Jian- Tap 1 - Local Catchments of Singapore Is increasing the number of Local Catchments in Singapore the solution to our water problems Discuss and evaluate this strategy.
It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!
As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall. Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall. Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Rivers Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River Singapore River Kallang River Rochor River Geyland River Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River Sg China River Sg Mandai River Sg Mandai Kechi River
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall. Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering. Reservoirs Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River Singapore River Kallang River Rochor River Geyland River Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River Sg China River Sg Mandai River Sg Mandai Kechi River
Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall. Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering. Reservoirs Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River Singapore River Kallang River Rochor River Geyland River Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River Sg China River Sg Mandai River Sg Mandai Kechi River Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
At a time when an increasing number of countries are facing growing water shortages, Singapore's approach to meeting its burgeoning needs has become widely recognised as a model for sustainable management.
Though the island city-state has depended on Malaysia for water for much of its history – and especially throughout the 43 years of its separate nationhood – the relationship between these regional neighbours has not always been an easy one.
Although Singapore enjoys plentiful rainfall – an average of 2,400mm a year – with a population of 4.6 million and a land area of less than 700km², it is officially classified as a 'water-stressed' nation, having a water availability of less than 1,000m³ a year per person.
Once part of the same country, divisions of politics and policy have periodically emerged, which have sometimes made for turbulent times – and with Singapore currently only able to satisfy around half of its water needs, ensuring security of supply has been an ever-present concern.
It is costly to build more local catchments. It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall. Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering. Reservoirs Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River Singapore River Kallang River Rochor River Geyland River Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River Sg China River Sg Mandai River Sg Mandai Kechi River Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
At a time when an increasing number of countries are facing growing water shortages, Singapore's approach to meeting its burgeoning needs has become widely recognised as a model for sustainable management.
Though the island city-state has depended on Malaysia for water for much of its history – and especially throughout the 43 years of its separate nationhood – the relationship between these regional neighbours has not always been an easy one.
Although Singapore enjoys plentiful rainfall – an average of 2,400mm a year – with a population of 4.6 million and a land area of less than 700km², it is officially classified as a 'water-stressed' nation, having a water availability of less than 1,000m³ a year per person.
Once part of the same country, divisions of politics and policy have periodically emerged, which have sometimes made for turbulent times – and with Singapore currently only able to satisfy around half of its water needs, ensuring security of supply has been an ever-present concern.
As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Incresing the Local Catchments can help to increase water supply.Building reservoirs can help too. But rain doesn't come as often as it is. THis is the disadvantage of it.
SINGAPORE : Singapore's demand for water has grown nine times since the 1950s to 300 million gallons a day. This is enough water to fill 500 Olympic-sized pools.
And it is estimated that in 10 years, water consumption will be a fifth more than today's. Ahead of a ceremony to mark the construction of Singapore's reservoir in the city, Channel NewsAsia finds out how the marina barrage will help the island cope with an increasing demand for water.
Rain has been the traditional source of water in Singapore for many years, but with limited land and an ever growing demand for more water, new sources need to be found. One way is the construction of the Marina Barrage.
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ReplyDeleteIs increasing the number of Local Catchments in Singapore the solution to our water problems
Discuss and evaluate this strategy.
It is costly to build more local catchments.
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It is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
ReplyDeleteIt is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!
ReplyDeleteAs a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
ReplyDeleteA pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
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ReplyDeleteIt is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!
It is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Reservoirs
ReplyDeletePandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir
Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir
Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir
Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir
Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers
Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River
Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River
Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River
Singapore River Kallang River
Rochor River Geyland River
Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River
Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River
Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River
Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River
Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River
Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River
Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River
Sg China River Sg Mandai River
Sg Mandai Kechi River
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ReplyDeleteIt is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Reservoirs
Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir
Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir
Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir
Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir
Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers
Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River
Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River
Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River
Singapore River Kallang River
Rochor River Geyland River
Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River
Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River
Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River
Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River
Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River
Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River
Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River
Sg China River Sg Mandai River
Sg Mandai Kechi River
Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
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ReplyDeleteIt is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Reservoirs
Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir
Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir
Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir
Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir
Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers
Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River
Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River
Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River
Singapore River Kallang River
Rochor River Geyland River
Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River
Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River
Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River
Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River
Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River
Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River
Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River
Sg China River Sg Mandai River
Sg Mandai Kechi River
Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
At a time when an increasing number of countries are facing growing water shortages, Singapore's approach to meeting its burgeoning needs has become widely recognised as a model for sustainable management.
ReplyDeleteThough the island city-state has depended on Malaysia for water for much of its history – and especially throughout the 43 years of its separate nationhood – the relationship between these regional neighbours has not always been an easy one.
Although Singapore enjoys plentiful rainfall – an average of 2,400mm a year – with a population of 4.6 million and a land area of less than 700km², it is officially classified as a 'water-stressed' nation, having a water availability of less than 1,000m³ a year per person.
Once part of the same country, divisions of politics and policy have periodically emerged, which have sometimes made for turbulent times – and with Singapore currently only able to satisfy around half of its water needs, ensuring security of supply has been an ever-present concern.
It is costly to build more local catchments.
ReplyDeleteIt is useful as it will help us increase our water supply. It will collect plenty of water for us when it is located in the right place with large amount of rainfall.
Yes.By incrasing local catchments in Singapore,we are able to obtain fresh water from rainwater.This rainwater can then be purified with the advance technology that with have now.To make it better,Singapore has a wet climate and we will take this advantage to increase water supply!As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
A pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Reservoirs
Pandan Reservoir Kranji Reservoir
Jurong Lake Reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir
Upp Pierce Reservoir Lower Pierce Reservoir
Bedok Reservoir Upp Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir Future Marina Reservoir
Future Pungol Reservoir Future Serangoon Reservoir
Rivers
Sg Jurong River Sg Pandan River
Sg Ulu Pandan River Sg Peng Siang River
Sg Tengah River Sg Kangkar River
Singapore River Kallang River
Rochor River Geyland River
Sg Bedok River Sg Changi River
Sg Selarang River Sg Loyang River
Sg Tampines River Sg Api Api River
Sg Serangoon River Sg Pinang River
Sg Tong Kang River Sg Punggol River
Sg Seletar River Sg Seletar Simpang River
Sg Khatib Bongsu River Sg Sembawang River
Sg China River Sg Mandai River
Sg Mandai Kechi River
Water from local catchment areas are collected in reservoirs and stormwater collection pond. Before 1975, there were only three reservoirs in singgapore , namely Mac Ritchie, lower peirce and seletar reservoir. Eleven more reservoir were construted over the years to meet our increasing water needs. In addition, stormwater collection ponds have also been constructed in some housing estate. These pond collect rainwater and channel the water to various reservoir. By 2009, it is expected that singapore's total water catchment area will increase from half to two-thirds of the island when marina reservoir and other proposed reservoir are completed.---Textboook pg 132
At a time when an increasing number of countries are facing growing water shortages, Singapore's approach to meeting its burgeoning needs has become widely recognised as a model for sustainable management.
Though the island city-state has depended on Malaysia for water for much of its history – and especially throughout the 43 years of its separate nationhood – the relationship between these regional neighbours has not always been an easy one.
Although Singapore enjoys plentiful rainfall – an average of 2,400mm a year – with a population of 4.6 million and a land area of less than 700km², it is officially classified as a 'water-stressed' nation, having a water availability of less than 1,000m³ a year per person.
Once part of the same country, divisions of politics and policy have periodically emerged, which have sometimes made for turbulent times – and with Singapore currently only able to satisfy around half of its water needs, ensuring security of supply has been an ever-present concern.
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ReplyDeleteAs a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
ReplyDeleteA pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
As a small island that doesn't have natural aquifers and lakes and with little land to collect rainwater, Singapore needs to maximise whatever water it can harvest.
ReplyDeleteA pervasive network of drains, canals and rivers channels rain water to Singapore’s 15 reservoirs. Marina Reservoir, Singapore’s 15th reservoir and the first reservoir in the city, is formed by building the Marina Barrage across the Marina Channel. The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanized catchment at 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth of Singapore. Local water catchment area will be increased to two-thirds by 2011 when Marina, Punggol & Serangoon Reservoirs are completed.
Through its community and education programmes, PUB has been working with the 3P (people, public and private) sectors to keep Singapore’s waterways clean. For example, construction companies can minimise silt discharged from their worksites, while members of the public can help by not littering.
Incresing the Local Catchments can help to increase water supply.Building reservoirs can help too. But rain doesn't come as often as it is. THis is the disadvantage of it.
ReplyDeleteSINGAPORE : Singapore's demand for water has grown nine times since the 1950s to 300 million gallons a day. This is enough water to fill 500 Olympic-sized pools.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is estimated that in 10 years, water consumption will be a fifth more than today's. Ahead of a ceremony to mark the construction of Singapore's reservoir in the city, Channel NewsAsia finds out how the marina barrage will help the island cope with an increasing demand for water.
Rain has been the traditional source of water in Singapore for many years, but with limited land and an ever growing demand for more water, new sources need to be found. One way is the construction of the Marina Barrage.