1998 Klang Valley water crisis

Water shortage in Malaysia September 2015 3 15 00.3 N 101 46 05.5 E title The 1998 Klang Valley water crisis occurred in Malaysia in February 1998 when the three reservoir dams in Klang Valley, Klang Gates Dam, Batu Dam and Semenyih Dam suffered a substantial drop in water level following the El Niño phenomenon. The subsequent water shortage affected almost all the residents in the Klang Valley causing the government to impose water rationing prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. The shortage was blamed on El Nino despite actual rainfall in the months leading up to February 1998 in Federal TerritoryHistorical rainfall records in Federal Territory http://infokemarau.water.gov.my/rp/State/Wilayah.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071017083811/http://infokemarau.water.gov.my/rp/State/Wilayah.htm 17 October 2007 not being significantly below average.Historical rainfall at Gombak (not far from Batu dam) http://infokemarau.water.gov.my/rp/State/TablePDF/W1.pdfFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes In fact in November 1997, Klang Gates Dam had its highest recorded rainfall.Historical rainfall at Klang Gates Dam http://infokemarau.water.gov.my/rp/State/TablePDF/W2.pdfFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Similarly in October 1997 the Kajang station not far from the Semenyih dam had its highest rainfall in record.Historical rainfall at Kajang http://infokemarau.water.gov.my/rp/State/TablePDF/B4.pdfFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes See also 2014 Negeri Sembilan and Selangor water crisis References Category:Health disasters in Malaysia Category:1998 health disasters Category:1998 in Malaysia Category:Water in Malaysia Category:Environmental issues with water Category:Klang Valley Category:1998 disasters in Malaysia Category:February 1998 in Malaysia