In the Past........

In the past we had 2 main rivers:
- Singapore River
- Kallang River

A Bit of History:

-Singapore's first reservoir was the Mac Ritchie reservoir, built by British in 1867.
-More reservoirs needed to be built when Singapore started to progress.
-Thus two local reservoirs were added to the rapidly modernising colonial city.
-The Public Utilities Board took over the control of water after independence in 1965.

Some Facts
-The water in these rivers we polluted so people were advised to avoid
the rivers .

-Between September 1945 and March 1946, during which it also served as the headquarters of the British governor general for Southeast Asia.
However much of the infrastructure had been destroyed, including electricity, water supply systems and many more. This cause many disruptions and many suffered. By late 1947, the economy began to recover, facilitated by the growing demand for tin and rubber around the world. But it would take several more years before the economy returned to pre-war levels.

-Singapore began a program of water recycling
– the action of transforming wastewater into clean freshwater. However, its experimental treatment plant was closed just a year later when cost and reliability issues proved too problematic to overcome.


Conclusion:

We can conclude that Singapore has used many methods to try to conserve the scarce amount of water on our tiny island city. The PUB has came up with many schemes to encourage our citizens to save water and teach them the importance of it. Therefore, we should try to conserve water whenever we can and not waste it unnecessary as it is a precious resource to us.