This also means activities from the usage of toilets, bathrooms, washing machines and kitchen sinks have increased, and estimated to result in the rise of domestic wastewater production from 5,887.4 million litres per day in 2019 to 6,205.53 million litres per day in 2021.
However, there are still many people within communities who are not aware that sewage needs to undergo the proper treatment process, mainly because they do not encounter problems such as clogged toilets, which lead to the perception that wastewater will disappear miraculously after being flushed.
Since its inception, IWK has taken over sewerage services responsibilities from about 101 local authorities except Sabah, Sarawak, and parts of the operating areas of the Johor Baru and Pasir Gudang city councils. “The increase in old and ageing sewerage assets also contributes to the increase in operating costs. This is due to the fact that these assets require maintenance and repair work to ensure the treated wastewater discharged into the waters complies with the standards stipulated.
To that end, Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man recently mentioned that the country's sewerage tariff charge needs to be carefully reviewed to cover operating costs and the addition of IWK's assets.
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