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BUILDINGS & PLACES SINGAPORE BOOK OF RECORDS


Water Resources


Longest River The Kallang River fl ows for 10 km from the Lower Peirce Reservoir to the coast at Nicoll Highway, making it the longest river in Singapore.


Only Hot Spring


Singapore’s only hot spring is at Sembawang End Park. In the 1950s, Fraser & Neave bottled the water as mineral water called Seletaris.


Largest Water Reclamation Plant


The Changi Water Reclamation Plant, opened in Jun 2009, is the largest and most advanced water reclamation plant. The pumping station is as high as a 25-storey building. The station collects all used water from the deep sewerage tunnels via gravity. Part of that treated water will be processed into Newater. The treatment factory can produce 50 million gallons of treated water daily.


Largest Water Pump


The Marina Barrage, currently under construc- tion, has the world’s largest pumps brought in from the Netherlands. Their job is to drain out excess water during fl ooding. Each pump weighs 28 tons.


Largest Reservoir


Costing S$230 million and taking three years to build, the Marina Barrage opened in Nov 2008. The 350m-wide dam was built across the Marina Channel to keep out seawater and it formed Singapore’s fi rst reservoir in the city. It is Singapore’s 15th reservoir and has a catchment area of 10,000 ha, or one-sixth the size of Singapore. Besides creating a freshwa- ter reservoir, the barrage alleviates fl ooding in low-lying areas of the city and also provides a new venue for water-based recreation.


First Lake And Reservoir Used For Water Sports


In 1983, Jurong Lake was permitted for the fi rst time for national waterski training and to host the SEA Games waterskiing event. In 2004, water sports were allowed in reservoirs starting with the HSBC Wakeboard World Cup held at Bedok Reservoir.


First Water Import


In 1927, a water treaty was signed with the Sultan of Johor. Singapore received its fi rst supply of water from Johor in 1932.


Only Country Recycling Water From Drains And Canals


Back in the 1980’s, the PUB put in place a plan to harness rainwater collected in urban areas. Singapore is now the only country in the world getting drinking water directly from a system of drains and canals. The scheme harnesses water from the northern and eastern parts of the island, and channels them to the Bedok and Lower Seletar Reservoirs.


Asia’s Largest RO Desalination Plant


First Fishing-Allowed Reservoir


In 1985, Kranji Reservoir became the fi rst reservoir opened to the public for sport fi shing.


First Kelong Munshi Abdullah recorded in the 1840s that the fi rst kelong (fi sh traps on stakes) was set up at Tanjong Malang, near to Tanjong Pagar.


In Sep 2005, Singapore opened its fi rst seawa- ter desalination plant by SingSpring, a fully- owned subsidiary of Hyfl ux. The S$200 million desalination plant uses reverse osmosis (RO) technology. The plant can supply 136,000 cu m of water a day, meeting about 10 percent of Singapore’s daily water needs. It is also one of the world’s most energy-effi cient desalination plants. It sells water to the PUB at one of the lowest prices in the world for desalinated water - 78 cents a cu m.


First Wastewater Recycling Plant


The Bedok Newater Plant is Singapore’s fi rst wastewater recycling plant, undertaken by Hyfl ux for the PUB, to supply high-grade water primarily for non-potable applications to the wafer fabrication plants, high-end electronic companies as well as cooling towers. Completed in 2002, it has a daily capacity of 32,000 cu m.


First Reservoir


The construction of the fi rst waterworks, Impounding Reservoir was completed in 1867. However, the pumps and distributing networks were not completed until 1877. The waterworks were fully completed and offi cially opened in 1878. It was enlarged several times and in 1922, renamed MacRitchie Reservoir.


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