The waterfall and reservoir are private property although they can be visited by arrangement with the Penang Water Authority ("Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang"). The Friends of the Penang Botanic Gardens, a non-governmental organisation, organises monthly visits to the waterfall. The Penang waterfall was closed off to the public as a safety measure during the confrontation between the newly independent Malaysia and Indonesia in the 1960s.