Journals Proceedings

Abstract

As there is no sewerage facility at Clan Jetty, human waste is directly disposed of into the sea. As a place of historical interest and a tourist destination, seeing the human waste floating on the water surface and smelling the dirty water is not good for tourism. Rapid development in Penang has impacted negative environmental impact to the marine zone. Marine zone of the Penang is heavily polluted due to the activities of land reclamation and the direct sewage discharge into the sea (Sivalingam, 1984). The Water Pollution Study confirm that the most polluted area is the stretch which are the main drains leading into Clan Jetty shore. These are the drains along Lebuh Chulia, Gat Lebuh Armenian, and Gat Lebuh Melayu. The organic loads, measured in terms of BOD, COD, Oil & Grease, Suspended Solids are highest along these strips followed by the shoreline strip. The high E Coli concentrations along these strips confirmed that there is fecal contamination most probably from the partially treated sewage emanated from the septic tanks from the unsewered Lebuh Chulia and Lebuh Pantai/Pengkalan Weld enclaves. This pollution is made worse by the sewage direct disposal into the sea by the Clan Jetty community due to the non-existence of any sewerage system whatsoever