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19169
Fri, 09/12/2008 - 11:59
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SINGAPORE'S SUPERHIGHWAY SEWAGE TUNNEL WINS GLOBAL AWARD By By Zakaria Abdul Wahab
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- Singapore's deep tunnel sewerage system (DTSS), a superhighway for used water management, has won an international innovation award from the International Water Association (IWA).
The international award was the first won by the innovative project which
was conceived by PUB, Singapore's national water agency, as a sustainable
solution to the republic's long-term used water management needs.
The award was received by PUB's Director of Policy and Planning Tan Yok Gin
during the IWA World Water Congress in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, PUB said in a
statement here Thursday.
PUB said the DTSS, which was slated for completion by the end of this year
at a cost of S$3.65 billion (RM8.81 billion), comprised a 48-km-long deep tunnel
that stretched from Kranji to Changi, a centralised used water treatment plant
at Changi, a network of link sewers and a deep sea outfall.
"Singapore has come a long way in its used water management, from the early
days of the nightsoil bucket system," Tan said in Vienna.
He said the DTSS was an integral part of Singapore's water supply strategy
as it allowed every drop of used water to be collected, treated and further
purified into NEWater, the republic's very own brand of reclaimed water.
PUB started building the DTSS in 2000 to cater to Singapore's increasing
population and expanding economy.
When completed, used water collected from homes and industries will be
channelled through the deep tunnel to the Changi Water Reclamation Plant where
it is treated to international standards before being discharged into the sea or
sent to the NEWater factory to be bottled.
The international award was the first won by the innovative project which
was conceived by PUB, Singapore's national water agency, as a sustainable
solution to the republic's long-term used water management needs.
The award was received by PUB's Director of Policy and Planning Tan Yok Gin
during the IWA World Water Congress in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, PUB said in a
statement here Thursday.
PUB said the DTSS, which was slated for completion by the end of this year
at a cost of S$3.65 billion (RM8.81 billion), comprised a 48-km-long deep tunnel
that stretched from Kranji to Changi, a centralised used water treatment plant
at Changi, a network of link sewers and a deep sea outfall.
"Singapore has come a long way in its used water management, from the early
days of the nightsoil bucket system," Tan said in Vienna.
He said the DTSS was an integral part of Singapore's water supply strategy
as it allowed every drop of used water to be collected, treated and further
purified into NEWater, the republic's very own brand of reclaimed water.
PUB started building the DTSS in 2000 to cater to Singapore's increasing
population and expanding economy.
When completed, used water collected from homes and industries will be
channelled through the deep tunnel to the Changi Water Reclamation Plant where
it is treated to international standards before being discharged into the sea or
sent to the NEWater factory to be bottled.
