by MP for Aljunied GRC, Pritam Singh
According to the PUB, Singapore’s water supply comes from four taps – local catchment, desalination, NEWater and raw water from Malaysia.
There has been some concern expressed about the greater fear of drought as opposed to flash floods. I would like the Minister to clarify the situation affecting our water resources, in view of the recently lapsed 2011 Water Agreement with Malaysia. More specifically, has the water supply previously provided by the 2011 Water agreement with Malaysia been completely replaced by one or more of the four taps today? Would the Minister update the public on the current and future water situation, specifically how much the desalination, NEWater and local catchment taps each provide as a percentage to the overall water supply, today and after our desalination plants come online?
In addition, and with respect to current patterns of water consumption and projections, what future population size can our four taps of water accommodate, based on current water supply projections?