Rain
le Use b a t o P t c Indire
Sea
Flood Control
Water Supply
Lifestyle Attraction
1970s
1990s
Technology
Advancement in membrane technology allows us to treat water from highly urbanised catchment
Challenge
To ensure that the water quality is safe for recreational
Sea
4 of the 9 crest gates installed, tested and put into operation Boat Hoist in operation
High levels of suspended solids from construction sites Turbidity between 10 25 NTU about 50% of time 10 15% of the time water could be cloudy
High levels of bacteriological contamination in the tributaries. Leaks from sewers contribute most (up to 80%) of bacteriological loadings
MacRitchie Reservoir
Turf City
Technology & International Experts Water Quality Studies, Predictive Modeling of Water Quality Evaluation of source control & mitigation measures R&D on long term solution
Source Control
(Sewer Rehabilitation, Silt Control)
3P Involvement Engaging the community Shared ownership of water resources Public Education Surveillance & Enforcement
(Housekeeping of Industrial Premises/Eating Establishments)
Mitigation Measures
(ABC Waters Programme, Recirculation Strategy, etc)
Current Predicted
Forecasting
Response
Atmospheric
Deposition
Operation rules
Marina Reservoir Catchment Reservoir Sea
Astronomical + Surge
Processing data
Validation and Quality Check: Checks on range, rate of change, constant values etc. Filling gaps in data Interpolation module Linear & block interpolation Spatial interpolation Preparation for models
Radar, hours NWP, high 3 days NWP, global 10 days Historic Predicted Water Quality
Observed
Forecast
Backup data
Location
TN
TP
Chla
DO Top
DO Bottom
TSS
Secchi Depth
FCB
Singapore Basin: Singapore River Inner part, MR01 Outer part, MR03 Kallang Basin: Kallang River Geylang River Rochor Canal Inner part, MR09 Outer part, MR07 Marina Channel: Nothern part, MR04 0 12 78 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 5 4 2 62 34 47 38 32 92 88 41 86 85 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 9 4 14 7 3 2 0 3 2 55 34 35 19 8 0 0 0 14 0 3 68 53 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 12
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