In the article, “Singapore Water Story (2020) that was adapted
from the Public Utilities Board’s
(PUB) websites, PUB reports that there is a demand for water continues
to increase in tandem with population and economic growth. Which PUB add on
that Singapore’s total water demand could almost double in coming future and it
has also included the strategies and actions that is needed to be done to meet
the water demand. In addition, Singapore is internationally being recognised as
a model city for water management and emerging a Global Hydrohub, where
Singapore have come out with ways and ideas.
Water
from Local Catchment, Imported Water, NEWater, and Desalinated Water, these are
the ways where Singapore are
doing to meet the huge demand. Water from Local Catchment, where there is two separate
collection system. Where one of it is collection of rainwater, collection from drains,
canals and rivers and it channelled to the reservoirs before it is treated for
drinking water. Another is collection of used water from underground
sewers that lead to a water reclamation plant. Thus, in result, with this idea
of Water from Local Catchment, Singapore has a total of 17 reservoirs in total
here. In which is a good plan for Singapore as it is efficient and affordable.
Also, we can say that is a 3 Recycle process (3R), reduce, reuse, and recycle. In
addition, two-thirds of Singapore’s surface area is classified as protected
drainage basins, with regulated land use which facilitates the collection of
rainwater However, the downfall is that, to use this idea, we are depending
on the rainfall of the country which so far, there is no negative impact on the
rainfall in Singapore.
Imported Water,
a plan where Singapore has an agreement with the Johor State Government. These agreements
which expires in 2011 and 2061 which allows Singapore to draw up to 250 mgd.
This is the water that Singapore brings it, and treatment the water, which
allows people to drink and uses for daily life. It can be said as one of the taps
with an expiry dates which it gives an addition to the water supply to Singapore.
NEWater and Desalinated
water, we can treat this as a teamwork. Where, NEWater is a name given by PUB to highly treated reclaimed wastewater and is an treatment technologies where process of microfiltration and reverse osmosis membranes, and ultraviolet irradiation. This
water is for daily usage and drinking water supply reservoirs where it is
withdrawn and treated again in conventional water treatment plants before being
distributed to consumers. Desalinated Water come along, is where the NEWater process
come from. There are three desalination plants, SingSpring Desainatiom Plant,
Tuas South Desalination Plant and Tuas Desalination Plant, with a combined
capacity of 130 mgd that can meet up to 30% of Singapore’s current water
demand. With, two more desalination plants will be ready by 2020
which expected to meet up to 30% of Singapore’s future water needs by 2060.
Thus, with
all the strategies that Singapore have taken and planned, in conclusion I
believed that Singapore is ready and meet the water demand in future. Perhaps, these
strategies also help Singapore to have a backup plan which let just say that in
future the Singapore is impact with tragedy and Singapore being an independence
country. Which made the people to be less worry about the water supply here in
Singapore.
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