A problem with water pollution is this: those who actively engage in polluting Malaysia’s water sources can routinely do so with impunity. Because environmental laws are wanting and rarely enforced vigorously enough. If the government in Johor has its way, however, this will change not just in the Malaysian state but in other states as well.
Let Hasni Mohammad, chairman of State Works at the Rural and Regional Development Committee in Johor, take it away: “In this country, there are many agencies responsible for water pollution, such as the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Johor Water Regulatory Body and the Department of Environment,” he was quoted as saying.
“However, laws related to water pollution offences and enforcement practised in those agencies differed from one another,” he added.
“For example, the [Department of Environment] defines polluted discharges as a pollutant that is contained in 10 parts per million (ppm) of water,” he explained.
“However, Bakaj’s enactment says that pollutants found in 1.5 parts per million (ppm) of water is considered to be polluted discharge,” he added. These laws have some weaknesses and they need to be improved.

Moran’s findings clearly are at odds with statements made by Ladysmith City Administrator Al Christianson in his commentary in the News Tribune on Sept. 18, headlined, "Real Flambeau Mine story free of problems." In an effort to advocate for the repeal of Wisconsin’s prove-it-first law for new mines, also known as the mining-moratorium law, Christianson characterized the Flambeau Mine as "environmentally sound," and he wrote that "mining-related problems … didn’t happen."
About that I agreed.
After reviewing the Flambeau Mining Company’s own water quality data, on file with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Moran concluded that, "Flambeau ground and surface water quality is being and has been degraded — despite years of industry public relations statements touting the success of the … operation. Rio Tinto said in a 2013 public relations release regarding the Flambeau Mine: ‘Testing shows conclusively that groundwater quality surrounding the site is as good as it was before mining.’ Unfortunately, the (Flambeau Mining Company) data show otherwise."
The company issued a report in December 2015 acknowledging 45 exceedances of groundwater quality standards in 17 different wells at the Flambeau site.
The water there is highly contaminated.
Moran’s findings were consistent with those of the Wisconsin DNR and EPA in 2012 when they listed a Flambeau River tributary that crosses a section of the mine site as "impaired" due to high copper and zinc concentrations linked to the Flambeau Mine.

Water pollution concerns in the Odaiba area have grown after a Tokyo 2020 survey revealed the quality was not good enough to meet International Swimming Federation (FINA) and International Triathlon Union (ITU) standards.
Tokyo 2020 and the Metropolitan Government conducted a water quality assessment in Tokyo Bay, the location of the marathon swimming and swimming leg of the triathlon, to mirror the 21 days of competition at the Olympics and the five days of action at the Paralympics.
It revealed the quality of the water only matched FINA standards on 10 days and adhered to ITU regulations on six days.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chairman John Coates, speaking following the conclusion of the two-day Project Review visit to the Japanese capital, admitted the readings resulting from the survey were "were not what they should be".
"FINA took note today of the Tokyo 2020 announcement of the water quality test results in Odaiba," FINA said in a statement.
Tokyo 2020 have vowed to implement water quality improvement measures in the lead-up to the Games to ensure that the venue "satisfies all relevant International Federation standards".
In a statement in response to the results, Tokyo 2020 have also promised to "consider all necessary measures to ensure the smooth operation of events at Odaiba Marine Park, including amendments to event dates and/or times in response to weather conditions".
"In August 2017, there was rainfall in the Tokyo area on 21 consecutive days, the second highest number of consecutive days of rain recorded in August since 1977," the statement added.
Tokyo 2020 have also defended the quality of the water at the Odaiba Marine Park, highlighting major events in marathon swimming and triathlon have been held there in the past.
The venue has hosted Japan’s National Triathlon Championships for more than 20 years, while Japan Swimming Federation staged its Tokyo Marathon Swimming events there between 2009 and 2013.

The company agreed to make a variety of infrastructure changes to prevent contaminated runoff from entering soil and groundwater; continue water sampling for the next two years to determine if the changes have been effective; allow Humboldt Baykeeper’s attorneys to inspect the facility twice and pay it $7,500 for doing so; pay $40,000 for environmental projects to improve water quality on Mad River or Humboldt Bay; and pay the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation $10,000 to build permanent public toilets in order to reduce contamination of Humboldt Bay, according to court documents.
Humboldt Baykeeper Executive Director Jennifer Kalt urged potential buyers of former timber mill properties to determine whether soil and groundwater at the site has been contaminated with chemicals.
In addition, the company was also ordered to partially reimburse Humboldt Baykeeper’s law firm Aqua Terra Aeris LLP $91,000 for investigation, consulting, attorney-related and other costs incurred during the lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims the company had also not fully reported its industrial activities.
Humboldt Baykeeper claimed Royal Gold had already begun construction on the project without proper permits.
Planning and Building Director John Ford confirmed to the Times-Standard on Tuesday that the company had not obtained county permits before it began construction.
Once the county’s environmental review is completed, Ford said that Royal Gold will need to submit another environmental review — or a finding that their project would not significantly impact the environment — which the public and Board of Supervisors will have a chance to review.

“In this country, there are many agencies responsible for water pollution, such as the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Johor Water Regulatory Body and the Department of Environment.
“However, laws related to water pollution offences and enforcement practiced in those agencies differed from one another. The Johor state government is in the opinion that the laws did not really reflect the importance for us to regulate or monitor all forms of threats to our existing (water) resources,” he said.
The forum was also attended by Singapore Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli Masagos Mohamad here today.
Hasni said the proposal followed multiple incidents of ammonia pollution which had caused water supply in the state to be constantly disrupted.
“In tackling the issues of water disruption, we have to look into the legislative aspect. That is why the government has to do something about this,” he said.
In another development, Hasni said the state government had spent over RM500 million this year to increase the capacity of water storage in the state.
He said this involved the Iskandar Malaysia Raw Water Transfer (PAMIM) project, Kahang Water Treatment Plant project in Kluang and the raw water transfer project from Sungai Lenggor to the Congok Dam in Mersing.

According to the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs – a Beijing-based NGO – of these sites, just 35 per cent have water of good quality, another 32 per cent are suitable for water supply, 20 per cent are suitable for industrial or agricultural use – but not for human contact – and 13 per cent are useless.
The problem is that the environmental legacy of China’s industrialisation affects everyone, not just Chinese people.
Often these objectives are set in Five Year Plans that set quantitative targets for water quality.
Drinking water standards, wastewater treatment, and pollution control all received attention, in order to reduce water pollution by 30 to 50 per cent.
The Plan aims to enforce stricter standards, increase water monitoring efforts, strengthen the enforcement of environmental laws, punish polluters and especially target heavily polluting industries.
These initiatives suggest that the Chinese government is serious about tackling water pollution.
But in an interesting innovation, the Law on Environmental Protection was modified in 2014 to strengthen mechanisms for the release of data, following which the Ministry of Environmental Protection began to use citizen participation as a means of improving environmental monitoring and governance.
The Ministry also maintains a WeChat account, onto which citizens can upload photographs of rivers that they consider excessively polluted; the Ministry promises to respond to such reports and to add the data to the national list of highly polluted rivers.

According to the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs – a Beijing-based NGO – of these sites, just 35 per cent have water of good quality, another 32 per cent are suitable for water supply, 20 per cent are suitable for industrial or agricultural use – but not for human contact – and 13 per cent are useless.
The problem is that the environmental legacy of China’s industrialisation affects everyone, not just Chinese people.
Often these objectives are set in Five Year Plans that set quantitative targets for water quality.
Drinking water standards, wastewater treatment, and pollution control all received attention, in order to reduce water pollution by 30 to 50 per cent.
The Plan aims to enforce stricter standards, increase water monitoring efforts, strengthen the enforcement of environmental laws, punish polluters and especially target heavily polluting industries.
These initiatives suggest that the Chinese government is serious about tackling water pollution.
But in an interesting innovation, the Law on Environmental Protection was modified in 2014 to strengthen mechanisms for the release of data, following which the Ministry of Environmental Protection began to use citizen participation as a means of improving environmental monitoring and governance.
The Ministry also maintains a WeChat account, onto which citizens can upload photographs of rivers that they consider excessively polluted; the Ministry promises to respond to such reports and to add the data to the national list of highly polluted rivers.

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KEARNEY, Neb. — The Nebraska’s Natural Resources District (NRD) annual conference is underway with one of the main topics being the conservation and protection of water.
Fertilizers are known to be the largest source of nitrates which can cause serious health issues in young children, pregnant women or those with a low immune system.
"It’s important because we want good groundwater. Nebraska is the groundwater state and if we don’t have good groundwater, we are going to have drinking water that’s contaminated and we won’t have safe drinking water for future generations," said Becky Schuerman of DHHS.
The program aims to reinforce the importance of having safe drinking water for current and future generations.
Currently, many of the public water systems do not have to treat their water because it is clean.
The Water Well Standards program will be at the NRD Conference through Tuesday.