Water utility
PUB Singapore
Singapore’s national water agency, and the most-studied example anywhere of a country engineering its way out of near-total water dependence. Its "four national taps" strategy combines local catchment, imported water, NEWater reclaimed water and desalination.
Key facts
- Country
- Singapore
- Ownership
- Statutory board of the Singapore government
- Services
- Water and wastewater
- Population served
- 5.9 million
- Regulated by
- Self-regulating within government
Notable
- Reports among the lowest unaccounted-for water figures in the world, at around 5%.
- NEWater is the clearest large-scale demonstration that planned potable reuse works technically and can be made publicly acceptable.
Relationships
- Serves: Singapore
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Sources
- Water Services Regulation Authority — Water company performance and price review data. Open — attribution required · Open Government Licence v3.0
- World Bank / International Benchmarking Network — IBNET water utility benchmarking database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0