SINGAPORE: Singapore's water supply received a boost
with the opening of the Punggol and Serangoon
Reservoirs.
This brings the total number of reservoirs in
Singapore to 17.
The reservoirs were created by the damming of Sungei
Punggol and Sungei Serangoon.
They will collect rainwater from estates and areas within Punggol
and Sengkang, as well as parts of Hougang and Ang Mo Kio.
Together with the Marina Reservoir, they increase the water
catchment areas from half to two-thirds of Singapore.
National water agency PUB celebrated this milestone on Sunday at a
ceremony officiated by Minister for the Environment and Water
Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
The plan is part of PUB's strategy to create estuarine reservoirs
by damming the major rivers to collect and store as much of the
2,400mm of rain that it gets annually.
Singapore has eight reservoirs collecting water from urbanised
catchments in the densely populated city areas and residential
towns.
PUB said water from local catchments is a pillar of Singapore's
water sustainability strategy, along with imported water,
high-grade reclaimed water branded as NEWater and desalinated
water.
Collectively, these four sources of water are known as the 'Four
National Taps' to ensure a diversified and sustainable water
supply.
PUB said besides enhancing water supply, the Punggol and Serangoon
Reservoirs are set to transform the landscape in north-eastern
Singapore.
Envisioned as a 'waterfront town of the 21st century', Punggol Town
will soon become a commercial and social hub, with a 4.2-km
waterway that connects both reservoirs running through the estate
and town centre.
Residents can look forward to waterfront living in the heartlands
with a myriad of attractive and lifestyle choices lined up along
the banks.
- CNA/cc
