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Figure 3
Institutional Setup of Water Services Industry, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Policy Federal Government Governance National Water Resources Council
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National Regulatory Body National Water Services Commission (SPAN)
Selangor State Government
State Regulatory Body Water Asset Management Company (PAAB)
Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS)
Abstraction
Water treatment
Water distribution
Wastewater treatment
Concessionaires (25–30 year lease) Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn. Bhd. Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sg. Selangor Sdn. Bhd. (SPLASH) Konsortium ABASS Sdn. Bhd.
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd. (SYABAS)
Consumers
Indah Water Konsortium (IWK)
Source: Authors, in consultation with Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN).
requires licensees to develop and implement, at their own costs, a water conservation program as a move to overcome the concern.
Supply Management
The migration process under the WSIA 2006 for Selangor (and Kuala Lumpur) is not finalized. The restructuring of the water services industry in Selangor was not concluded by 2011. The State Government of Selangor is negotiating to purchase the water assets from the concessionaires in the state (Yeow 2009). The fiasco has also delayed the plan to transfer raw water from the neighboring state of Pahang to Selangor.
The supply of water to consumers in Kuala Lumpur began in 1896 under the Public Works Department (PWD). The first public water supply scheme was established in Gombak, Selangor.54 Further expansion continued in 1906 and 1928, all in Gombak. Water supply to Selangor and Kuala Lumpur was subsequently decentralized to the Selangor Water Supply Department or Jabatan Bekalan Air Selangor (JBAS) in 1972.
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See Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd. at www.syabas.com.my
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