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ASEAN Working Group Water Resources ManagementPresentation by PUB

Fong Han Loong Senior ManagerPUB Singapore

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Agenda

1. Urban Water Demand Management Learning Forum – Update on 2012 Project

2. Sharing of Singapore’s New Initiatives in Water Resources Management

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Project Concept 1: Demand Management Learning ForumSingapore, as lead country of the project, continues to share their experience on urban water demand management through workshop and visit to ASEAN Member States (AMS).

Review of activities 2009-2012

2009: 1st Urban Water Demand Management Learning Forum was held during SIWW 2009

2010: PUB organised a workshop on Water Demand Management with funding from Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) under the ASEAN Cooperative Training Award (ATA) framework for ASEAN members during SIWW 2010

2011: PUB organised a workshop on Water Quality Management Water Catchment to Consumers Tap with funding from MFA ATA for ASEAN members during SIWW 2011

2012: PUB organised a workshop on Sharing of Singapore’s Experience in NEWater & Desalination Projects through PPP from 30 Oct to 2 Nov 2012

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Urban Water Demand Management Learning Forum - Update on 2012 Project Workshop for ASEAN officials on “Sharing of Singapore’s Experience in NEWater and Desalination Projects through Public Private Partnership (PPP)”

Objectives: To share with participants on practices and challenges in PPP through case studies of PPP projects in Singapore.

Date/Venue: 30 October to 2 November 2012, PUB WaterHub

Total of 16 Participantsi. Brunei – Sungai Liang Authorityii.Cambodia – Phnom Penh & Siem Reap Water Supply Authorityiii.Indonesia – PDAM Tirta Raharja, Bandung Regencyiv.Malaysia - Sibu Water Board, Pengurusan Aset Air Berhadv.Myanmar – Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigationvi.Philippines – PPP Center, Dept of Public Works and Highwaysvii.Thailand – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, MWAviii.Vietnam - Hai Phong Water Supply Company

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Topics covered :•PPP process and structure in PUB’s NEWater & Desal Projects•PPP Legal Structure•PPP Financial Structure•PPP experience from Private company (Keppel & Sembcorp)•Sharing by World Bank’s perspective in PPP•PUB’s experience in Managing PPP Contractors •Site visits to SingSpring Desal, Keppel NEWater factory, Marina Barrage, etc.

Urban Water Demand Management Learning Forum - Update on 2012 Project

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Upcoming PUB-MFA’s ASEAN Bilateral Programme: Water Utilities Leaders Workshop (16-19 Sep 2013)

Course Objective•Better understand how Singapore manages our water utilities in an urban landscape• Engage other leading industry players in the global water utilities sector•Incubate fresh approaches to water management through participation in SIWW Water Utilities Leaders Forum

Target Audience• Senior level government officials (e.g. Director-Generals, Deputy Director-Generals, Heads of Department, Directors, CEOs) in the water sector

Topics•The Singapore Experience in Integrated Urban Water Resource Management•Water Treatment Technologies – Conventional & Membrane•Water Supply Network Asset Management•Water Quality ManagementIn addition, participants will also be participating in SIWW Water Utilities Leaders Forum.

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Sharing of Knowledge through Asia Pacific Water Forum

Since inception of the KnowledgeHub, WaterHub has conducted a number of capacity building programmes benefitting more than 1500 participants from 110 countries as of May 2013 . Some of the capacity building programmes include :

• PUB-MFA’s Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) – Singapore Cooperation Programme Training Awards (SCPTA)/Small Island Developing States Technical Cooperation Programme (SIDSTEC) Workshop (2 runs per year)

•Temasek Foundation Water Leadership programme (last run was in May 2013)

•Singapore-Peking-Oxford Research Enterprise – Executive Training Programme on Water Eco-efficiency (since 2012 with 1 run per year)

Participants from one of the PUB-MFA SCP Programmes

Study visit to one of the Water Reclamation Plants

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SCPTA/SIDSTEC Workshop on Sustainable Water Resources Management, 21 – 30 October 2013

 

Course ObjectiveTo share with participants Singapore’s experience in managing our water supply and used water resources in an integrated and sustainable way

Target AudienceGovernment officials (at least managers/senior engineers and above) with at least 6 years of experience in water /used water sector

Topics• Singapore’s experience in integrated water resources management• Legislation and regulation for water demand management• Catchment & Waterway Management• Water Supply Plants Management• Water Supply Network Management• Water Reclamation Network Management• Water Reclamation Plant Management• Water Treatment Processes• Water Quality Management• High Grade Water Reclamation• Membrane Bio-Reactor

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Sharing of Singapore’s New Initiatives in Water Resources Management

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Collecting every drop

Promote Sustainable Stormwater Management

₋ Developed by PUB and Institute of Engineers Singapore, launched on 30 May 2013

₋ Provides guidance to the development community and licensed professionals (i.e., Qualified Persons, Professional Engineers, Architects, Landscape Architects, etc.) on the planning and design of on-site controls and implementation of strategies

Handbook on Managing Urban Runoff

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Collecting every used drop

Deep Tunnel Sewerage System – Phase 2 (2020s)

The Deep Tunnel system will cover western part of Singapore, leading to a centralised WRP at Tuas (integrated with NEWater production).

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• Tuaspring Desalination Plant (2013), will add another 70 mgd for 25 years

• Desalinated Water to meet at least 30% of water needs by 2030

Creating new dropsExploring alternative sources of water

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Thank youThank you