Selangor today insisted that its water supply situation is not at critical levels and challenged its chief detractors to come on board for a field visit to various dams in the state.

In a press release today, Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim said the visit will show Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin, the Selangor opposition and the press that water levels in the state are at comfortable levels.

“This decision was made following several inaccurate statements (by the critics) over the water reserve rate, which claimed that there is a water crisis in Selangor,” said Khalid.

NONE He said that the field visit would be arranged by the Selangor Water Management Board (Luas), which he said frequently reported the state’s water situation to the state government.

Luas’s latest report had put the state’s water situation in good stead and at satisfactory levels, adding that the state’s seven dams were at 100 percent capacity this month, said Khalid.

“Since February, all seven dams were at satisfactory levels and were capable of supplying water to all water treatment plants,” he said.

He said Luas’s report had proved that all the dams were capable of supplying raw water without falling to critical levels as stipulated by the dam rule curve.

“This clearly shows that claims that the water reserve in Selangor is at 2.4 percent - below the acceptable level of 20 percent - is wrong and in bad faith.

“It contracts the data provided by Luas,” he said.

Selangor’s situation has been the focal point of a tug-of-war between the Khalid administration and the federal government over the state’s water assets.

The federal government wants Selangor to hand over its water assets as part of the nationwide water restructuring plan, but the Khalid administration says it is unable to accept the terms.

The Khalid administration has stressed multiple times that should the federal government refuse its terms, it will inevitably lead to an increase in the cost of treated water.