Selangor need to recover cost of building Exco bungalows, so non-tap water users must start paying up!
Non-tap water users must pay
He he he! No, I shouldn't have laughed! I should be mad about this!
:(
Wasting state money on lavish projects and giving out freebies to cronies, now the state wants to penalise other people for it's losses!
Gi*a khinz*r punya pemerintah negeri!
The Star Online > Nation
Monday June 6, 2005
Non-tap water users must pay
BY LOONG MENG YEE
SHAH ALAM: Selangor has started imposing charges on commercial users of underground water since last month – a move that could add RM1mil each year to the state's coffers.
The users have to pay five sen per cubic metre of water abstracted from any source, including rivers and those located underground.
This is apart from the estimated RM12mil annual income obtained from water distribution companies that draw raw water for treatment for domestic and commercial use; such companies pay one sen per cubic metre.
Selangor Waters Management Authority (Luas) principal assistant director Mohd Said Dikon said that water was a state resource and it was the right of the state to generate revenue from its resources.
He said the state had identified three major individual commercial users, all of which are in the steel and paper industries.
There were other commercial users being identified with help from the Geoscience and Mineral Department, he said.
Naturally, the “toll” did not go down well with the commercial users who could not understand why they needed to be charged for something they had obtained free for so long.
“The fact is, they have used the water, and the state can bill them,” said Mohd Said.
He added that this was provided for under the law.
Those who did not comply could be fined up to RM100,000 or jailed two years, or both.
Mohd Said said the revenue gained from the water charges could be re-invested into upgrading Luas or improving the water resources.
Meanwhile, sources said that apart from the water charges, there could be other revenue-generating measures imposed, including licensing the use of water and charging ships or boats cruising through the water sources.
© 1995-2005 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)
He he he! No, I shouldn't have laughed! I should be mad about this!
:(
Wasting state money on lavish projects and giving out freebies to cronies, now the state wants to penalise other people for it's losses!
Gi*a khinz*r punya pemerintah negeri!
The Star Online > Nation
Monday June 6, 2005
Non-tap water users must pay
BY LOONG MENG YEE
SHAH ALAM: Selangor has started imposing charges on commercial users of underground water since last month – a move that could add RM1mil each year to the state's coffers.
The users have to pay five sen per cubic metre of water abstracted from any source, including rivers and those located underground.
This is apart from the estimated RM12mil annual income obtained from water distribution companies that draw raw water for treatment for domestic and commercial use; such companies pay one sen per cubic metre.
Selangor Waters Management Authority (Luas) principal assistant director Mohd Said Dikon said that water was a state resource and it was the right of the state to generate revenue from its resources.
He said the state had identified three major individual commercial users, all of which are in the steel and paper industries.
There were other commercial users being identified with help from the Geoscience and Mineral Department, he said.
Naturally, the “toll” did not go down well with the commercial users who could not understand why they needed to be charged for something they had obtained free for so long.
“The fact is, they have used the water, and the state can bill them,” said Mohd Said.
He added that this was provided for under the law.
Those who did not comply could be fined up to RM100,000 or jailed two years, or both.
Mohd Said said the revenue gained from the water charges could be re-invested into upgrading Luas or improving the water resources.
Meanwhile, sources said that apart from the water charges, there could be other revenue-generating measures imposed, including licensing the use of water and charging ships or boats cruising through the water sources.
© 1995-2005 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)
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