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NEWATER has clinched the 'Environmental Contribution of the Year' title at the Global Water Awards 2008 ceremony on Monday night in London.
This is the second win for PUB, Singapore's national water agency, from the award organiser, Global Water Intelligence (GWI). In 2006, it as named the Water Agency of the Year.
The award is given for the best management of a water or waste water plant that leaves a small environmental footprint.
In its citation for the prize, GWI, a monthly journal on the international water market, said that Singapore is the world leader in the application of recycled water and its Newater strategy can be a model for all water agencies on reusing potable water.
In his acceptance speech, PUB CEO Khoo Teng Chye said: 'Newater is a result of PUB's continuous investments in water R&D and it enables us to use each drop of water more than once, so that we do not need to take more water from the environment. That helps to contribute to water sustainability.'
Mr Christopher Gasson, the publisher of GWI, said: 'At the Global Water Awards dinner we toasted the award with Newater specially shipped over from Singapore. Its quality and taste surpasses the best London's water can offer.'
Newater is produced by purifying treated used water through using advanced microfiltration, reverse osmosis membranes and ultraviolet technology.
This process makes the water exceptionally clean and safe to drink.
Produced on a large-scale basis, Newater is one of Singapore's Four National Taps and PUB's long-term strategy for a diversified water supply for the country. The other three sources are water from local catchment areas, imported water from Johor and desalinated water.
Newater currently meets more than 15 per cent of Singapore's daily water needs for domestic and non-domestic sectors. To cope with growing demand, work on the fifth and largest Newater plant located in Changi will start this month. This plant can produce up to 227 million litres of Newater a day.
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