Newater wins award for environmental contribution

Business Times 23 Apr 08;

SINGAPORE'S Newater has won an award for 'Environmental Contribution of the Year' at a ceremony in London.

The award is the second for national water agency PUB from Global Water Intelligence (GWI), a monthly journal that provides analysis and data on the international water market. In 2006, it named PUB Water Agency of the Year.

Newater, launched by PUB in 2003, beat three other contenders for the latest award - Aragon Waste Water Treatment plant, Chennai Water Desalination Carbon Credit/VFD and Sabine Lattermann's work on desalination discharge. The 'Environmental Contribution of the Year' award recognises good stewardship in the water industry by way of a project, process or organisation.

The award reaffirms Newater's success as a viable and sustainable source of water. In the citation, GWI called Singapore a world leader in recycled water, saying the Newater strategy has created a template for all agencies looking to reuse water.

PUB chief executive Khoo Terng Chye received the award from Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus at the Global Water Awards 2008 dinner on Monday.

GWI publisher Christopher Gasson complimented Singapore on being the world leader in water reuse. 'This award recognises the farsightedness and creativity of PUB,' he said. 'Other countries will surely follow its footprints.

'At the Global Water Awards dinner, we toasted the award with Newater specially shipped from Singapore. Its quality and taste surpasses the best London's water can offer.'

NEWater wins second global award
Channel NewsAsia 22 Apr 08;

SINGAPORE: NEWater, Singapore's high-quality reclaimed water, has shone again on the world stage.

It clinched the "Environmental Contribution of the Year" title at the Global Water Awards 2008 ceremony on Monday night in London.

This is the second award received by Singapore's national water agency PUB from the award organiser, Global Water Intelligence (GWI). In 2006, PUB was named the Water Agency of the Year in Dubai.

The "Environmental Contribution of the Year" award recognises stewardship in the water industry by way of a project, process or an organization that best reflects the ability of a water or waste-water plant that leaves a small environmental footprint.

This prestigious international award bears testimony to the success of NEWater as a viable and sustainable source of water.

In the citation for NEWater, Global Water Intelligence said Singapore is the world leader in the application of recycled water and its NEWater strategy has created the template for all water agencies looking to introduce potable water reuse. - CNA/ir