POLLUTION REDUCTION IN SELANGOR &

KLANG RIVER SYSTEM

NORFAEZAH SHAMSUDDIN
Engineer
SELANGOR WATERS MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
(SWMA)/
LEMBAGA URUS AIR SELANGOR (LUAS)

EAS CONGRESS 2009, MANILA

25th NOVEMBER 2009
Area : 7, 955 km2
Population : 4 million
Districts : Gombak, Hulu Selangor,
Kuala Selangor, Kuala Langat, Hulu
Langat, Sabak Bernam, Klang, Peninsular of Malaysia
Petaling, Sepang.
CONTENTS :

Background of SWMA

Pollutions in Selangor & Klang River

Impact of pollutions

Approaches

Linkaging and Harmonizing between river
and coastal management

Conclusion
BACKGROUND OF SWMA

Selangor Waters Management Authority or its

acronym, SWMA/LUAS is a one-stop agency
for the management of water resources, river
basin, water bodies, ground water and
coastal waters in the State of Selangor.

It was established under the Selangor Waters
Management Authority Enactment 1999
pursuant to the approval of the Selangor
State Legislative Assembly on 9 April 1999.
 SWMA OBJECTIVES

To ensure the water resources and environmental surrounding
is in a manageable and sustainable condition

To undertake the function of planning, research, facilitator,

coordinator, operation, enforcement, supervision in the
development of an the integrated management of water
resources and environment

To provide an environment that is conducive for public and

private sector participation in the development, utilization and
management of water resources

To create the public awareness and the participation of the

public on the importance of water resources
WATER RESOURCES IN SELANGOR

rivers and coastal waters

ground waters

lakes and ponds (alternative resources)
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RIVER BASINS MAP IN SELANGOR , RIVER ACROSS BORDER AND BETWEEN BORDER IN SELANGOR
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WITH OTHER STATES
STATE’S COASTAL
 OIL SPILL

OIL SPILL

EARTHWORK

POLLUTIONS
LOGGING
AQUACULTURE

RECREATION

INDUSTRIES NAVIGATION
 MINING

SAND MINING
SOLID WASTE

POLLUTIONS

SQUATTERS
LIVE STOCK

AGRICULTURE

SOIL EROSION STP’S

 WATER
POLLUTION
SOURCES
 ENVIRONMENT

IMPACTS OF
POLLUTION

ECONOMY OTHERS
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Solid waste in rivers causes deterioration in the water
quality .

River sand mining occur:
a. a) increasing sedimentation and water pollution
downstream
b) degradation of riverbed
c) riverbank and riparian vegetation
d) changes in hydraulic profile

RIPARIAN RIVERBED
SEDIMENTATION
VEGETATION DEGRADATION
 ECONOMY IMPACTS

Solid waste can reduce aesthetic value especially for
recreation and tourism

Cleaning and restoration is much more expensive than
applying measures of prevention

Polluted water would also cause depletion of aquatic life
and subsequently create a potential loss of fisheries and
aquaculture business and recreational fishing

LOSS OF
TOURISM RECREATION
FISHERIES
OTHER IMPACTS

Water pollution can cause water borne diseases such as:
1) Arsenicosis;
2) Cholera and
3) Leptospirosisis.
WATER BORNE
DISEASE

Water disruption may also happen because of pollution in
the water bodies.

WATER
DISRUPTION
 ESTABLISHMENT OF
PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT
UNIT
IRBM

APPROACHES

RAW WATER
INLAND ABSTRACTION
NAVIGATION WRITTEN LICENSING
LICENSING
APPROVAL
 QUA-QUA INTEGRATED
ENFORCEMENT

APPROACHES

INTEGRATION
MANAGEMENT PUBLIC
BETWEEN RIVER AWARENESS
AND COASTAL RIVER BASIN TASK
FORCE
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 LINKAGING AND HARMONIZING BETWEEN RIVER AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT
• Malaysian river basins and coastal zones are the most productive ecosystem in the country :
1) houses majority of the population (human & natural activities)
2) represents a unique environment – requires special attention in its
planning, development and management
• IRBM and ICM had been treated as a separate entity previously.
• Unplanned and uncoordinated development of river basin and coastal zone can lead to the
degradation of river and marine ecosystems health and this can be attributed to the
management of the land and coastal zone as a whole.
• The IRBM and the ICM are essentially deal with the integrated management of river basin
and coastal zone as a single interactive entity.
• Deals with the coordinated use and management of land and water resources and other
natural resources and activities within the river basin and coastal zone, to optimize the use of
these resources in a sustainable and productive manner.
THE ICM-IRBM PILOT DEMONSTRATION SITE :
• ICM Port Klang (joint program by PEMSEA-
IMO-UNDP-GEF/Selangor State Government) –
was selected for this study.
• Integrating the IRBM-ICM project boundary
resulted in an expanded boundary that covers
boundaries of IRBM of two major adjoining
upstream rivers, namely the Klang and Langat
Rivers.
• Klang River (area=1300 km2) passes through
Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley whilst Langat
River (area=2400km2) drains the Langat Basin
and both river estuaries meet at the coastal
waters of ICM Port Klang.
THE INTEGRATION AND HARMONIZATION:
• The principle of integration and harmonization involves :

Establishing smart partnership Creating ‘win-win’ situation

Build shared objectives Resolving conflict by negotiation

Mediation and arbitration

Cont..
• The process requires synergy amongst different sectors (government, private, NGOs, civil
society etc), different government agencies (local authorities, land administrators, fisheries,
tourism, shipping, agriculture, etc), and different levels of government (Federal, State and
Local).
• Linkages also had to be established between:

LAND SEA POLICY SCIENCE

PRESENT FUTURE
GENERATIONS GENERATIONS
Cont..

• The urgent transitional step

is to harmonize economic development
with sustainable environmental management that includes uniting the
diverse multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary set-ups; protection of the
environment, public safety and biodiversity; sustainable use of
resources and minimization of resource-use conflicts.
• Integration between the IRBM and ICM embodies all the above
principles.
• Harmonized legislative and institutional developments, funding
sources and mechanisms have been recognized as the basic requisite
tools for successful IRBM-ICM in the Malaysian context.
Example of linkaging and harmonizing between river and coastal in Selangor State:

INLAND NAVIGATION
FROM ESTUARIES UP JETTIES OPERATIONS
TO 40 KM TO THE IN LANGAT RIVER
UPSTREAMS

THESE ACTIVITIES NEED AN INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT BETWEEN DIFFERENT

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING SELANGOR WATERS MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
(SWMA)
 CONCLUSION

Pollution can be reduced with Supported
and coordinated through;

Organisation setup

Legal aspect

Political commitment

Technical competence