Water quality in Johor river normal, operations at Johor River Waterworks has resumed: PUB

Operations at Singapore's national water agency PUB's Johor River Waterworks has resumed, following checks to confirm that the water quality in the Johor River has returned to normal levels.

According to PUB, the water supply from the Johor River Waterworks resumed from 5:30pm on Nov. 2.

Operations were suspended after two separate incidents of pollution

Operations had been suspended on Nov. 1 following two separate pollution incidents.

According to NEA, one of the incidents, which was caused by sand mining activities, affected the Johor River, while the other incident, which involved a palm oil spill, affected the coastal waters off Kampung Pasir Putih in Johor.

The agency said that it is in contact with Johor's Department of Environment, and "understands that the sources of pollution from both incidents have been contained and stopped".

"Oil cleanup is also ongoing and most of the palm oil has been cleaned up," NEA stated.

NEA also assured that Singapore's water quality remains normal, with no impact detected along the nation's shoreline so far.

It added that the country's fish farms remain unaffected, and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is working closely with fish farms in the East Johor Strait to implement preventive measures.

The National Parks Board (NParks) has also not observed any impact at biodiversity-rich sites such as Pulau Ubin, Coney Island Park, Pasir Ris Park and Changi Beach Park.

"So far there are no sightings of palm oil near our tidal gates," NEA stated. "We do not expect any impact to operations at our desalination plants, which are located in the Southern part of Singapore."

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