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Water use up in dry spell

Wed, Feb 25, 2009
AsiaOne

The recent weeks of hot and dry weather have seen Singaporeans using more water - 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools more, to be exact.

With temperatures hitting 34 deg C last week, the daily potable water consumption rose to a high of 1.4 million cubic metre a day, which is 3 per cent more than the average daily consumption.

Mr Chong Hou Chun, Director of PUB's Water Supply Network urged Singaporeans to save water.

'Turning off the tap while soaping or brushing your teeth can help save more than 10 litres of water each time,' he said.

'If everyone cuts their water use by just 10 litres a day, the amount of water saved is enough to fill more than 6000 Olympic-sized swimming pools in a year,'

In its statement, PUB suggested more information on water conservation:

Simple measures on how the public can conserve water at home can be found at http://tenlitres.sec.org.sg/index.asp. More measures on how the non-domestic sector can be involved in water conservation can be found at www.tenpercent.sec.org.sg.

Members of the public may also call PUB's 24-hour call centre to request for a water saving kit.

I really don't understand the point of "reporting this news" or its newsworthiness. Isn't it plain obvious that one tends to drink or shower more in warmer weather? It seems like AsiaOne or Singapore press has nothing more to write about other than seduction in Joo Chiat or re-publishing credit crisis stuff.