I would like to add to the growing argument that the Broga incinerator is located in a dangerous location as it is a water catchment area. The operation of the incinerator at this site puts at risk not only people in the immediate vicinity but for all Southern Selangor water users.

The people in Broga and Semenyih are growing very frustrated with the politicians who have no full knowledge of the technology but yet give empty assurances. Are they doing this because they have done their own research and found out that incinerators are safe or are they just trying to gain political mileage? Who indeed has been briefing them? I hope its not Ebara Corp!

Since we are reasonable people, let's assume that we agree hypothetically that new pollution control technologies do not emit excessive amounts of dioxin and other toxins through the chimney.

However, these lethal chemicals are still produced through the process of incineration. Some of them solidify into toxic ash and some are captured by the scrubber water (i.e. water jets that filters the gases which are produced during incineration). Thus, the scrubber water contains significant amounts of toxins.

I ask these politicians, who appear to be clever and have done their 'research', these questions:

1) Can you name an incinerator which is built within a water catchment area?

2) Can you guarantee that the tainted toxic scrubber water from the Broga incinerator will not go into Sg Semenyih?

3) Is Ebara's record clean and they have no history of releasing untreated poisons into rivers?

If the answer is 'yes' to all the above questions, then I shall strongly support this project. If not, then all there is to say is - don't gamble with our water supply!