regulating water quality through the water services industry act 2006

1. REGULATING WATER QUALITY
THROUGH THE WATER
SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT 2006
(ACT 655)

2. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006
INTRODUCTION
WSIA 2006 were introduced to implement
the restructuring of the national water
the restructuring of the national water
supply and services industry with the long
term goal of improving efficiency in
P i l M l i d F d l T it
Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territory
of Labuan.
WSIA 2006 [Act 655] was effective on
1 January 2008 2
1 January 2008

3. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006
CATCHMENT AREA
STATE
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CATCHMENT AREA
WATER TREATMENT
PLANT
WATER SOURCE
RIVER
TREATMENT DISTRIBUTION
CONSUMER
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BEFORE
Amendment of the Federal Constitution 3
Amendment of the Federal Constitution

4. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006
STATE FEDERAL
CATCHMENT AREA
DAM
BALANCING
RESERVOIR
SERVICE
RESERVOIR
z
CATCHMENT AREA
WATER TREATMENT
PLANT
WATER SOURCE
RIVER
TREATMENT DISTRIBUTUON
CONSUMER
PLANT
Amendment of the Federal Constitution
AFTER
4
Amendment of the Federal Constitution
(10 February 2005)

5. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006
A) INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC TANK
A) INDIVIDUAL SEPTIC TANK
PREMIS OWNER
SEPTIC TANK
B) CONNECTED SYSTEM
PREMIS OWNER
river
SEWERAGE
TREATMENT
PLANT
COLLECTION
TREATMENT
Sewerage Services – under the
jurisdiction of Federal 5
jurisdiction of Federal
Governement

6. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006

7. WATER SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT (WSIA) 2006
OBJECTIVE
6 Promote policy objectives for water
supply service and sewerage industry;
6 Establish a licensing and regulatory
framework;
6 Establish the power and functions of
NWSC; and
6 Establish power and procedures for the
administration of this Act.

8. WATER CLASSES AND USES
6 Conservation of natural environment
™ Water Supply I – Practically no treatment
™ Fishery I – Very sensitive aquatic species
™ Water Supply II – Conventional treatment
™ Water Supply II – Conventional treatment
™ Fishery II –Ssensitive aquatic species
6 Recreational use with body contact
™ Water Supply III– Extensive treatment
™ Fishery III – Common, of economic value and
species, livestock drinking
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6 Irrigation
™ None of the above

9. CONTENT IN WATER QUALITY UNDER WSIA
2006
2006
As per section 41, Chapter 2 WSIA 2006
[Act 655]:
6 Distribution licensee should comply
with the minimum quality standards as
with the minimum quality standards as
prescribe by the minister;
6 No deterioration of minimum quality
t d d f t l
standards of water supply;

10. CONTENT IN WATER QUALITY UNDER
WSIA 2006
WSIA 2006
As per section 41, Chapter 2 WSIA 2006
[Act 655]:
[Act 655]:
6 The prescribed minimum water quality
standards shall include both water
producer and distributor;
producer and distributor;
6 Non compliance towards the minimum
6 Non compliance towards the minimum
quality standards, water distributor
licensee are liable to a fine < RM300,000
i i t 3 b th
or imprisonment < 3 years or both.

11. STRATEGIES TOWARDS QUALITY
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
6 Making comparison between licensed
6 Making comparison between licensed
water operators and service providers:
™ to compete and identify the
i d t b t ti
industry best practices;
™ To promote efficiency within water
operators;
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12. STRATEGIES TOWARDS QUALITY WATER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
6 Monitoring
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™Collecting base-line data to be
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submitted periodically; and
™Cross comparison between all
licensee.

13. STRATEGIES TOWARDS QUALITY WATER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
6 Investment plans
™ For the maintenance and improvement of
existing water assets in order to have
sustainable needs;
™ Provide a 30 years Masterplan covering
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water resources (e.g. dams, groundwater)
and investment projection of new assets.

14. STRATEGIES TOWARDS QUALITY WATER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
6 Water Forum
™ Making recommendations and
feedbacks to water commission on
feedbacks to water commission on
matters concerning the interest of
consumers of water and sewerage
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services;
™ R ti th i t t f th
™ Representing the interest of the
consumers of water supply services;

15. STRATEGIES TOWARDS QUALITY WATER
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
™ Promoting consumers interest not limited
™ Promoting consumers interest not limited
to tariff but also standards of water supply
and sewerage service;and
™ Identify and keeping review in matters
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affecting the interest of the consumers
and to ensure water supply services are
aware and responsive.

16. IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS
QUALITY WATER MANAGEMENT
QUALITY WATER MANAGEMENT
6 KPI’s
™ Submission on the proposed self
monitoring mechanism
™ Having regular discussion on the
implementation status
™ C itt d d
™ Committee proposed and agree on
monitoring system
™ Propose reporting system of finding
™ Propose reporting system of finding

17. AGENCIES INVOLVED
6 Ministry of Finance
6 Ministry of Health
6 Ministry of Natural Resources and
y
Environment (Department of
Environment)
)
6 Ministry of Housing and Local
Government
Government
6 State Governments

18. CONCLUSION
6 Benefit from the policies are as follows:
™ Improve efficiency and productivity
to water operators (e.g. introducing
new process treatment technology);
™ Improve service to consumers;
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™ Improve public safety and health
satisfaction; and
satisfaction; and
™ Eradicate the use of substandard
system quality monitoring
system quality monitoring.

19. THANK YOU