SPAH Local Government

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
RAINWATER COLLECTION AND UTILISATION

SYSTEM (SPAH)
BY
TAN CHOO LAN

DIRECTOR
BUILDING CONTROL DIVISION
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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BACKGROUND
• YAB Prime minister on the 27 March 2007 during the

National Water Council announced SPAH provison to be
put into the Uniform Building By Law 1984 (UBBL).
• A paper had been presented at MNKT-58 on the 22 Jun

2007 and the meeting agreed in principle on the SPAH
implementation. However KPKT had been instructed to do
research on the design and health aspects.
• After MNKT-58, KPKT conducted a meeting with technical

and profesional bodies on the 24 July 2007.
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BACKGROUND
• REDHA, through their letter dated 31st March 2008 had

suggested that the SPAH should be implemented in
stages starting with big buildings such as
institutional and commercial buildings for which the
rainwater can be entirely used.
• The implementation of SPAH can run smoothly with

maintenance team in the aforesaid building.
• REDHA also recommended that the execution of SPAH

should not be compulsory to the housing projects for
the mean time.
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BASIC CONSIDERATION
PILOT PROJECTS
A few projects were undertaken at the following locations

in accordance with the circular of 1999:
Government Projects
• 96 unit of houses in PKNS Housing Project at Kota

Damansara.
• Multi Purpose Hall and Public Market Project in
Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai; and
• Court and Food Court Project in Majlis Perbandaran
Seberang Perai.
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BASIC CONSIDERATION
Projects in Private Sector
• One Utama Shopping Complex; and
• 7,845 unit of houses for housing projects in Sandakan,

Sabah from year 2001 to 2007.
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BASIC CONSIDERATION
The implementation of SPAH revealed the following lessons:

• Large building such as wet markets, halls and
shopping complexes do not face major problem
during the operation of SPAH because the erection
cost is much lower than the overall building cost.
In fact the collected rain water can be used for
the multiple purposes such as general cleaning,
lavatory and landscaping.
• Aside from the usage of water being reduced and
the returns on installation capital/cost, a good
supervision by the maintenance team also
contributes to the objective of SPAH system.
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BASIC CONSIDERATION
It was evidenced that the SPAH program was successfully

implemented in residential areas which are facing water
problem, for example in Sandakan.
However due to fact that the water supply is not a major

problem at certain areas, the SPAH system is rarely
implemented.
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BASIC CONSIDERATION
Factor discouraging the use of SPAH:
a) sufficient water supply;

b) lower water rate;
c) design aspect which is less attractive ;
d) the practicality of space requirement for water storage
tank; and
e) high installation cost of water pump.
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THE ADVANTAGE OF SPAH
The advantages of SPAH are as follows:
a) can reduce public water demand in a long term period;

b) can assist in supplying water during water crisis;
c) can prevent water pollution; and
d) Can reduce surface runoff into storm drains
e) In line with the Green Technology Concept.
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SPAH IMPLEMENTATON PROPOSAL
After the discussion between professional body,

government agencies, NAHRIM, REHDA, NGO, PBT and
observation on the projects implemented it is
recommended that the following buildings be included for
installation of SPAH water tank:
a) The minimum capacity of water tank is 5m3 for every

100m2 roof area :-
- Wet markets
- Institutional Buildings
- Shopping Complexes
- Sport Complexes
- Non-Landed Properties
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SPAH IMPLEMENTATON PROPOSAL
b) The minimum capacity of water tank is 3m3 for every

100m2 roof area :
- All residential and office buildings above 5 stories

- All factories/industrial buildings. However the capacity
of water tank for toilet should be limited up to 6m3.
The installation of SPAH water tank for the remaining

buildings such as terrace houses, double storey houses,
bungalows and other building which are not mentioned
above is not necessary at this stage but encouraged.
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DESIGN CRITERIA OF SPAH
a) Without water pump

In order to reduce the installation and maintenance cost,
SPAH water tank can be placed onto the ground at certain
gravity level. Nevertheless it requires more space and may
lack in aesthetic view.
b) With water pump

The water tank can be buried in the ground but the
installation and maintenance cost will be increased.
For toilet uses, the additional water tank for SPAH is still
needed and to be installed at the top of ceiling. Therefore
the final location of SPAH water tank and the needs of
water pump should be determined by the consultants to
ensure the esthetic value, effectiveness and design 12
practicality.
DESIGN CRITERIA OF SPAH
The consideration of cost, design effectiveness, roof

clearance area, type of usage, total number of consumer
and intensity of rain water at the proposed building should
be made while selecting the size of SPAH water tank.
SPAH is not suitable for the toilet uses in multi storey

building due to:
a) limited roof area

b) a large number of toilets.
c) high installation and maintenance cost
Basically the rain water will be filtered from solid wastes

for a few minutes before channeling to the storage water 13
tank.
THE GUIDELINE
A new improved guideline shall be produced in order

to provide PBT with some level of understanding
during approval stage for SPAH system submitted by
developer / owner in the future.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIC
• KPKT in final evaluation stage
• Building Plan Approval
 Condition by Local Authority

 Administrative in nature
• Include in UBBL
 Legally binding
 Could be restrictive
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SUMMARY
The Rainwater Collection & Utilization System (SPAH) is a

system of collecting and re-using of the rain water. In fact
this is a very effective solution in reducing high treated
water demand especially during water crisis and can prevent
the risk of flash flood.
The SPAH system is one of the Government initiatives in

providing the best development practices which are
environmentally friendly.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

RAINWATER COLLECTION AND UTILISATION

TAN CHOO LAN

• YAB Prime minister on the 27 March 2007 during the

• A paper had been presented at MNKT-58 on the 22 Jun

• After MNKT-58, KPKT conducted a meeting with technical

• REDHA, through their letter dated 31st March 2008 had

• The implementation of SPAH can run smoothly with

• REDHA also recommended that the execution of SPAH

A few projects were undertaken at the following locations

• 96 unit of houses in PKNS Housing Project at Kota

Projects in Private Sector

• One Utama Shopping Complex; and

• 7,845 unit of houses for housing projects in Sandakan,

The implementation of SPAH revealed the following lessons:

It was evidenced that the SPAH program was successfully

However due to fact that the water supply is not a major

Factor discouraging the use of SPAH:

a) sufficient water supply;

The advantages of SPAH are as follows:

a) can reduce public water demand in a long term period;

After the discussion between professional body,

a) The minimum capacity of water tank is 5m3 for every

b) The minimum capacity of water tank is 3m3 for every

- All residential and office buildings above 5 stories

The installation of SPAH water tank for the remaining

a) Without water pump

b) With water pump

The consideration of cost, design effectiveness, roof

SPAH is not suitable for the toilet uses in multi storey

a) limited roof area

Basically the rain water will be filtered from solid wastes

A new improved guideline shall be produced in order

• KPKT in final evaluation stage

• Building Plan Approval

 Condition by Local Authority

The Rainwater Collection & Utilization System (SPAH) is a

The SPAH system is one of the Government initiatives in

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