Ministry targets 500 mil litres of recycled water daily by 2025

The Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) is targeting the production of recycled water supply nationwide at a rate of 500 million litres a day by 2025, said its Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad. He said this was in line with the government’s efforts to separate the use of treated water and recycled water to benefit the people, especially in an effort to ensure a clean water supply was not affected. He cited an example in Melaka where there were 13 industrial zones in the State and the people had to compete with industry to use treated water for daily activities. “Treated water is quite expensive in value and it should be used at home while recycled water is used for factory or industrial use. This is not new as it has been practised by Western countries for a long time, and it can reduce the demand for clean water supply,” he told reporters after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB) and Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK). Ahmad Masrizal said that the supply of recycled water will be produced through the construction of more reclaimed water treatment plants nationwide, with the cooperation of the respective State governments.