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Singapore’s sewage-recycled water to meet a third of its needs by 2011

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It is by 2011, Singapore promises to supply a third of its water needs by recycling water. According to the city-state, it is advancing to reduce its long reliance on neighboring Malaysia for this vital resource for decades.

All these will be done with the help of the new water recycling plant — the largest of its kind in the country – which will be churning out 32 million gallons (121 million liters) of water daily. This estimation is provided by a city-state’s water agency’s – PUB — statement. Formerly PUB was known as the Public Utilities Board.

The country’s fourth plant for recycling and purifying sewage into water was opened by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday. He said,

This puts us in a strong position to meet any future uncertainties in water supply.

According to the water agency, the plant built in Ulu Pandan — just outside the Central Business District — will be supplying water for industrial use and for air conditioning, landscaping and washing uses in the commercial area down the town.

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