Water scarcity is a key global issue as cities and
populations grow. A resource-scarce island-nation
Singapore feels this more than many others. Singtel
recognises our role in conserving and protecting this
essential resource for
the nation.
We use potable water, drinking quality water, and NEWater,
a high-grade reclaimed water used more for operational
activities such as cooling. Both are supplied by Singapore’s
Public Utilities Board (PUB) and where possible we seek to
replace our use of potable water with recycled water.
Between 2009 and 2011, all our premises were certified
under PUB’s Water Efficient Building (WEB) programme.
For this certification, we put in place a process to take daily
water meter readings for early detection of water leakage.
For this report, our water usage data has been expanded
and recalculated to include our rented offices. This has been backdated to cover the period FY2010 to FY2012 to
ensure comparisons are made on a consistent basis.
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Despite the implementation of water conservation
initiatives, such as installing thimbles in taps to regulate
water flow, our total potable water consumption increased
by a marginal 0.7% in FY2012 compared to the previous
year. However, NEWater usage increased by 16.1% (this
is equivalent to 22.5% of total water usage) due to the
completion of the chiller replacement programme in
Telepark and the restart of six cooling towers.
In FY2012, the total water (potable and NEWater) use was
784,483 m3, an increase of 3.7% compared to FY2011.
Water use
(m 3)
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