Water for Life

Tan Yi Pin Bryan Bryan Soh Weida Goh Yanhan Calvin

Low Qin Yuan Charmaine Choo Xinyi Wong Jia Ping

He Yeqi Nadirah Binte Isa Chin Suet Leng Shirley

Our trip to Perth We embarked on a journey to Perth in January with the intention to learn more about the sustainability of water. In a nutshell, we have discovered several similarities between Singapore and Perth. Both areas have different strengths and generally, Singapore is more advanced in terms of water purification technology while Perth is doing better in water conservation for their citizens. We realised that both countries still have a lot to learn about one another with regards to their sustainability of water.

Figure 1: Water playing a part in ecology

From our trip, our group has derived some insights on the methods adopted by Perth and Singapore to cope with their water challenges. The following lists some on our insights generated: Perth •  Water restrictions are imposed on its

citizens during the dry months •  Citizens play their part in conserving water

as they understand the important role they have

•  Some residents collect rainwater and subsequently filter it, using it for daily activities

Singapore •  NEWater technology is accepted by

citizens as one of the ways to increase the available water supply

Supply-­‐side  measures  

Conserva3on  of  water  

Recycled  Wastewater  

Desalina1on  

Local  Catchment  Areas  

Import    

Singapore  

Greywater  

Groundwater  

Rainwater  Tank  

Perth  

Educa1on  

Rules  and  regula1ons  

Support  &  incen1ves  

Water  Tank  

Figure 2: Overview of source and conservation of water in Perth and Singapore