https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv Group 6 en-us 2018-01-22 10:36:45 UTC 2018-01-29 01:23:06 UTC hello@padlet.com gabgabdc https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/223690240 by Group 6

]]> 2018-01-23 09:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/223690240 gabgabdc https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224130465 Where does our water come from?

Our water comes from “the four national taps” which is NEWater, Desalinated water,Imported water and local catchment water. For more info,visit https://www.pub.gov.sg/watersupply/fournationaltaps


 ]]> 2018-01-24 09:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224130465 gabgabdc https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224160529 Singapore has one of the world's best quality water supply. Our tap water is well within the WHO drinking guidelines and US international Public Health Regulations 2008. It is suitable for drinking directly from the tap without any filter filtration.
For more info, visit https://pub.gov.sg/watersupply/waterquality

]]> 2018-01-24 11:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224160529 gabgabdc https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224161900 The NEA regulates water pollution and quality is Singapore's sewerage system, as well as inland water bodies and coastal areas. Given Singapore's limited water resources, it is critical that watter pollution and quality are carefully monitored and regulated.]]> 2018-01-24 11:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224161900 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224163680 Water Catchments :
Most rainwater that falls on Singapore is whisked through drains,canals,rivers and ponds to our 17 reservoirs for storage,and then treated to become drinking water. Two-thirds of Singapore is water catchment, making us one of just a few countries in the world to harvest urban stormwater on a large scale for consumption. To prevent contamination , our used water is collected in a separate underground sewage system.

]]> 2018-01-24 11:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224163680 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224166814  NEWater process recycles our treated used water into ultraclean, high-grade reclaimed water, cushioning our water supply against dry weather and moving Singapore towards water sustainability. The used water is treated and put through microfiltration and reverse osmosis to remove contaminants, bacteria and viruses, and then disinfected with ultraviolet light as an additional barrier. NEWater has passed more than 150,000 scientific tests, and is well within drinking water guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). ]]> 2018-01-24 11:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224166814 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224169344 Desalinated Water: Treated saltwater. there are two desalination plants with a combined capacity of 100mgd can now meet 25% of Singapores water needs. However, desalination is the most energy-intensive of the four National taps and so the most expensive to produce.]]> 2018-01-24 11:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224169344 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224170612 Imported water : 
Singapore imports water from Johor under the 1962 Water agreement , which allows Singapore to draw up to 250 mgd from the Johor river until 2061.]]> 2018-01-24 12:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224170612 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224174309 December 26 2017: 
74 Construction contractors were punished for discharging silty water into waterways and for providing inadequate earth control measures in 2017, national water agency PUB said in a statement on DEC 26 2017. while this is below the past three years' average of 100 enforcement actions each year, the agency said these errant practices can harm the environment .
where there are excavation-type activities, known as earthworks, rain can mix with exposed earth and soil, creating a silty run-off which enters drainage systems and water bodies. as a result, water is polluted and may cause harm to the people that drink it and may cause serious illness
December 17 2014: Kerosene was spilled in the Kallang River.]]> 2018-01-24 12:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224174309 emmanuel_labrooy1 https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224179159 Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or dirty water. Contaminated water can cause many types of diarrheal diseases,and other serious  illnesses such as Cholera , Guinea worms, typhoid,and Dysentery. Water related diseases cause 3.4 million deaths each year. ]]> 2018-01-24 12:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/224179159 gabgabdc https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/225460926 PUB has established a comprehensive and robust sampling and monitoring programme to ensure our water quality from source to tap. Water samples are collected from reservoirs, waterworks and distribution systems and tested at laboratories. Online sensors also monitor water quality at each stage of the treatment process and service reservoirs. Over 400,000 tests are conducted annually on physical, organic, inorganic, radiological and microbiological parameters..]]> 2018-01-29 01:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gabgabdc/4vdfzde76lsv/wish/225460926