Water contingency: water woe's end needs a rethink

• Main Author: Zainuddin, Zaki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Straits Times Press (NSTP) 2014
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering; TC401 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General); TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD201 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/36307/3/Water_Woes_Digital.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36307/; http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/water-contingency-water-woe-s-end-needs-a-rethink-1.548122

THE water rationing exercise in the Klang Valley was recently extended to the end of the month. Apparently, the earlier exercise only yielded seven per cent savings. This was not surprising as the ration was not specifically done "over volume" but "over time" ( two days on, two d...