Darthrevan Supercharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 A young tree with dried out branches and leaves seen at the entrance of Nicoll Highway MRT Station. The dry spell in Singapore over the past few weeks has prompted national water agency PUB to ramp up the supply of NEWater and desalinated water to maintain water levels in the reservoirs. For the past two weeks, 20 to 25 million gallons per day (mgd) of NEWater have been pumped into reservoirs to top up water levels, a PUB spokesperson said in response to TODAY’s queries. Over the past 19 days, only 0.2mm of rainfall — which fell in Jurong on Sunday — was recorded across the island, the National Environment Agency said. Skies were overcast yesterday afternoon, but no rain fell. Last month, only 75.4mm of rainfall and five “rain days” — defined as having a minimum rainfall of 0.2mm — were recorded at the Meteorological Services Singapore’s Changi climate station. In comparison, the long-term average rainfall for January is 242.4mm and there are, on average, 15 rain days in the month. The NEA said the Republic is in the dry phase of the Northeast Monsoon season, which is characterised by generally windy conditions, cooler temperatures and drier weather. The phase set in earlier this year, and is expected to last till the end of this month or early next month, the NEA said. For the next two weeks, “generally fair and occasionally windy conditions” can be expected on most days while some passing showers can be expected on a few days towards the end of next week, the NEA said. The rainfall for this month is expected to be below average, it added. The NEA said Singapore last experienced similar dry periods between Jan 26 and Feb 10 in 2009, and between Feb 3 and 18 in 2011. NEWater and desalinated water are two of Singapore’s four national water sources, meeting up to 30 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, of the country’s water needs. The other sources are imported water and water from local catchment areas. During dry months, the PUB works closely with the NEA to monitor weather conditions and the implications on reservoir levels, the PUB spokesperson said. She noted that, as with previous years, water usage increased slightly — by about 10 to 15 mgd — two weeks before Chinese New Year due to activities such as the traditional spring cleaning. After the festivities, it returns to the usual level. Nevertheless, the spokesperson called on the community and industries to “play their part to save and conserve our precious water resource”. Meanwhile, due to dry weather conditions in the region, fires and hot spots were detected yesterday in central Sumatra, the NEA said. A total of 108 hot spots with “a few isolated plumes” of smoke were visible over northern and central Sumatra, it added. Nevertheless, the NEA said that Singapore is not likely to be affected by the smoke from the fires in Sumatra due to prevailing winds blowing from the north-east. It will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary, the agency added. Source: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/water-supplies-ramped-dry-spell-hits-spore ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 Pumping NEWater into the reservoir and then reprocess it for consumption is like mixing mineral water with tap water, then boiling it to drink. I find it abit stupid. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galantspeedz Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 Pumping NEWater into the reservoir and then reprocess it for consumption is like mixing mineral water with tap water, then boiling it to drink. I find it abit stupid. then how? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 faster pee more so can have more newater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 Pumping NEWater into the reservoir and then reprocess it for consumption is like mixing mineral water with tap water, then boiling it to drink. I find it abit stupid. it's to reduce the perceived resistance to drinking recycled water. only Industrial water can be 100% NEWater. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darky8888 4th Gear February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 other religon may not be able to drink direct Newater... they need to mix with natural water to a certain percentage before they can consume the "water" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limpeh23 2nd Gear February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 TBH, I dun miss the rain as I am enjoying the windy and dry weather. Yes, it can be real hot in the afternoons, but I think the wind does make it more bearable and at night, it is in fact very cold if the wind blows directly into your house. I like it so far 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanK Supercharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 faster pee more so can have more newater drink more neh neh! I have been commenting to my wife that every year CNY always rain... except this year. So it's a dry spell. Lucky not like US or Oz become drought. Cool weather some more, so no need to drink so much water right? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged February 5, 2014 Author Share February 5, 2014 Pumping NEWater into the reservoir and then reprocess it for consumption is like mixing mineral water with tap water, then boiling it to drink. I find it abit stupid. iirc..Sinkies has been using/consuming NEWater since 2002..imo that might be the reason that skin problems are more prevalent than before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 it's to reduce the perceived resistance to drinking recycled water. only Industrial water can be 100% NEWater. maybe newwater is so clean that it needs to re-mineralise in order for human to drink at large quantities 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camrysfa Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 it's to reduce the perceived resistance to drinking recycled water. only Industrial water can be 100% NEWater. hope the mixing is only to quench the perception of NEWwater being unsafe for human consumption. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 other religon may not be able to drink direct Newater... they need to mix with natural water to a certain percentage before they can consume the "water" Is it? Sorry but I didn't know about this.. which religion was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 then how? Drink direct. NEWater is technically, even purer than mineral or distilled water. it's to reduce the perceived resistance to drinking recycled water. only Industrial water can be 100% NEWater. Well. if PUB decided to pump NEWater directly into our taps, I don't think 99.99% of SG population will realise it unless it's announced on the media 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camrysfa Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 Is it? Sorry but I didn't know about this.. which religion was it? I can imagine MOSTlims here prefers natural water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 I can imagine MOSTlims here prefers natural water. not that I know of leh. maybe check with my malay friends Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 Drink direct. NEWater is technically, even purer than mineral or distilled water. Well. if PUB decided to pump NEWater directly into our taps, I don't think 99.99% of SG population will realise it unless it's announced on the media It's a waste to do that and loss of income opportunity also. NEWater is pure and can sell to those hi-tech industry for more $$$$ Human cannot consume too much pure water as there's no minerals. Doing so, will cause hairloss and bones loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camrysfa Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 not that I know of leh. maybe check with my malay friends bro, i really mean MOST of the LIMs, haha .... meaning most common people would want natural water. In fact, I think maintaining the water pact with MY is very impt. NEWwater is very dependent of electricity. and the health aspects of drinking it is unknown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged February 5, 2014 Share February 5, 2014 (edited) It's a waste to do that and loss of income opportunity also. NEWater is pure and can sell to those hi-tech industry for more $$$$ Human cannot consume too much pure water as there's no minerals. Doing so, will cause hairloss and bones loss. True also.. Just finding it strange that they mix it at the reservoir and not after processing of reservoir water.. Edited February 5, 2014 by Shull ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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