Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, selected CH2M as the consultant for the development of its fifth desalination plant on Jurong Island. With a capacity to produce 30 million gallons (mgd) of water per day, the plant will provide a long-term solution to Singapore’s water needs, which is expected to double from today’s 430 mgd by 2060. By then, Singapore expects to meet up to 85 percent of its water needs through desalination and NEWater, the country’s high-grade reclaimed water.
This recent selection of CH2M to build its new desalination plant reflects the strong partnership of this team. CH2M has been partnering with PUB in delivering major-cross sector infrastructure projects in water and industrial facilities for 25 years.
Recently, Singapore’s national society of engineers – the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) – recognized the top 50 engineering achievements to have positively impacted Singapore since its independence in 1965, in terms of economic, infrastructural, or societal contributions. CH2M is pleased to share that two of the major water projects the firm worked on with PUB made the list, including the award-winning Phase 1 Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS), which CH2M served as the designer and program manager; and the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) project at Kallang River at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, which saw the transformation of a concrete, utilitarian canal into a lush, meandering waterway that is integrated seamlessly into the park, creating new community spaces for social interaction.