Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director, Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

MWA ActivitiesHalf Day Technical Talk on “Pump Performance Enhancement”, 20 July 2011The presentation touched on improvingthe energy efficiency and reliability ofpump systems, and to verify and maintainthe energy savings which require accurateon-site measurements before and afterany improvements. The talk, presented byFlakeShield Sdn Bhd, was attended by 35participants held at MWA training centre.IWA Governing Assembly,25 September 2011MWA was represented by the PresidentAhmad Zahdi Jamil and Vice President,Ir. Syed Mohd Adnan Alhabshi to the IWAGoverning Assembly which was held inVienna, Austria. The IWA President’s Dinnerwas arranged prior to this event.MWA Golf 20XI, 1 October 2011The MWA Golf 20XI was held in Nilai SpringsGolf & Country Club with participationfrom MWA members, ministries andGovernment officials totalling 72 golfers.The MWA President welcomed everyonepresent and there was a prize presentationfollowed by lunch after the game.MWA thanked the standing committeemembers led by En. Isa Abu Bakar (SAJ),all supporters and sponsors for makingthis tournament a success and memorableevent. It was a on the whole. MWA plans tohave golf as an annual event to encouragenetworking and better relation among theindustry players.The 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference & Exhibition, 2 – 6 October 2011The IWA-Asia Pacific (ASPIRE) Regional Conference and Exhibitionwas held from 2 to 6 October in Tokyo, Japan attended by regionalwater experts and professionals to discus and share knowledge oninnovations, technologies and solutions to enhance the sustainabilityand resilience of water systems in the Asia Pacific.There were more than twelve parallel technical sessions overthe three days conference on topics ranging from water treatmenttechnologies, customer service, water distribution systems, waterreuse, water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment, watershedmanagement, resource recovery and others.In conjunction with the 4th IWA-ASPIRE, the IWA Regional UtilityLeaders Forum with a theme “Strengthening Water Utilities in the Asia-Pacific” was conducted. The forum was an integral component of theIWA Utilities Programme and offers a valuable platform for seniorwater leaders and managers from water utilities to come togetherto share latest trends, emerging challenges and their own practicalapproaches, and to develop joint positions on issues of concern. It alsoprovided utility leaders the opportunity to build networks and contactswith industry peers.Representing MWA, was Datuk Ir. Abdul Kadir Mohd Din, DeputyPresident of MWA who has participated in both events stated above.16 WaterMalaysia