Residents happy water no longer smells bad

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: The stench in the water has diminished and some residents are calling for a rebate for the smelly water.
On Monday, readers of The Star complained that they could not drink, wash or cook with the water that flowed from their household taps because of a foul odour emitting from it.
Some went as far as saying that the water smelled of faeces.
But the Selangor state government said the water was safe to drink and was not contaminated.
The complaints came from all over the state and Kuala Lumpur, particularly from places that received their water supply from Sungai Selangor, such as Gombak, Petaling Jaya, Klang, Shah Alam, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Langat.
Yesterday, the Klang Valley consumers heaved a sigh of relief as the odour was reduced to just a faint smell.
K.S. Maniam from Taman Klang Jaya said the tap water was almost back to normal but the water in the tank still stank. He suggested that the relevant authority give all households a rebate for the spoilt water when the next bill is issued.
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor had said that dirty water from rivers and ponds had overflowed into the Sungai Selangor following heavy rains on Sunday, causing the problem.
The overflow, it added, had caused an increase of ammonia content in the raw water sourced from the river. State Environment committee chairman Datuk Ch’ng Toh Eng said the Selangor health department had given its assurance that the water tapped from Sungai Selangor was not contaminated.