Although it is actually waste water, they have gone through many processes to clean the impurities. The water is even UV treated to kill bacteria before it reaches us. It is so safe other countries around the region and even the world are buying NEWater.
I think NEWater is supposedly ''invented'' in Singapore (but i don't really know).
NEWater - is the brand name of Singapore's reclaimed water.
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to have a independent source ! Great Idea!
Mr Goh Chok Tong, the then Prime Minister of Singapore.
It reduces Singapore's dependence on imported water from other countries.
It is mainly used for drinking. NEWater can also be used for many other purposes such as providing factories with water for washing purposes and so on.
the 2 uses are process use and general washing. the other one is aircon cooling.
It ensures no wastage of water as waste water is recycled. It also helps to reduce Singapore's dependence on other countries for water.
They are NEWater, desalinated water, imported water from Johor and local catchment water.
Singapore has less wayer resources so they had to use newwater to helps their people . They recycle thier water .
Singapore's 4 national taps Singapore's 4 national taps are:1) Water from local catchment2) Imported water from Johor3) Desalinated water from the sea4) Reclaimed/Recycled water from local waste water (NEWater)