COUNTRY UPDATERecent Development in Water Environmental Management
‐MALAYSIA‐
By:
NATIONAL HYDRAULIC RESEARCH INSTITUT OF MALAYSIA (NAHRIM)
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENT
LOT 5377, JALAN PUTRA PERMAI, 43300 SERI KEMBANGAN,
SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
The 12th Annual Meeting of WEPA28 ‐ 30 November 2016, Hanoi Vietnam
National Lake Water Quality Criteria
and Standards 2015
Development Process
• Literature Review• Checking with various national standards in Malaysia• Checking with various international lake water quality standard
• Consultation session with stakeholders• Meetings/forum/conference with stakeholders (> 3 consultation series with various agencies has been done in 2015)
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
The use of the standards:
• Natural Lake including swamp and oxbow lake • Water dam• Retention pond• Ex‐mining lake
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Category:
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Category DetailsCategory A Recreational activities with primary contacts i.e swimming/diving
Category B Recreational activities with secondary contact i.e boating/cruising
Category C Aquatic life rehabilitation
Category D Others with minimum aquatic life rehabilitation
Physical parameter i.e Turbidity, dissolved oxygen, Temperature
Microbiological parameter i.e e.coli
Chemical/toxic parameter i.e heavy metals
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Physical parameter
Note: NV – not visible,
NOO – No obvious odour, NOT – No obvious taste
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Physical parameter
Note: NV – not visible,
NOO – No obvious odour, NOT – No obvious taste
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Microbiological parameter
Note: # ‐ optional,
nd – non detectable
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Microbiological parameter
Note: # ‐ optional,
nd – non detectable
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Chemical/toxic parameter
National Lake Water Quality Criteria and Standards 2015
Chemical/toxic parameter
Issues on Water Environment‐Malaysia‐
Source:1. http://www.bharian.com.my/node/1574232. http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/operasi‐lra‐raub‐dihentikan‐akibat‐air‐sungai‐keruh‐1.4113083. http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/kelantan/sungai‐belatop‐semakin‐tercemar‐1.4109024. http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/perlis/timah‐tasoh‐diancam‐tumpahan‐kimia‐1.409240
River Water Quality Status for MalaysiaBy Department of Environment, Malaysia (DOE)
River Water Quality Monitoring Program by Department of Environment (DOE)
River water qualitymonitoring programhas been done by DOE
5,469 river watersample from 891manual monitoringstation for all 477rivers in Malaysia
National Water Quality Standard (NWQS) use to classified the river status
All the sample send to Departmentof Chemistry, Malaysia for analysis
National Water Quality Standard (NWQS) use to
calculate the pollution level.
http:/www.nahrim.gov.my
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