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Malay Mail
10-07-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Kuantan water supply recovering in stages after early completion of repairs
KUANTAN, July 10 — Repair and maintenance works on all critical instruments at the Kobat Pump House here were fully completed at 9.30am today, ahead of the original schedule. Pengurusan Air Pahang Berhad (PAIP) chief executive officer Datuk Saiful Zaini Mohd Bokhari said the raw water pump at the facility resumed operations at 10.15am, with raw water now being channelled to the Semambu Water Treatment Plant for processing. He said several balancing and storage tanks have also been filled to build sufficient pressure and ensure smooth water flow, adding that the supply is expected to resume in stages. 'The recovery of water supply will vary depending on the location of consumer premises and the water pressure within the distribution system. 'Alternative supplies through water tankers and static tanks will continue to be provided in affected areas until full restoration is achieved,' he said in a statement today. Saiful Zaini also expressed appreciation for the patience and cooperation of consumers throughout the disruption. 'Your support has motivated us to carry out the repairs more efficiently and swiftly. We also thank the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) for their assistance and supervision during the operation,' he added. Yesterday, PAIP announced that several areas in the Kuantan district would experience an unscheduled water supply disruption for 12 hours, starting at 11pm. — Bernama
Malay Mail
10-07-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
SPAN still reviewing water tariff hike proposals from 10 states
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) is still examining and has not finalised water tariff adjustment applications to review water supply service tariff rates from service operators in 10 states under its supervision. According to SPAN, until June 30, it has received applications from service operators in 10 states involving Penang, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor and Pahang. 'All the applications are still being examined and have not been finalised,' it said, adding that this was following a statement made by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow on July 8, regarding the proposed water tariff adjustment in the state. SPAN said the commission will ensure that every aspect is taken into account before any consideration is made to ensure the well-being of 27.2 million consumers and the ability of operators to continue providing services. — Bernama
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
South East Water says supply issue improving but not yet fixed
An ongoing water supply issue in Kent is improving but has not been "completely fixed" yet, with about 500 properties remaining affected for a sixth day, South East Water has Wednesday, it said up to 3,000 customers in Whitstable, Seasalter and surrounding areas had no water or low pressure due to the recent the number of affected homes has reduced, the company's water supply director, Douglas Whitfield, could not promise a total resolution by told BBC Radio Kent: "That's certainly what we're hoping [but] I wouldn't like to 100% commit to that because if I do then something else could happen which means that's not the case." Mr Whitfield said the Seasalter area had seen a "good return to supply" and "all those customers should have their normal mains supply back on now", but there were "intermittent" issues around the Wraik Hill and Yorkletts areas."The last area we need to get on is the Wraik Hill area which has benefitted from some boosters which suck water from one of our storage tanks, and they're still currently airlocked," he boosters ran for a period on Sunday night, but "tripped off" on Monday morning, he said."Water will be injected from a tanker into the area," he said, adding that supply should be returned later on Monday. Meanwhile, he said a fault on one of the apparatus on the network needed to be repaired and replaced, but it was a complicated process."It's a very deep main, encased in concrete, and will require us to isolate that main to do the repair. Obviously we can't do that until supplies are back in," he bottled water stations at Sainsbury's on Reeves Way in Chestfield, and at 129C Faversham Road, Seasalter, in Whitstable, remain open on Whitfield also promised customers would be compensated in due for the outage, he said: "This is not the service we want to give to customers... it's been a very challenging week."
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Whitstable and Seasalter water supply problems continue
Thousands of homes in East Kent still have problems with their water East Water has apologised, blaming the heatwave for the supply problems which began on Thursday morning it said about 4,000 customers in Whitstable, Seasalter and the surrounding area were still suffering from "intermittent supply".Incident manager Nick Bell said the bottled water station at Sainsburys in ReevesWay, Chestfield would reopen from 08:30 BST "for customers who may still need to collect bottled water due to issues with their mains supply". Bottled water will also be delivered to vulnerable customers who are registered on the company's Bell said: "We're continuing to use tankers to inject water into our network to support the Whitstable area and help get drinking water back to customers' taps as soon as possible."Once again, we're sorry for the inconvenience to customers and we'll continue to work hard to restore supplies as soon as we can."
CBS News
26-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Drought conditions hold steady across most of Colorado, with some areas worsening
This week's drought update shows little overall change across Colorado, but some areas—particularly in the northwest—are seeing worsening conditions. CBS In Moffat and Routt counties, drought severity has ticked up slightly, moving into the severe category. Meanwhile, extreme drought continues to grip much of western Colorado, including counties like Gunnison, Mesa, Delta, Garfield, Pitkin, and Montrose. Persistent dryness in western Colorado is raising concerns for wildfire risk, and water supply heading into the peak summer months. CBS But there is some good news. Much of the southeastern Colorado as well portions of the Denver metro area, remains drought-free. This area has benefited from recent spring storms and a relatively wet start to the summer. The 90 day temperature outlook shows warmer than average temperatures for the entire state for July, August and September. CBS
