5.00petang, 23.1.2024

KEJADIAN DI SUNGAI PERAI
Satu kejadian mengejut telah berlaku di Sungai Perai. PBAPP telah mengesan kebocoran besar secara mendadak pada bahagian saluran paip bawah permukaan air 1,350mm. PBAPP sedang berusaha untuk mengepam air melalui saluran paip pada aliran minimum. Langkah ini mungkin akan membawa kepada gangguan bekalan air kepada kira-kira 200,000 pengguna di Daerah Barat Daya (Daerah Barat Daya atau DBD) di Pulau Pinang dan beberapa kawasan di Seberang Perai. Sila ambil perhatian bahawa ini adalah "kejadian mendadak" dan bukan gangguan bekalan air berjadual yang dilakukan oleh PBAPP. PBAPP telah mengaktifkan pelan respons kecemasannya. Kami akan menyiarkan kemas kini sewajarnya.
Terima kasih.

5.00pm, 23.1.2024
MISHAP AT SUNGAI PERAI
A sudden mishap has occurred at Sungai Perai. PBAPP has detected a sudden major leak on the 1,350mm underwater pipeline section. PBAPP is striving to pump water through the pipeline at minimal flow.

This exercise is likely to lead towards a water supply disruption for about 200,000 consumers in the South-West District (Daerah Barat Daya or DBD) on Penang Island and some areas in Seberang Perai.

Please note that this is a “sudden mishap” and not a scheduled water supply interruption initiated by PBAPP.* PBAPP has activated its emergency response plan. We will post updates accordingly.
Thank You.

Chow Kon Yeow 曹觀友
Buletin Mutiara
Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia Pulau Pinang

This post has been edited by DarkNite: Jan 23 2024, 06:07 PM

Mainland problem jangan libatkan pulau ye.

Biasa lah Negeri PH. Where got money for repair and refurbish. Every year also budget deficit owai..

Penang not for people live one

This is gonna take another 4-5 days

Thaipusam GGWP?

Here we go again

Not water cut, low pressure only

So still can store water now

kepancutan yang amat tinggi

Many area no water coming out!

Tomorrow pba lorry will come, dont worry

Mana tu member that have insider PBA info, apa nick dia?

Mainland oso kena liao!

this is the same pipe they decide to replace completely using a month

Burningsunz you on site? any update?

CKY's post said DBD but DTL also no water now.

Problem is they've just decommissioned all the black tanks that they've prepared at strategic sites recently.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jan 23 2024, 06:23 PM

Leak again. Pba already anticipate this but then never expect kena like this so fast.

Later i go i update more.

Nobita marah CKY soon

Kek penang, why you so selangor?

ayam punya rumah ayaq dah pelan

Where to go eat? Place that have water where?

jangan tanya soalan susah

Ayer Itam and Tanjung Bangah

Much appreciated!

They are trying to isolate the pipe now so expect some area in goerge town will have low pressure while isolating work is going on. Need to isolate then diver will go access the situation. They habe clamp on standby.

In a short while pba will come out with the list of effected areas

Some area in seberang will kena but this is for short period while isolating the pipe they need to reduce the pressure.

Undur jer la. Let the pros become Penang gov

Isolate? U mean the smaller pipes are ready?

Biasa je. Dari itulah baru dapat banyak rezeki tiap2 bulan.

jeng jeng jeng,.. new drama inkambing,..

Mcm denethor punya meme je

Too many thread. Not sure where to post update also.

So now need diver to access the situation first. If the hole can clamp then they will do it. But ofcourse recovery of water supply takes time.

Just update one will do. That will divert the traffic to that particular thread.

U tau ini minggu thaipusam kan.. the pulau will sink at least 300mm due to the flock of visitor in...

Anyhow newd diver assess dulu then tomorrow see which option available. But expect min 4-5 days for full recovery for dbd area

Island cannot survive without mainland KEKW

Penang water pipes is how old now?

40-50 years since last installation?

my friend place ard no water

Can you guys state the location whenever you report areas with disrupted water supply?

No

Exactly. I see people writing:
my place got/no water - defug do we know where you stay?
my place Sg Ara got/no water - dafug do we know which part of Sg Ara you're staying, like Hongkie say: Sg Ara you stay all ah?

GG Huat ah!

Many people have been asking PBA on its FB page: how can 2 x 600mm pipes replace a 1350mm pipe, capacity wise?

PBA: krik krik krik

yay!

by end of this year, all islander will develop heavy lifting muscles.

even babies..

Bukan replacement but 2x600mm temporary & fastest solution while waiting for the permanent one over the river.

Mana area?
My mother place still ok but donno today la

Penang gonna have lots of Indians coming in for thaipusam tonight, this is gonna be water crisis

I know it's temporary. But they will be there for months.

Still, how can 2 x600mm replace 1350mm, capacity wise?

Ini semua salahan PBA cheapskate

One month 4 times water disruption... good jobs CM Chow.

With hundred of high rise super condo on the way costing RM1 million each, yet the water pipe still using the old tech 1950... bravo Penanglist...

This post has been edited by Colinlim75: Jan 24 2024, 09:45 AM

fastest & cause least inconvenience.

..

This post has been edited by Colinlim75: Jan 24 2024, 09:09 AM

LGE will bark at CKY again

DAP vs DAP

That doesn't answer how they expect the 2 lines to cope. Will EOL consumers bear the brunt of the low capacity? For 6-8 months wei.

Its basically no water or low pressure water

Very simple decision, temporary of course

Many ppl already thinking taking leave on friday, tomorrow can start to go outstation until sunday, 4 days holiday

In the end sama je la macam DBKL...items still good and running, demolish or purposely spoil and wayang before rebuilt everything because certain cut will ahem ahem into the people in power at that time.

Simple for those not locating at eol or high places.

They could have launched 2 lines first, then add more when needed. But no explanation and way forward are given.

Can start plan for 4-5 days holiday if u are eol

I heard its gonna be 5-6days at least

Dah lar punde!

Dap salah!

Kedekut mia worank!

Awal2 tara mao tukar very old pipeline!

Yini pasal anneh benci account pipul!

#lgeout!

#charkuayteowout!

There's no update since last night when CM mentioned about sending divers in. It usually means bad news.

So this time, really cham liao. I suspect pipe broken badly, sheared off pun likely.

Sudah tabley punya…

The whole pipeline is compromise…

Bodo pipur still wanna tampal, replace bocor part sini sana…

Mao jimat!

The pipe besi thick ess tinggal few milimeters only! Inside already terhakis how many mms all this year??

Outside already terhakis karat how many mms??

Wanna withstand bulk water pressure summore dunno how many bars lar dey!!

Simua kasi tukar baru lar!!

This post has been edited by max_cavalera: Jan 24 2024, 09:38 AM

Buat 2 or 3 smaller parallel pipeline lar!!

Yini one big pipeline bocor satu penang gg!!

Yini machem punya plan bukan lagi bordoh kahh??!!

Tara backup pipeline punya??

Yup, looks like they also cant tell us what & when, as of now

If the PBA can't fix the issue then go hire some other country expert to oversee the situation lar...

always worry loosing money use the low repair cost...under DAP alway think of increase water bill but no bother of Penanglist life like Gerakan...

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 24 : Consumers in Penang have been told to brace for water interruptions to last from 48 hours to six days as the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) works to resolve the latest water crisis in the state.

As of last night, PBAPP confirmed that 120,000 account holders, mostly in the island's largest district of Balik Pulau, have no water.

The Vibes learnt that many other households in the George Town district including the affluent community in Island Glades and Island Park, Fettes Park and Tanjong Tokong as well as the George Town World Heritage Site also faced interruptions.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and state executive councillor Zairil Khir Johari had since visited the affected site - the riverbed PBAPP pipe beneath Sungai Perai, near the Ampang Jajar bridge in Butterworth.

Chow told a live Facebook broadcast that the PBAPP is exploring two options - sending a squad of experienced divers to stop the leak which may take up to 48 hours or expediting the ongoing pipe diversion connection work, fusing the pipes from the riverbed to an overland pipe.

“This may take up to six more days,” he said.

For now, PBAPP is studying all options, said Chow, who pleaded with consumers to be patient, as the state wrestled with its fifth major disruption in less than a month.

The most affected are residents in Balik Pulau, and most worrying is how factories in the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, which is the prime mover of the state's manufacturing economy, would cope under such major disruptions.

Chow said contingency measures were in place, with water tankers deployed to the same localities they were stationed barely two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, a former Penang Water Holdings Berhad (PBA) board member said with the Thaipusam celebrations tomorrow, the state needs to hasten the restoration of services.

S. Raveentharan said over a million devotees would be flocking to the state, and it was worrying how they would cope if there was no proper water supply.

“It will complicate plans to ensure a smooth celebration," he said.

If supply cannot be restored, Raveentharan called on water tankers to be stationed throughout the procession route.

The two chariots are scheduled to leave for the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple, also known as the Waterfall Hilltop Temple tomorrow.

News Credit : Ian McIntyre/The Vibes/24 Jan 2024

Fifth major disruption in less than a month.

TOPKEK
PBA Penang CEO kencing dalam seluar now

Basically this pba ceo need to resign

This post has been edited by LA773: Jan 24 2024, 10:01 AM

See la, the PBA website their core value don't even include Customer First.... Accountability my foot... LOL



This post has been edited by Colinlim75: Jan 24 2024, 10:03 AM

butterworth...sudah back to normal since last night

So fast got water already?

Ppl hoohaa can be upto 5-6 days no water

It cant, due to the time constraint this close to 2mil project is a temporary mitigation but atleast this one can last longer but ofcourse the the combined volume is smaller than the initial one but the existing pipe really cannot tahan already so have to go for this.

Understand. Any plan to add to this capacity while waiting for the like-for-like replacement?

For example, install a manifold and run HDPE pipes to supplement the 2 x 600mm? I understand hdpe pipes are relatively easier to install.

I think you don't know how pipe works
Of course can.
The water just flow faster in 2x 600mm pipes and then flow slower in 1350mm.

No need. The water just flow faster in 2x600mm. Capacity still same.

Ini pba la. Sambil pasang paip sambil lawan buaya

you need to square it

area of 2x600 mm is less than half of 1x1350 mm

you can increase the flow rate by upping the pressure, but got limit also or the pipe will pecah again

What I mean is, if the piping is constricted at 2x600mm, the water will just flow faster there.

Nothing really change

Let's say output from pump is 2000l/hour flow rate

A (1350) --> B (2x600) --> A (1350)

The connected in between B will flow faster

But when it back to A, it will flow back to 2000l/h rate

Nothing change

Pressure need to increase with the faster flow rate, they cannot just keep on increasing pumping pressure and flow rate. Most likely will need to reduce a bit of pumping pressure if they do not want the new smaller pipes to burst too.

just a random figure i googled



edit:
from the picture, take for example 40 psi,
big pipe ~230 gpm
2xsmall pipe ~2 x 50 gpm

if you want to maintain the flow rate at 2 x 100 gpm, the pressure in the smaller pipes would go > 100 psi.

so yeah, most likely they will need to reduce the pressure a bit.

in practice, the frictional losses would also reduce some of it.

This post has been edited by loserguy: Jan 24 2024, 12:51 PM

penang best. DAP best.

The diversion pipe is already ongoing works and due to yesterday major leakage again so the work gonna be rushed and hopefully get it done by this week so it can be joint to the existing pipe and decommision the underwater pipe.

Thats why now have to wait divers assesment then only see how teruk the damage is and how long the divers need to clamp it. And if the damage is very bad and needed the same amount of days as the diversion pipe then maybe will opt to connect the diversion pipe since it will be ready in a few days time.

If the damaged can be clamp easily then it will be clamp dulu then once the diversion pipe is ready then need to isolate this pipe again so can joint the supply to the diversion pipe.

But all this are temporary measure yea but atleast with the diversion pipe we wont have to worry about leakage since it is on the ground instead of underwater. For long term mitigation i think pba will monitor and see if the pressure from this diversion is sufficient or not.

Thanks for the timely updates.
Much appreciated.
Some think it is a simple tukar pipe shj.


Some people are frustrated and need to vent.

Want to show penangite CM Chow can fix things in 24 hours. Good PR ma...

Thank you for the update. Weird that PBA is not sharing similar level of explanation on their socmed since it will at least help to better explain what's going on.

asal ada effort buat kerja la

unlike some other states

do nothing also got bonus haahahahahha

Yup.
Decades of Teh Tarik...... krik, krik, krik shj!

Oh you mean after they install the smaller pipe, they need to reduce pressure at the pump so that the pressure at the smaller pipe is not out of control. Make sense also

so good man, i wish cny no water, it would be the very first time to celebrate cny without water

no updates for almost 20 hours... i assume the situation is grim..

will go back store up some water..

staying in SPT but water pressure has been fluctuating slightly since yest evening..

You remind me of previous ministers who like to compare our country's performance against low-performing countries like Zimbabwe.

Yes, better play it safe.

paip pecah bang

exploded

My wife asking, mau take leave Friday & go outstation o not😂

2 hours left to decide, i m waiting for cky announcement..

by the looks of it , I guess this will be the longest water cut, since to wait for diversion pipe to complete, it requires at least 5-6 days (cky page sos). And alot of people in DBD did not prepare for this round.
gg barat daya, i hope we survive this.

Another risk with increasing pressure is the pressure (no pun intended) on the pipings upstream of the temporary lines. These upstream lines I reckon are equally if not older than the one inside the river.

How ah? Still no water? My condo at bayan lepas airport area water tank left half..
Considering escape to taiping lol

jom we go Selangor, kasi Selangor full with P plate cars