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| Sally : Singapore is a small country with little natural resources. With a population of 5 million, Water scarcity becomes an issue. The consumption of water per person is growing as each of us adopt | |
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| Amy : We are currently having four big National taps that supply water. They are (1) Local Catchment, (2) Imported Water (from Johor), (3) NE Water and (4) Desalinated Water. | |
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| Sally : The local catchments water refers to Singapore�s 17 reservoirs which includes the Marina Barrage. The reservoirs occupy about two-thirds of Singapore's land area so that enough rain wat | |
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| Amy : Imported water refers to the water which is imported from Johar Bahru, Malaysia. There were 2 treaties which Singapore had with Malaysia, one ended in 2011 and other ending in 2061. After 2061 | |
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| Sally: The first tap (Local catchment tap) depends on the weather as the climate affects the amount of rainfall, which in turn affects the amount of water collected.. If there is less rain then this m | |
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| Amy : Desalinated water refers to fresh water obtained after removing the salt from sea water through the reverse osmosis process. | |
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