Treatment plant unable to cope with sewage discharge in area, says committee


GEORGE TOWN: The state Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Committee has identified a discharge from an Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) treatment plant as the main cause of the pollutant flowing from Sungai Batu Ferringhi into the sea.

“The discharge from the sewage treatment plant was due to the maintenance and flushing conducted by IWK. The discharge appears to contain suspended solids,” committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said.

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