Rivers: Proceedings of the National Conference on Rivers '99 October 14-17, 1999 Penang Malaysia / edited by Chan, Ngai Weng

SECTION I. KEYNOTE PAPER. Integrated River Basin Management / Dato'Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah. Sediment: A Major River Management Issue / Ian Douglas. SECTION 2. HYDROLOGY, RIVER HYDRAULICS, IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURE. Hvdrological Processes of Forested Catchments in Bukit Tarek, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia / Abdul Rahim Nik, S. Noguchi and M Tani Establishment of Flow Rating Curves along Pari River, lpoh Using Loose Boundary Model / Aminuddin Ah. Ghani, Zorkeflee Abu Hasan, Nasehir Khan E. M Yahaya, Rozi Abdullah and .Vor Azazi Zakaria Rainfall-Runoff Modelling of Taman Mayang Catchment / Muhammad Muneer Anjum and Amir Hashim Mohamad Kassim. Simulation of Daily Flow in Sg. Terengganu Tributaries by Different Indirect Approaches / Tarmizi Ismail, Abu Bakar Fadhil, Abdullah Al Mamun, Zamri Mohd, Zuraida Zulkifli, Salman Ullah Sheikh and Chia Soi Lee. A Study On Effluent Discharge in Diverging Open Channel Flow Zulkiflee Ibrahim, Ab. Aziz Abd Latiff Ahmad Tarmizi Abd Karim and Selvem Raman. Changes in Design-Changes in Expectations: Tertiary Intervention in the Muda Irrigation Scheme, Peninsular Malaysia / Clare L. Johnson. Hujan asid: Pertaliannya dengan Sungai di Semananjung Malaysia / Lee Ooi Peng and Chan Ngai Weng. River Acidification from Agriculture Land: A Case Study / Fadil Hj. Othman, Ayob Katimon, Mohd Azraai Kassim, Johan Sohaili, Abdul Aziz Abdul Latijf and TarmiziAbd Karim. Agro-Polution of Water Resources Under Intensive Agricultural Systems in Cameron Highlands- An integrated Study / Wan Abdullah, W. Y, Aminuddin, Y, Cheah, U. B., Lum, K Y, Ghulam, M H. and Salama, R. B. Impact of Sandmining on the Stability of Alluvial River: An Overview / Zorkeflee Abu Hasan and Azmi Ibrahim. Keseimbangan antara Input Air dari Sungai dengan Input Kemanusiaan dalam Peningkatan Taraf Sosioekonomi Penanam Padi di Malaysia: Kajian Penanaman Padi / Hassan Naziri Khalid, Ab. LatiffIbrahim and Wan Ruslan Ismail. SECTION 3. WATER RESOURCES, WATER HAZARDS, WATER QUALITY, POLLUTION AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. Strategies for Integrated Water Resources Management / Faizal Parish and Suzana Mohkeri. Flood Hazards and Disasters in Malaysia: Causes, Impacts and Solutions with Respect to River Floods / Chan Ngai Weng. Flood Hazards as a Form of Unsustainable Development in Penang Island / Chan Ngai Weng, Kung Hsiang-te, Tashpolat Teyi and Liu Pin-Shuo. Georgetown Conurbation Flood Mitigation Project / Mohamad Zaki Abdullah. Model for Simulating Reservoir Operation for Flood Mitigation and Water Supply Purposes / Quek Keng Hong. Multi-Element Chemistry in the Estuarine System of Chukai-Kemaman River, Terengganu, Malaysia / Kamaruzzaman Yunus, M L. Husain, N. A. M Sazili and K A. Rashid. River Water Quality Monitoring and Management / A. Bakar Jaafar, S. L. Tong and N. Suhaila Othman. Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution Through Best Management Practices / Ahmad Tarmizi Abd Karim, Ab. Aziz Abdul Latiff and Zulkiflee Ibrahim. Effects of Discharges of a Wet Market: A Micro Pollutant Source Study on the Water Quality of the Sungai Jeluh, Kajang, Selangor / Hamirdin Ithnin and Nordin Sakke. River Water Quality Classification in Taman Mayang Based on Harkin's Index / Mohd Kamil Yusoff Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Dayang Norwana Ali Bema and Abd Rashid Haron. The Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on River Water Quality: A Case Study of Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang / Ab. Latiff Ibrahim. SECTION 4. TECHNOLOGY, HYDROINFORMATICS, GIS, REMOTE SENSING, FLOOD MODELLING AND FORECASTING, LAND USE PLANNING, FLOOD RISK MAPPING AND TELEMETRY. A Modelling Study for the Sustainable Management of the Langat River / Abdullah Al Mamun, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim and Guna N. Paudyal. Mapping of Kenyir Reservoir, Terengganu Using Satellite Remote Sensing / Kamaruzaman Jusoff and Badrul Hisham. Mapping of Langat River and Its Tributaries Using Landsat TM / Mohd Hasmadi Ismail, Kamaruzaman Jusoff and Sebastian Chew. Hydroinformatics in Water Resources Planning and Management-Development of Malaysian Hydrological Information System / Azmi Md Jafri, Siti Rosnah A. Ghafar, Harihodin Selamat and Daut Daman. Estimating Conveyance Losses Using Muskingum-Cunge Method / Lee Teang Shui, Md. Hazrat Ali, Kwok Chee Yan, Aziz F Eloubaidy, and K C Foong. Kaedah Penghasilan Model Ketinggian Berdigit (DEM) dan Kesan pada Penghasilan Lembangan Saliran Secara Digital / Shanker Kumar Sinnakaudan and Ruslan Rainis. Modelling of Flash Floods on Coastal Flood Plain: a Case Study of Nibong Tebal Town Area / Edlic slo Sathiamurthy. Application of Geographical Information System (GIS) to Determine the Water Catchment Areas in Selangor D.E. / Sharifuzan Hj. Anuar, Lukman Hakim Mahamod, Muhammad Ali Abdul Rahman and Alias Abdullah. GIS-Based Decision Support System (DSS) for Monitoring and Simulating River Water Quality / Ruslan Rainis, Nazari Jaafar and Sharifudin Mohd Zain. SECTION 5. FLUVIAL, GEOMORPHOLOGY, EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION. Pengangkutan Enapan dan Kualiti Air Sungai Batu Pahat / Abd Aziz Abdul Latiff Zulkiflee Ibrahim, Ahmad Tarmizi Abd Karim, Mohd Shahrim Hashim and Kamarudin Yunus. Establishment of Sediment Size Distribution along Pari River, lpoh after Completion of a Flood Mitigation Project / Aminuddin Ab. Ghani, Zorkeflee Abu Hasan, Nasehir Khan E. M Yahaya, Rozi Abdullah and Nor Azazi Zakaria. Development of Sediment Rating Curves for Pari River, lpoh / Aminuddin Ab. Ghani, Zorkeflee A bu Hasan, Nasehir Khan E. M Yahaya, Rozi Abdullah and Nor Azazi Zakaria. Stream Channel Erosion and Bank Protection on Langat River Basin / Mohd. Ekhwan Hj. Toriman. Remember the Coast when Managing Rivers: A Case Study of Pantai Batu Buruk in Terengganu / Teh Tiong Sa. Sedimentation Patterns of Middle Bar Island at Bukit Sapi, Perak River / Wan Ruslan Ismail, Mashhor Mansor and Ahyaudin Ali. Effects of Hill Land Development and Soil Erosion on Sedimentation and Water Resources in Malaysia / Ab. Latiff Ibrahim, Habibah Hj. Lateh, Wan Ruslan Ismail, Chan Ngai Weng, Kung Hsiang-te and Liu Pin-Shuo. Comparing the Performance of River Sand and Tailing Sand Use as Fine Aggregate to Produce Durable 2nd Environmentally Friendly Concrete Structure / Kamran Shavarebi Ali and Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah. SECTION 6. BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RIVERS, RIVERINE FLORA AND FAUNA, RIVER CORRIDORS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. Distribution of Aquatic Insect and It's Implication on Water Quality in the Kerian River Basin, Kedah-Perak, Malaysia / Amelia Zuliyanti Siregar, Che Salmah Md. Rawi and Abu Hassan Ahmad. Aquaiic Insects Diversities in Kedah, Pinang and Bongor Rivers and Their Potential Use as Indicator of Environmental Stress / Che Salmah Md. Rawi, A. Abu Hassan and Jongkar Grinang.Integrating Drainage, Ecology and Recreation in a Campus River: A Case Study at International Islamic University of Malaysia / Nik Ismail Azlan. The Influence of Stream Orders, Habitats and Microhabitats on the Distribution of Aquatic Insects in Streams of the Temenggor Catchment Area, Perak / G. Jongkar, MR. Che Salmah and Abu. Hassan Abu. On the Primary Productivities and Water Quality of Singor River and Sara Rivers in Temenggor Reservoir, Perak, Malaysia Rohasliney Hashim and Ahyaudin Ali. A Review of Sewage Discharge: Institutional and Modelling Perspectives / Ng Lee Lee, Koh Hock Lye and Lee Hooi Ling. SECTION 7. LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS AND ROLE OF GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RIVERS, SUSTAINABILITY OF RIVER FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE, CAGE CULTURE, ECOTOURISM, RECREATION, TRANSPORT AND AESTHETICS OF RIVERS. On the Need for a National Freshwater Research Agenda in Malaysia / Ho Sinn Chye. The Klang River Cleanup Programme / Chop Ai Kuang and Juhaimi Jusoh. Transboundary Issues Affecting the Mekong River: Some Observations / Sears Pat, Chan Ngai Weng, Kung Hsiang-te, Liu Pin-Shou and Tashpolat Teyi. Integrated River Basin Management: A Conservation Perspective K Ramadasan, MN.A. Salam and B. Perumal. Some Topics on Dam Construction Projects in Japan These Days / Katsunori Takagi. Land Use and Surface Water Quality of Gombak Catchment / Wan Nor Azmin Sulaiman, Mohd. Kamil Yusoff and Loh Chin Chin. Conservation and River Management-Maintaining a Precious Resource for the Future / Loh, C. L., Maseri, N. M, Melkion, S., Bernard, H. and Wong, C. H. SECTION 8.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF RIVERS, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, ROLE OF NGOS, EARLY WARNING AND PREPAREDNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Kempen "Cintailah Sungai Kita" / Abd. Razak Mohd Noor and Ahmad Darus. Kampung Nelayan di Pantai Barat Semenanjung Malaysia: Corak dan Konipromi dengan Alam Sekitar / Ahmad Sanusi Hassan and Ghani Salleh. Rivers: Issues and Problems in Relation to Local Communities / Meenakshi Raman and Mageswari Sangaralingam. A Baseline Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Residents in the Sungai Juru Basin on Domestic/Solid Waste / Mohammed Zin Nordin. Sg. Kinabatangan "Partners for Wetlands" Project: a Partnership for Sustainable Development and Conservation / Cede Prudente, G. Balamurugan and Geoffrey Davison. The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Public Awareness and Environmental Education Towards Protection, Conservation and Rehabilitation of Rivers: Some Examples from the Work of Water Watch Penang / Ganesh Rasagam and Chan Ngai Weng. Weltanschauung Semantik Melayu Terhadap Sungai: Satu Kajian Makna Penutur Tak Harfiah Dalam Bahasa Kiasan dan Pantun / Radiah Yusoffand Nor Aini Ismail. The Redefined Role of Three Rivers in the Making of Putrajaya Lake / Shahoran Johan Arifin and Nik Ismail Azlan

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