CITY Hall is appealing to rate-payers in a Luyang housing area to refrain from treating their toilets as dustbins and is checking on the goings-on at an Inanam sewage treatment plant .
They subsequently set about performing “sewer rodding” to dislodge the blockages in the pipes, according to him. The effluent pooling on the road was a source of frustration to road users and those living in Taman Southern.“Everything from sanitary pads to household waste – including slippers, empty containers and discarded plastic wrappers – was pulled out from inside.
When asked how often the sewerage for the neighbourhood was maintained, the spokesman said this was done according to a fixed schedule. “I had gone to visit a friend living in Taman Southern,” she said. “I splashed through what I thought was a puddle while driving to her house.” Meanwhile, City Hall is trying to determine the status of a stilt house which overlooks an STP along the road leading to Kingfisher Cove Garden.“The plant is still under the developer’s maintenance,” he said. “We are uncertain what the house has to do with the facility.