Water Demand In Malaysia

Trend of supply and demand in the langat catchment water availability assessment and water storage capacity to supply and demand were investigated using a new accounting concept and analytical approach water evaluation and planning weap system.

Water demand in malaysia. Strategies to enhance water demand management in malaysia. It was projected that by 2020 the demand for water in malaysia is anticipated to be 20 billion m 3. Higher growth rate of the population has drawn heavily on the natural resource base in malaysia. This chapter is intended to provide basic conservative water demand design criteria which may be.

O high water losses and lack of water infrastructures. Chapter 5 water demand requirements a fundamental consideration for the sizing of any water system or its component parts is an estimate of the amount of water expected to be used by the customers on the system. Water crisis incident in selangor and wilayah persekutuan kuala lumpur in 1998 o water shortage affected almost all of klang valley. Preface in october 2009 the asm collaborating with the department of irrigation and drainage and the malaysian water partnership and.

In 1990 the demand for water increased to 11 8 billion m3 for agricultural industrial and domestic purposes. Malaysia s total demand for water in was 8 9 billion m3 and water usage for irrigation was approximately 83 of the total water usage in 1980. Water classes and uses parameter unit class i iia iib iii iv v ammoniacal nitrogen mg l 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 9 2 7 2 7 biochemical oxygen demand mg l 1 3 3 6 12 12 chemical oxygen demand mg l 10 25 25 50 100 100 dissolved oxygen mg l 7 5 7 5 7 3 5 3 1 ph 6 5 8 5 6 9 6 9 5 9 5 9. Water saving bags constant flow regulators thimbles use of water efficient washing machines introducon of water efficiency labelling scheme registraon of water efficient products as pracsed by developed countries e g.

The demand for water increased steadily to 15 5 billion m3 in 2000. Water supply and demand is one of the hot topics discussed in the community today. Kuala lumpur oct 19 prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin said malaysia will strive to ensure that the country s water resources are managed sustainably and that water must be treated with respect. 7 custodian of national water assets.