Find out how Malaysians use water and how much it cost us

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The sewerage charge that we have been paying is one of the lowest in the world. Almost all residential houses in Malaysia pay onlyper month regardless of how much wastewater they dispose. The rate for low-cost houses is only RM2 per month., a family of 4 with each person using 200 litres water per day, would have to pay almostBy now you must be delighted by this fact but you might also be wondering how can IWK make the charge so cheap? The answer is in the next section.

Population growth and ever-increasing water use over the years means higher operating costs for IWK. To maintain the cheap sewerage charge, the government has to pump in more money. The subsidy more than doubled in 2005 and reached a historical height of RM250 million in 2009. With more cost optimisation exercises and increasing collection rate, IWK was able to reduce government assistance in the past 3 years to RM140 million in 2018. This amount will drop to RM110 million in 2020, according to the government budget.

 

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