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Water Planning and Management

Michael Toh – Senior Deputy Director , PUB Singapore

Managing Director , Singapore International Water Week

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Cities of the Future

Cities and

Water

Singapore: A City

of Gardens

and Water

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6.5 billion urban population by 2050

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Great Water Cities

Venice

London

Paris

Cairo Suzhou

Montreal

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Engineered Cities

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Unsustainable Urbanisation

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Environmental CitiesMelbourne

Isar River - Munich

Cheonggye Stream - Seoul

Seattle

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Cities of the Future: Eco-cities?Masdar

Harmmarby Sjostad

Tianjin

Tianjin

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Cities of the Future

Cities and

Water

Singapore: A City

of Gardens

and Water

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Temasek

Aerial view of Singapore town from Government Hill (Fort Canning, today), 1800

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Singapore in the 1950s

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Singapore Today

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a) Severe resource constraint (land, water)

b) Economic viability

c) Quality of life and environment

Key Drivers

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Local catchment

Imported water

NEWater

Desalinated water

4 National Taps 3P Approach

“Conserve Water”

“Value Our Water”

“Enjoy Our Waters”

“Water for All” “Conserve, Value, Enjoy”

Ensuring Water Sustainability

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seasearainrainstormwater stormwater managementmanagement

collection collection of rainfall of rainfall

in drains & in drains & reservoirsreservoirs

treatment oftreatment ofraw to potableraw to potable

waterwater

reclamationreclamationof of

used waterused water

collectioncollectionof used waterof used water

in sewersin sewerssupply of supply of

water to thewater to thepopulation & population &

industriesindustries

treatment treatment ofof

used waterused water

desalinationdesalination

PUB manages the entire water loop

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Punggol

Punggol

Legend

Unprotected Water Catchment

Protected Water Catchment

Proposed Water Catchment

Protected CatchmentUnprotected

CatchmentUrban

Stormwater Collection

System

o Half of Singapore is already water

catchment

o Catchment area will be increased from half

to two-thirds by 2011

MacRitchie ReservoirMacRitchie Reservoir

Kranji Reservoir

Bedok Stormwater Pond

Harvesting every drop of rainwater

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NEWater: Closing the Water Loop

NEWater pipeline

NEWater Plant

Service Reservoir

Legend

Kranji Seletar

Bedok

Sembcorp NEWater Plant -

DBOO

Ulu Pandan NEWater Plant by Keppel Seghers-

DBOO

12 mgd in 2003

17 mgd in 2008

6 mgd in 2003

18 mgd in 2009

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Deep Tunnel Sewerage System

Deep Tunnel SewersLink Sewers

Changi Outfall

Changi WRP

Ulu Pandan WRP – 46 haTreatment capacity – 361,000

m3/day

Ulu Pandan WRP – 46 haTreatment capacity – 361,000

m3/day

Changi WRP – 32 haTreatment capacity – 800,000

m3/day

Changi WRP – 32 haTreatment capacity – 800,000

m3/day

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Conserve, Value and EnjoyWater Mark AwardOur Waters Programme

80 adopters so far

Weddings at Reservoirs

Activities in Reservoirs and

Canals

NEWater Visitor Centre

More than 760,000

visitors since its opening

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Blue Map of Singapore

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ABC Waters Programme

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A. ACTIVE

New recreational spaces

B. BEAUTIFUL

Integration of waters with urban landscape

C. CLEAN

Improved water quality

“… Turn Singapore into a city of gardens and water” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,

At ABC Waters Public Exhibition Opening (Feb 07)

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Implementing ABC Waters Three key strategies:

1. Development of ABC Waters Masterplan

2. 3P Partnership Approach

3. Promoting adoption of ABC Waters concept

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Marina Barrage

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Singapore – A Global

A vibrant water ecosystem supplying technology and products to 3% of the

global water market by 2015

ydroHub2

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System Integrators

Desalination Wastewater

treatment Liquid separation

Membrane systems

Consultancy/Engrg Svcs

Feasibility studies Technical consultancy

Project ManagementEquipment Suppliers

Filtration equipment Disinfection equipment

Control system providers

Township devt

MembranesSuppliers

Pharma

F&B

UPW

Water Treatment Chemicals

Utilities Companies

Govt bodies BOO contractors

Multi-utilities Financing

Industrialwastewater

treatment

Testing & AnalysisServices

Municipalwastewater

treatment

Materials

• CAWT• Setsco• NUS • NTU

• Veolia Water• Keppel Seghers

• Hyflux• SembEnviro

• Darco• Dayen

• Siemens• GE Water

• Veolia Water• Pall

• Chemitreat• GrahamTek

• CH2MHill• Black & Veatch

• CDM• MWH• CPG• SUI

• Nalco• BioLab

• Chemitreat

• Zenon• Hyflux

• Memcor/Siemens Water

• Hydranuatics• Toray

A Vibrant Water Eco-System

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Developing capabilities of local water industry Sharing of knowledge & Experience in Public-Private-Partnership

Tuas Desalination Plant Ulu Pandan NEWater Plant

Sembcorp NEWater Plant @ Changi Water Reclamation Plant

Partner : SingSpring (Pte) Ltd Contract Term : 2005 – 2025 Plant Capacity : 30 mgd (136,000

m3/day)

• Partner : SembCorp NEWater Pte Ltd

• Total Capacity: 50mgd• Contract Term : 2010 –

2035

• Partner: Keppel Seghers NEWater Dev (Pte) Ltd

• Contract Term : 2007 – 2027

• Plant Capacity : 32 mgd (148,000 m3/day)

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Memstill

Centre for Aquatic Science Research

Biomimicry of Natural Desalination Processes

Memstill module

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Singapore International Water Week 2011, 4 - 8July 2011• The global platform for water solutions:

Bring together policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners

Address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities & celebrate achievements

Attracted 14,000 in 2010 from 112 countries

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Cities of the Future

Cities and

Water

Singapore: A City

of Gardens

and Water

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Living Laboratory for Integrated Urban SolutionsPunggol Eco-

PrecinctBCA Zero

Energy Building

Solar cells at Marina Barrage

Clean Tech Park

Sustainable Singapore Blueprint

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Thank You