MINING and logging activities in Pahang have resulted in heavy river pollution that robbed the state of 2,816 hours of water supply in 2018 alone. National Water Services Commission (SPAN) commissioner Faizal Parish Abdullah said Pahang’s water treatment facilities also recorded the highest number of shutdowns in the country due to a series of pollution cases. He said to date, land development, mining and logging activities have resulted in 449 temporary shutdowns at the treatment plants in the state.
Green Left this was probably just company spin.
“For now, we have managed to stop Lynas from dumping its toxic radioactive waste in Kuantan’s water catchment. However, for as long as the radioactive waste remains in Malaysia, we cannot let our guard down,” she said.
“The DOE website clearly states that Lynas EIA for the permanent waste dump proposal for Bukit Ketam has been rejected and now Lynas is spinning a new story, I guess to prevent its stock value from crashing.
“Under Lynas’ licence condition from 2018, the government should stop its operation to stop more toxic radioactive waste from being piled up further. However, it might be wishful thinking albeit a public and environmental health blessing if the government actually enforces the law on Lynas.”
EIA contradicts Lynas and MB, multiple risks to Kuantan
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When news first emerged that Lynas was mulling to store its radioactive waste in Bukit Ketam, Kuantan last year, both the firm and the Pahang government were out in force to defend the plan.
Lynas insisted the site did not sit in a water catchment area and threatened to sue critics while Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail declared he visited the site and didn’t find one.
Now, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Lynas permanent disposal facility (PDF) has contradicted them. The proposed project site is located within the Sungai Riau catchment, said the EIA report. Lynas had yet to respond to a request for comment at the time of writing.