State govts urged to list industries posing risk to water sources

All state governments have been told to come up with a list of industries that are of high risk and should not be situated near the surface of water intakes to serve as a reference to all agencies involved to prevent the pollution of water sources.

Water quality expert Zaki Zainudin (above) said state governments, which are responsible for water management, should create the list so that it can be used as a 'state directive' for state and federal agencies...