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Case Study → Value of More Sustainable Schemes, Singapore (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

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Case Study \to Value of More Sustainable Schemes, Singapore Context ● Singapore is a city state with a high population density ● Small size means it has difficulty collecting & storing precipitation ● But it's a wealthy country ● Malaysia has traditionally supplied 80% of its water, but by 2010 this volume had halved Overcoming its Water Storage ● Per capita water consumption fell from 165 L per day in 2000 to 150 L in 2015, through metering the water supply and education of the public difficulties ● Leakages have been cut to 5% ● Water prices are scaled • the price rises if use goes about a certain level ● Subsidies protect poorest citizens from expensive water ● The whole of Singapore is a water harvesting catchment ○ Diversified supplies include local catchment water, recycled water and desalinated water ● Infrastructure to capture as much of the runoff from the urban areas as possible ● Recycling water in their NEWater scheme, where grey water is purified through membranes and ultraviolet disinfection (in the future this will provide 55% of the country's needs) Singapore Water*

Context	● Singapore is a city state with a high population density ● Small size means it has difficulty collecting & storing precipitation ● But it's a wealthy country ● Malaysia has traditionally supplied 80% of its water, but by 2010 this volume had halved
Overcoming its Water Storage	● Per capita water consumption fell from 165 L per day in 2000 to 150 L in 2015, through metering the water supply and education of the public difficulties ● Leakages have been cut to 5% ● Water prices are scaled • the price rises if use goes about a certain level ● Subsidies protect poorest citizens from expensive water ● The whole of Singapore is a water harvesting catchment ○ Diversified supplies include local catchment water, recycled water and desalinated water ● Infrastructure to capture as much of the runoff from the urban areas as possible ● Recycling water in their NEWater scheme, where grey water is purified through membranes and ultraviolet disinfection (in the future this will provide 55% of the country's needs)

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