Singapore brings NEWater into service
Singapore introduced reclaimed water as a named national supply source, initially to industrial customers and by blending into reservoirs. It converted a diplomatic dependency — water imported under an agreement expiring in 2061 — into an engineering programme with a deadline.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
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Evidence
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The Four National Taps and Singapore's water loop
Supports the four-source framework, NEWater's introduction in 2003, plant capacity meeting up to around 40 per cent of national water demand against a total demand on the order of two million cubic metres a day, and the 2061 expiry of the water agreement with Malaysia. V55 verification basis: retrieved from PUB and NLB summaries; no PUB annual report or the 1962 agreement text was consulted.
PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency; Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment · 2025 · Partly verified
PUB, Singapore's Water Loop and Four National Taps material, pub.gov.sg; National Library Board reference article on the Four National Taps
Recorded on NEWater
- Singapore brings NEWater into service
- Singapore's water import agreement expires
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- Singapore's water import agreement expires · 2061 (agreement expiry)