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Facts and Figures

Within four decades, Singapore has transformed its vulnerability in water into its strength with the development of major national water projects such as NEWater, the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System and the Marina Barrage.

The city-state has also over the years established a diversified and sustainable water supply from four different sources known as the Four National Taps (water from local catchment areas, imported water, reclaimed water known as NEWater and desalinated water).

PUB Singapore, the country’s national water agency, won the prestigious Stockholm Industry Water Award at the World Water Week in Stockholm 2007. The Award recognises innovative corporate development of water and wastewater process technologies, contributions to environmental improvement through improved performance in production processes, new products and other significant contributions by businesses and industries that help to improve the world water situation.

To further enhance the environment and water industry, the Environment and Water Industry Development Council (EWI) was set up in June 2006 under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR). Identified by the Singapore government as a key growth area for the economy, a total of S$330m has been committed by the National Research Foundation (NRF) over five years. EWI aims to boost the development of the local environment and water industry-through R&D and educational programmes.

Homegrown water company Hyflux will be building the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant with a capacity of 500,000 cubic metres per day in Algeria.

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