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to  customers’  water  supply.    Disruptions  from  treated  water
                                                                production typically occur due to scheduled and unscheduled
                                                                shutdowns of  WTPs,  whereas pipe leaks, pipe bursts, pump
                                                                house, and reservoir failures are the leading cause of disruptions
                                                                in the distribution network.
                                                                Air Selangor has implemented several initiatives to reduce the
                                                                number and duration of service disruptions including proactive
                                                                predictive maintenance  works, early detection systems and
                                                                mitigation plans to further minimise service disruptions to
                                                                customers. Before the commencement of any maintenance or
                                                                upgrading works, a communication plan and a comprehensive
                                                                response plan are put in place. In case of major supply disruption,
                                                                either scheduled or unscheduled, the ERP will be activated to
                                                                facilitate the management of affected customers.

                                                                 Incidents         Number of     Duration   Average
                                                                                   Disruptions  (hours)     No. of
                                                                                                          Affected
                                                                                                         Accounts
                                                                 Water Outages:          45      1,022.0    4,706
                                                                 Pipe Size > 600mm
                                                                 Unscheduled Pump        54       518.0       740
                                                                 House Breakdown
                                                                 Reservoir Issue         119     1,173.0     1,955

                                                                 Unscheduled WTP          5       276.0   272,590
                                                                 Shutdown
                                                                 Scheduled                5       318.5    189,221
                                                                 Disruption due to
                                                                 Maintenance and
                                                                 Upgrading Work
                                                                The leading causes of water supply disruption and the respective
                                                                actions taken to resolve the issues are explained in the following
                                                                sections.
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