Water from Bedok Reservoir safe for consumption
Even though six bodies have been found at Bedok Reservoir in the last few months, Minister for Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan stressed that the water remains safe to drink.
There is no need to change the standard operating procedure used to treat water from the reservoir, he was reported as saying in Parliament on Monday.
This is because the incidents took place in the reservoir’s raw, untreated water, which is then filtered and chemically disinfected to a standard in accordance to the World Health Organisation’s Guildelines for Drinking Water Quality, he explained according to Channel NewsAsia.
The minister, who was responding to a question by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam, said the treatment process would remove bacteria,say from decaying organic matter, from the water. The treated water is also tested daily.
He further pointed out that national water agency PUB also engages an External Audit Panel, with local and international experts on toxicology, water quality and chemistry, to advise them on reservoir and treated water quality matters.
PUB is also working with the police to increase patrols at Bedok Reservoir and will put up signs with information on support hotlines for those depressed.
