SINGAPORE – National water agency PUB said the Newater Visitor Centre in Bedok will be closing its doors on July 31, after more than two decades of educating the public about water sustainability and welcoming more than 1.7 million local and international visitors.
The Newater Visitor Centre in Bedok will be closing its doors after more than two decades of promoting water sustainability.
As part of a guided tour at the Newater Visitor Centre, visitors could observe the process of Newater production at a viewing gallery in the adjoining factory. PUB is in the midst of transitioning to a new used water management system, where used water will be transported to three water reclamation plants in the northern, western and eastern regions in Singapore via a 206km-long network of deep tunnels.Newater is primarily used for non-potable industrial and air-conditioning cooling purposes at wafer fabrication plants, industrial estates and commercial buildings.
The first Water Master Plan, drafted in 1972, outlined Singapore’s strategies for securing an adequate supply of water from local sources and exploring alternative options such as water reclamation and desalination. Between 2000 and 2002, Newater was put through rigorous testing to make sure it met the strictest international drinking water standards set by the World Health Organisation and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
The campaign included inviting grassroots leaders and MPs to the Newater demonstration plant in Bedok to better understand the Newater production process so that they could see how clean and odourless the water was and spread the message to the public.
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