The Selangor government should not be blamed for the ongoing water disruption across the state, Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali said today.

"If you dare, blame the prime minister," Azmin told reporters in Shah Alam after attending a signing ceremony between Selangor and Pahang to legitimise borders between the two states.

"I don't want to blame anyone but on the part of the state government, we have taken all proactive measures to ensure that this (water supply disruptions) does not happen," Azmin said.

He was responding to a question on whether the Selangor government should be blamed for current water disruption in Kuala Lumpur and six areas across the state from Tuesday until this weekend.

Azmin said Selangor did not have an issue with inadequate treated water supply but the current situation was beyond its control as it has yet to acquire Syarikat Pengeluaran Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash) from the federal government.

Scheduled repair work at the Splash-operated Sungai Selangor Water Supply Scheme Phase 3 (SSP3) earlier this week had caused the ongoing water disruption in Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Langat.

However, a sudden surge vessel system burst at the SSP3 plant on Tuesday, delaying the scheduled restoration of water supply to the affected areas until Sunday.

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Responding to critics, Azmin said it would be inaccurate to claim that the state had not done its part as it had spent hundreds of millions on repair works for water pipes at 84 hot spots.

"All of it was paid for by the state government and this was to repair the old pipes.

"We did not wait for the federal government. We took our own initiative using our own budget," he stressed.

Azmin reiterated that Selangor had no power to enter facilities operated by Splash but it had once again taken the initiative to recommend two contractors for the latest scheduled maintenance at SSP3.

"Splash is not under the state government. We are in the process of taking over Splash but that process hasn't been completed yet and both parties (the federal government and Selangor) have been given until July to complete the whole exercise.

"So if it is not our asset, how do you expect us to move into those facilities to conduct the maintenance?" he questioned.

In terms of treated water supply, Azmin maintained Selangor had enough reserves in its dams and treatment plants to meet demand.

In a related development, Syabas in a statement today said the SSP3 was now back in operation at an average capacity of 830 million litres per day and has targeted to resume supply to households in stages by tonight or tomorrow morning.