BUTTERWORTH, June 3 ― With Package 12 of the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant here, the reserve capacity of treated water in Penang is now at 36.3 per cent, said Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBA) chairman Lim Guan Eng.

He said despite water usage increasing from 15 to 20 per cent during the recent drought season, the state was still able to supply enough water without rationing due to the added reserve capacity.

"However, Penangites must still conserve water because our raw water supply comes from the Sungai Muda Dam (in Kedah)," said the Penanq Chief Minister told reporters after officially opening the package here today.

Meanwhile, PBA chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa said PBA was supplying an average of 1,014.5 million litres of treated water per day in the state. ― Bernama