd Institutional
2488 OM 1848 Mr. Zulkarnain bin Abdullah Sani Ordinary
2489 OM 1849 Mr. Zulhazmi bin Arifin Ordinary
2490 OM 1850 Mr. Zaaba bin Zulkifli Ordinary
2491 OM 1851 Mrs. Zurani binti Hamid Ordinary
2492 OM 1852 Mr. Zaharuddin bin Bakar Ordinary
2493 OM 1853 Mr. Zaharul Fikri bin Mohamd Nazri Ordinary
2494 OM 1854 Mrs. Yuzi Yarnee binti Yee Ordinary
2495 OM 1855 Ms. Yoong Thai Yin Ordinary
2496 OM 1856 Ms. Yeap Yen Yen Ordinary
2497 OM 1857 Ms. Yap Cheang Yam Ordinary
2498 OM 1858 Ms. Wong Lee Fong Ordinary
2499 OM 1859 Ms. Wan Hasmaria binti Che Wan Zakaria Ordinary
2500 OM 1860 Mrs. Wan Norhashimah binti Md Nasir@Awang Ordinary
2501 OM 1861 Mrs. Wan Norhaslinda binti Wan Rusli Ordinary
2502 OM 1862 Ir. Wan Amzari bin Abdul Halim Ordinary
2503 OM 1863 Mr. Wan Abd Aziz bin Wan Muda Ordinary
2504 OM 1864 Mdm. Thein Kwee Sim Ordinary
2505 OM 1865 Mrs. Siti Khairiah binti Shuhaimy Basha Ordinary
2506 OM1866 Mr. Syaiful Bakhtiar bin Shaharani Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category
2507 OM 1867 Mr. Solihien bin Saidi Ordinary
2508 OM 1868 Mr. Sheikh Ahmad Afiq bin Sheikh Yahaya Ordinary
2509 OM 1869 Mr. Syazwan bin Rokbi Ordinary
2510 OM 1870 Mr. Shamsul bin Mohamed Isa Ordinary
2511 OM 1871 Mrs. Siti Zaleha binti Abdullah Ordinary
2512 OM 1872 Mrs. Siti Nurbaya binti Ramin Ordinary
2513 OM 1873 Ms. Sitee Nazirah binti Mohd Noor Ordinary
2514 OM 1874 Ms. Siti Samsiah binti Mohamed Sharif Ordinary
2515 OM 1875 Mrs. Siti Noraida binti Adam Ordinary
2516 OM 1876 Mrs. Shahrul Bariah binti Mohd Rejab Ordinary
2517 OM 1877 Mr. Shankar A/L Rajagopal Ordinary
2518 OM 1878 Mrs. Sufiyah binti Musin Ordinary
2519 OM 1879 Ms. Suhasini Prahakaran Ordinary
2520 OM 1880 Ms. Siti Rahanum binti Samsunanwar Ordinary
2521 OM 1881 Mrs. Siti Nurhanani binti Suhaimi Ordinary
2522 OM 1882 Mrs. Siti Aisah binti Kamarulzaman Ordinary
2523 OM 1883 Mrs. Sharifah Khamisah binti Syed Abdullah Ordinary
2524 OM 1884 Ms. Sharonjit Kaur A/P Karam Singh Walia Ordinary
2525 OM 1885 Ms. Sharioon Riza binti AR Abdul Hai Ordinary
2526 OM 1886 Ms. Syarima Fariza binti Sa’ari Ordinary
2527 OM 1887 Mrs. Suzieyana binti Kasnon Ordinary
2528 OM 1888 Mrs. Suriawati binti Jaafar Ordinary
2529 OM 1889 Mr. Shahrulnizam bin Abd Ghani Ordinary
2530 OM 1890 Mr. Shahrum bin Shahadan Ordinary
2531 OM 1891 Mr. Rostam bin Khalid Ordinary
2532 OM 1892 Mrs. Rosmawati binti Ishak Ordinary
2533 OM 1893 Mr. Roslan bin A’alaf Ordinary
2534 OM 1894 Mrs. Roseyana binti Baharom Ordinary
2535 OM 1895 Mrs. Rozihani binti AB Rahman Ordinary
2536 OM 1896 Mr. Rosli bin Idris Ordinary
2537 OM 1897 Mrs. Rima Melini binti MD Tamin Ordinary
2538 OM 1898 Mr. Rahmat bin Bedin Ordinary
2539 OM 1899 Ms. Rabiatul Adawiyah binti Che Mohd Adnan Ordinary
2540 OM 1900 Mr. Punniamoorthy A/L Permal Ordinary
2541 OM 1901 Ms. Nuvianti binti Arifin Ordinary
2542 OM 1902 Mrs. Nurul Nadia binti Abd Rahman Ordinary
2543 OM 1903 Ms. Nurul Fatimah binti Nordin Ordinary
2544 OM 1904 Ms. Nurul Bahiah binti Muhamad Nor Ordinary
2545 OM 1905 Ms. Nur Nazaha binti Mohamad Ordinary
2546 OM 1906 Mrs. Nur Maryam binti Mohd Sobre Ordinary
2547 OM 1907 Ms. Nur Aziemah binti Mohd Idris Ordinary
2548 OM 1908 Mr. Norzaini bin Mohamad Yatim Ordinary
2549 OM 1909 Mrs. Nor Zuranah binti Ja’afar Ordinary
2550 OM 1910 Mrs. Noorfadzillah binti Muhamad Baharun Ordinary
2551 OM 1911 Mrs. Nor Shalawati binti Mohd Hatar Ordinary
2552 OM 1912 Ms. Nor Haslinda binti Abd Halim Ordinary
2553 OM 1913 Mr. Norhisham bin Md Aripin Ordinary
2554 OM 1914 Mrs. Nor Mala binti Omar Ordinary
2555 OM 1915 Mrs. Norizan binti Mohamed Hariri Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2556 OM 1916 Mrs. Noranida binti Mukhti Ordinary

2557 OM 1917 Ms. Noraini binti Ajit Ordinary
2558 OM 1918 Mrs. Nooraini binti Puniran Ordinary
2559 OM 1919 Mr. Nazrul Fadzlie bin Yusof Ordinary
2560 OM 1920 Ms. Nurul Syazana binti Md Yusoff Ordinary
2561 OM 1921 Ms. Nur Sharlina binti Shaharuddin Ordinary
2562 OM 1922 Mrs. Norulliza binti Mohd Sadini Ordinary
2563 OM 1923 Ms. Nor Sherina binti Nofal Ordinary
2564 OM 1924 Ms. Noreen Juliana binti Ismail Ordinary
2565 OM 1925 Mrs. Norlizah binti Saini Ordinary
2566 OM 1926 Mrs. Norlelawati binti Samian Ordinary
2567 OM 1927 Mrs. Nor Shidah binti Nordin Ordinary
2568 OM 1928 Mrs. Norhaslina binti Ibrahim Ordinary
2569 OM 1929 Ms. Nor Hanani binti Mat Nasir Ordinary
2570 OM 1930 Mrs. Nor Azlina binti Jaafar Ordinary
2571 OM 1931 Mrs. Nor Azlina binti Abdul Ghani Ordinary
2572 OM 1932 Mrs. Nor Aina binti Mohamed Nawawi Ordinary
2573 OM 1933 Ms. Noor Afiza binti Ibrahim Ordinary
2574 OM 1934 Ms. Noor Afiza binti Mohammad Salleh Ordinary
2575 OM 1935 Ms. Nor Azmila binti Mohd Sidek Ordinary
2576 OM 1936 Mr. Nirwan bin Mohd Tohid Ordinary
2577 OM 1937 Mr. Nik Shahron bin Nik Omar Ordinary
2578 OM 1938 Ms. Nazahiyah binti Mohd Kasim Ordinary
2579 OM 1939 Mr. Munir Muzani bin Mohamed Ordinary
2580 OM 1940 Mr. Mohd Suhaimi bin Abdul Razak Ordinary
2581 OM 1941 Mr. Muhamad Miftahuddin bin Mat Hayin Ordinary
2582 OM 1942 Mr. Muhammad Redza bin Kasim Ordinary
2583 OM 1943 Mr. Muhammad Lokhman bin Che Ab Rahman Ordinary
2584 OM 1944 Mr. Muhammad Hazrin bin Yacob Ordinary
2585 OM 1945 Mr. Muhammad Firdaus bin Suratman Ordinary
2586 OM 1946 Mr. Tuan Haji Muhammad Farhan bin Ibrahim Ordinary
2587 OM 1947 Mr. Muhammed Fahmi bin Abdul Aziz Ordinary
2588 OM 1948 Mr. Mohd Zaid bin Yob Ordinary
2589 OM 1949 Mr. Mohd Shawalludin bin Kamsi Ordinary
2590 OM 1950 Mr. Mohd Nizam bin Sa’ari Ordinary
2591 OM 1951 Mr. Mohd Rusdan bin Mohd Sharif Ordinary
2592 OM 1952 Mr. Mohd Razaki bin Hussin Ordinary
2593 OM 1953 Mr. Mohd Nazrol bin Mohd Marudi Ordinary
2594 OM 1954 Mr. Mohd Mujahid bin Mohd Ordinary
2595 OM 1955 Mr. Mohd Lazim bin Khairudin Ordinary
2596 OM 1956 Mr. Mohd Hafizie bin Mohd Rosli Ordinary
2597 OM 1957 Mr. Mohd Hairul Hazan bin Rosli Ordinary
2598 OM 1958 Mr. Mohd Fouzi bin Mohamad Diah Ordinary
2599 OM 1959 Mr. Mohd Fadzli bin Abdul Aziz Ordinary
2600 OM 1960 Mr. Mohd Faizullah bin Hj Yusof Ordinary
2601 OM 1961 Mr. Mohd Faizal bin Senan Ordinary
2602 OM 1962 Mr. Mohammad Fazilin bin Mahmod Ordinary
2603 OM 1963 Mr. Mohd Badrul bin Mat Yaakub Ordinary
2604 OM 1964 Mr. Mohammad Aslam bin Salahudeen Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2605 OM 1965 Ms. Mazroha binti Abdullah Ordinary

2606 OM 1966 Mrs. Manimala A/P Karunamoorthy Ordinary
2607 OM 1967 Ms. Marliah binti Ahmad Ordinary
2608 OM 1968 Mrs. Maizatul Hazariah binti Mahayadin Ordinary
2609 OM 1969 Mrs. Munaliza binti Meseran Ordinary
2610 OM 1970 Mr. Muhammad Za’im Zaki bin Che Mohd Nasir Ordinary
2611 OM 1971 Mr. Mohd Shahfid bin Azam Ordinary
2612 OM 1972 Mr. Mohd Saiffuddin bin Osman Ordinary
2613 OM 1973 Mr. Mohammad Rahmat bin Aswir Ordinary
2614 OM 1974 Mr. Mohd Nazar bin Jamaludin Ordinary
2615 OM 1975 Mr. Mohammad Najib bin Daud Ordinary
2616 OM 1976 Mr. Mohd Faizal bin Haramai Ordinary
2617 OM 1977 Mr. Mohammad Asri bin Hassan Ordinary
2618 OM 1978 Mr. Mohd Rofazree bin AB Rahim Ordinary
2619 OM 1979 Mrs. Maznena binti Nazlan Ordinary
2620 OM 1980 Ms. Mardhiah binti Zainalabidin Ordinary
2621 OM 1981 Mr. Lamyudi bin Harun Ordinary
2622 OM 1982 Ms. Khalijah binti Mohamad Ordinary
2623 OM 1983 Ms. Kartina binti Md Nor Ordinary
2624 OM 1984 Mrs. Kalaivani A/P Munusamy Ordinary
2625 OM 1985 Mr. Khairul Nizam bin Rahmat Ordinary
2626 OM 1986 Mr. Khairul Hasman bin Mohamad Ordinary
2627 OM 1987 Mr. Khairil Annuar bin Jamaluddin Ordinary
2628 OM 1988 Mr. Keshvinder Singh A/L Ajeet Singh Ordinary
2629 OM 1989 Mrs. Kartini binti Hanapi Ordinary
2630 OM 1990 Ms. Khalidah binti Ab Aziz Ordinary
2631 OM 1991 Mr. Khairino Farhadi bin Khairul Anuar Bashah Ordinary
2632 OM 1992 Mr. Krishnamoorthi A/L Ramamurti Ordinary
2633 OM 1993 Ms. Julieana binti Mohd Tusin Ordinary
2634 OM 1994 Ms. Juliana binti Abdullah Ordinary
2635 OM 1995 Mr. Jeyaseelan A/L P. Muthukrishnan Ordinary
2636 OM 1996 Mr. Jaman bin Asri Ordinary
2637 OM 1997 Ms. Intan Nurrani binti Mat Nayan Ordinary
2638 OM 1998 Mrs. Ida Rayani binti Abu Bakar Ordinary
2639 OM 1999 Ms. Izwa binti Abd Halim Ordinary
2640 OM 2000 Ms. Haslinda binti Abdul Razak Ordinary
2641 OM 2001 Mrs. Halimahtul Saadiah binti Shariffudin Ordinary
2642 OM 2002 Mrs. Hibah binti Abdul Halim Ordinary
2643 OM 2003 Mrs. Hasnoor Hana binti Hishamudin Ordinary
2644 OM 2004 Mr. Hasnul Hadi bin Ibrahim Ordinary
2645 OM 2005 Mr. Hafizul Amin bin Yahya Ordinary
2646 OM 2006 Mr. Hazli bin Mohamad Ghazali Ordinary
2647 OM 2007 Mr. Hanafi bin Nadzri Ordinary
2648 OM 2008 Mr. George Lee Swee Seng Ordinary
2649 OM 2009 Mrs. Ferlina binti Farland Ordinary
2650 OM 2010 Ms. Farah Wahida binti Dato Abuhan Ordinary
2651 OM 2011 Ms. Faronah binti Fadzil Ordinary
2652 OM 2012 Ms. Fitriyawati binti Samsol Ordinary
2653 OM 2013 Ms. Farizah binti Mohamad Ikbal Ordinary

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Roll No. Membership No. Title Name/Company Category

2654 OM 2014 Ms. Fardiyana binti Zainal Ordinary

2655 OM 2015 Mr. Faisol Khamd bin Mohd Dawam Ordinary
2656 OM 2016 Mr. Fahmy Hanafy bin Idris Ordinary
2657 OM 2017 Mrs. Fadhliza binti Abdul Latip Ordinary
2658 OM 2018 Mrs. Erwin binti Akhsan Ordinary
2659 OM 2019 Mrs. Emy Norhayana binti Mohd Nor Ordinary
2660 OM 2020 Mrs. Ezatul Erany binti Kamardin@Kamarudin Ordinary
2661 OM 2021 Mr. Ezarif Hasnol bin Basri Ordinary
2662 OM 2022 Mr. Eddy bin Mohamad Bajuri Ordinary
2663 OM 2023 Ms. Cheah Peen Ann Ordinary
2664 OM 2024 Ms. Chong Poh Leng Ordinary
2665 OM 2025 Mr. Chye Nam San Ordinary
2666 OM 2026 Mr. Badrul Affandy bin Bahkia Ordinary
2667 OM 2027 Mr. Azam bin Md Yatim Ordinary
2668 OM 2028 Mrs. Amy Syafira binti Abdul Rashid Ordinary
2669 OM 2029 Mrs. Amy Mazzuana binti Mohamad Adhar Ordinary
2670 OM 2030 Mr. Ahmad Zakuan Zaidi bin Safihi Ordinary
2671 OM 2031 Mr. Ahmad Shamsuddin bin Aziz Ordinary
2672 OM 2032 Mr. Abdul Manaf bin Ayoub Ordinary
2673 OM 2033 Mr. Che Badrol Bakarzi bin Che Bakar Ordinary
2674 OM 2034 Mr. Azmi bin Manshor Ordinary
2675 OM 2035 Mr. Azman bin Mudasir Ordinary
2676 OM 2036 Mr. Azizi bin Ayub Ordinary
2677 OM 2037 Mrs. Azizah binti Haji Abu Bakar Ordinary
2678 OM 2038 Mr. Azhar bin Yusof Ordinary
2679 OM 2039 Mrs. A. Uma Elizabeth Atputharaj Ordinary
2680 OM 2040 Mr. Azli Shah bin Zaito Ahmad Ordinary
2681 OM 2041 Ms. Ainunnajhan binti Marzuki Ordinary
2682 OM 2042 Mr. Alif Adzwin bin Mohd Raman Ordinary
2683 OM 2043 Ms. Asmahani binti Jaman Ordinary
2684 OM 2044 Mr. Asgha Putra bin Mohd Ghazali Ordinary
2685 OM 2045 Mr. Anwar Ahmad bin Mahmud Ordinary
2686 OM 2046 Ir. Ammar bin Mohd Noor Ordinary
2687 OM 2047 Ms. Aidora binti Abd Hamid Ordinary
2688 OM 2048 Ms. Aida Yuhana binti Zainul Ariff Ordinary
2689 OM 2049 Mr. Ahmad Nazri bin Noh Ordinary
2690 OM 2050 Mr. Ahmad Farhan bin Aziz Ordinary
2691 OM 2051 Mr. Adli bin Mohd Shariff Ordinary
2692 OM 2052 Ms. Adleenawaizura binti Ab Wahab Ordinary
2693 OM 2053 Mr. Ahmad Amin bin Isa Ordinary
2694 OM 2054 Mr. Aden bin Taib Ordinary
2695 IM 0293 Chemsain Engineering Sdn Bhd Institutional
2696 IM 0294 Astasoft Sdn Bhd Institutional
2697 IM 0295 FlakeShield Sdn Bhd Institutional
2699 IM 0296 Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn Bhd Institutional
2700 OM 2055 Mr. Shan Kok Shin Ordinary
2701 OM 2056 Mrs. Noor Suraya binti Romali Ordinary
2702 OM 2057 Mr. Mohd Hasamizi bin Mustapa Ordinary

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 Calendar of Events

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1 MWA Technical Talk/Facility Visit * Monthly basis MWA Premise, Kuala Lumpur
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Making Waves
Koch Membrane to Launch New
Hollow Fibre UF System
K
och 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
New Food-Contact and Drinking Water
Compliant Resin
D
SM 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.
BIO-VASE Treats Rivers, Lakes,
Harbours and Lagoons
B
IO-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.
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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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
GE’s Biological Wastewater Treatment
System to Help Coal-Fired Power Plant
Remove Selenium
G
E 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
Siemens Introduces New Ionpure Module
with High Water Hardness Tolerance
B
y using thin deionisation cells,
Siemens I ndus 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
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
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
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.
with guaranteed leak-free performance.
Nominal flow 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.
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Making Waves

GF Piping Exhibits Latest Trends

G
F 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 service life and low maintenance costs ability according to ISO 12176.
as a new generation of diaphragm valves calls for optimal jointing technologies. Safe pipe jointing, efficient flow con-
with twice the flow thanks to optimised At Aquatech GF Piping Systems demon- trol and precise measurement of param-
flow contours. The restraint MULTI/ strates the MSA 330 and MSA 340 poly- eters, such as temperature, pH, chlorine
JOINT 3000 Plus fittings for water sup- valent electrofusion devices, equipped content, are indispensable for nearly all
ply pipes are now also available in the with state-of-the-art technology, such applications in water management. Also
dimensions DN350 and DN400 for water as USB interface to transfer fusion pro- on exhibit at Aquatech were innovative
pressures up to 10 bar and gas pressures tocols to your computer, user-friendly solutions from GF Piping Systems for
up to 5 bar. keypad and for the 340 model a GPS setting up and operating dependable
A reliable piping system with a long function for seamless product trace- piping systems.

Honeywell UOP Adsorbents Used to

Remove Radiation from Water

U
OP 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.

30 WaterMalaysia
Severn Trent Wins Singapore Contract
S
evern 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
Hong Kong
Protected by
PermaNet SMS
Leak Detector
Network
H
ong Kong was the first 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 identified 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
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
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.
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.”
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.
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Making Waves

Wireless Communication with Data

Loggers All Over the World
K
eller 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.

Microbiotics Awarded for Noteworthy

Product
E
nvironmental 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.

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