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Proper water management requires recycling as well as conservation : Comments
By Greg Leslie, published 29/4/2004Greg Leslie argues that Sydney should implement water recycling as well as water conservation
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Posted by 4350water, Sunday, 13 November 2005 2:04:05 PM
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What is often omitted is that water recycling is used in Singapore mainly for industrial uses and that Singapore has the "four taps" policy which includes other water sources.
What is also often excluded from the discussion is the fact that Singapore has recently opened one of the largest desalination plants in the world and intends to build a new dam. See - http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SIN160600.htm
Dr Leslie correctly notes the national security issue in relation to Singapore's adoption of recycled water.
Singapore has two water agreements with Malaysia - one expiring in 2011 and the other in 2061. Singapore's shift to recycled water (mainly for industrial uses) and desalination has been justified on national security grounds - to minimise the influence Malaysia has on it because of the water agreements.