ATIKAH SHAFIE

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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
REGIONAL TRAINING ON WATER AFFAIRS HANOI,
VIETNAM 4-7 DECEMBER 2006
Paya Indah Wetlands
Melati Lakes
Perlis River Mouth

• ATIKAH SHAFIE
• atikah_at_water.gov.my atikahshafie_at_gmail.com
• Hydrology and Water Resources Division
• Department Of Irrigation And Drainage Malaysia
• Km.7, Jalan Ampang, 68000, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur,
  MALAYSIA.
• http//h20.water.gov.my/

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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
MALAYSIA Annual Rainfall 3000mm Temperature
Range 21C - 32C Relative Humidity
80 Open Water Evaporation 1600mm 1800mm
MALAYSIA
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Mean Annual Water Resources
Cloud
Rainfall 990 bill. m3
Evapo- transpiration 360 bill. m3 (36)n
Surface Runoff 566 bill. m3 (57)
Groundwater 64 bill. m3 (7)
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Water A Natural Resource

• 150 river basins, 1800 rivers
• Sg. Pahang - 434 km, 29000 sq. km Sg. Rajang -
  563 km, 51000 sq.km
• Few large natural lakes - Tasik Bera, Tasik Chini
  
• 72 dams with total storage of 25 km3 (4.5 of
  annual runoff)
• Exploitation mostly surface water

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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
MAJOR WATER ISSUES IN MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
WATER POLLUTION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
FLOOD
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
TOO MUCH WATER
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
FLOOD ISSUES IN MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

• Unusual occurrence of flood especially in urban
  areas.
• Monsoonal floods in East/West Coast have shown
  unpredictable patterns.
• Localized rains with high intensity are major
  factors.
• Losses estimated at 915mil.annually (KTA Tenaga,
  2002)

Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
FLOOD ISSUES IN MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Flooded car
Flooded kitchen
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
FLOOD MONITORING
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Infobanjir Online Flood Monitoring System
Real Time ForecastModel Stage-Correlation
Real-Time Image
On- Line and Real-Time Water Level
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNINGS NETWORK SYSTEMS
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

• Telemetry Stations
• Rainfall 283
• Water Level 224
• Stick Gauge Stations
• 583
• Flood Siren
• Siren stations 230
• Flood Warning Board
• 68

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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
Catchments with Flood Forecasting Model
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
RADAR TECHNOLOGY FOR FFW?
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
LOOP OF FORECASTS (AND MATCHING OBSERVATION)
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Observation
Forecast (15 min)
New Zealand
New Zealand
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
DROUGHT
Timah Tasoh Dam 2005
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
TOO LITTLE WATER
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
WATER SCARCITY
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Muda Dam in Kedah. Lowest since 1978 (Pic. 2003)
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
DROUGHT MONITORING
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
DROUGHT MONITORING
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
http//infokemarau.water.gov.my/
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
41 monitoring stations
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
WATER POLLUTION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
POLLUTED WATER
Sg. Bertam Squatters
Sg. Langat
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Untreated industrial effluent
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Oil and grease discharged directly into stream
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Regional Training on Water Affairs, Hanoi 3-8
December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
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December 2006
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DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE MALAYSIA
Batu Dam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
THANK YOU
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