page_title: Environmental issues in Singapore
section_title: Water pollution
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental issues in Singapore / Water pollution
context_page_description: Environmental issues in Singapore include air, water pollution, and deforestation. The government established the Singapore Green Plan in 1992 to help with environmental issues.
context_section_description: Singapore is a country with limited water resources, and it is essential for its water quality to be carefully regulated.The water smells
  . Water in Singapore is polluted by unwanted materials contributed by industrial facilities, coupled by oil from both incoming and outgoing trading vessels. Corrective measures are taken, and affected water is taken for treatment at specialised centres. Plants such as NEWater treat unwanted water into drinkable water. One major water body in Singapore which used to be polluted is the Singapore River.
caption: Bottles of NEWater on display at a 2005 function
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