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Draft 1 Introduction from Technical Report

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1.0 INTRODUCTION This proposal has been developed in response to the request for proposals on developing solutions for an engineering problem. Ingenium Pte Ltd is the Concrete expertise company which can resolve the problem based on environment and needs. After much research and discussion, Ingenium Pte Ltd have come up with an idea called Topmix Permeable concrete. 1.1 Background Information  Globally, most of the countries in the world, experience floods frequently. Below is the statistics showing the top 10 highest annual flood costs by 2050. According to McDonnell (2013), Guangzhou (China) and Mumbai (India) will be spending much of their money on the annual flood cost. Along the line, USA (United States of America), being part of first world countries, also experience floods where flooding occurs mostly in the states of New York, Miami and New Orleans (USA). Total cost of about $6.3 billion dollars estimated is to be spent on floods by 2050.  To start off, Ingenium Pte Lt...
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Summary + Reader Response Draft 3

  Summary : Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB) reports that, the current water demand in Singapore is about 430 million gallons a day and water demand in it's ever-increasing nature could almost double by 2060. Therefore, new water infrastructure such as desalination and NEWater plants has to be built in order to meet these future demands.  In view of this, 85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s master plan as a developing global hydrohub as it aims to be independent after the 1962 Water Agreement with Johor expires.  Concurrently, the government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, rewards volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, effective and engaging are key elements...
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Summary Reader Response Draft 2

  Summary : Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB) reports that, the current water demand in Singapore is about 430 million gallons a day and water demand in it's ever-increasing nature could almost double by 2060. Therefore, new water infrastructure such as desalination and NEWater plants has to be built in order to meet these future demands.  In view of this, 85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s master plan as a developing global hydrohub as it aims to be independent after the 1962 Water Agreement with Johor expires.  Concurrently, the government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, rewards volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, effective and engaging are key elements...
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Summary : Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB) reports that, the current water demand in Singapore is about 430 million gallons a day and water demand in it's ever-increasing nature could almost double by 2060. Therefore, new water infrastructure such as desalination and NEWater plants has to be built in order to meet these future demands.  In view of this, 85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s master plan as a developing global hydrohub as it aims to be independent after the 1962 Water Agreement with Johor expires.  Concurrently, the government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, rewards volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, effective and engaging are key elements to mee...
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Summary Draft 3

  Article :  PUB Singapore Water Story (2020) Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB) reports that, the current water demand in Singapore is about 430 million gallons a day and water demand in it's ever-increasing nature could almost double by 2060. Therefore, new water infrastructure such as desalination and NEWater plants has to be built in order to meet these future demands.  In view of this, 85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s master plan as a developing global hydrohub as it aims to be independent after the 1962 Water Agreement with Johor expires.  Concurrently, the government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, rewards volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, ...
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Summary Draft 2

  Article:  PUB Singapore's Water Story Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB) reports that, the current water demand in Singapore is about 430 million gallons a day and water demand in it's ever-increasing nature could almost double by 2060. Therefore, new water infrastructure such as desalination and NEWater plants has to be built in order to meet these future demands.  85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s master plan as a developing global hydrohub as it aims to be independent after the 1962 Water Agreement with Johor ends.  The government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, rewards volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, effective and engaging are key elements ...
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Summary Draft 1

  Article:  PUB Singapore's Water Story According to the article, Singapore Water Story (2020) by Public Utilities Board (PUB), with ever-increasing water demand in Singapore, new water infrastructure has to be built in order to meet future demands.  85% of the future demands will be met via different strategies such as desalination of seawater, collection of water by local water catchments, conservation of water by PUB’s programmes and treatment of used water by NEWater. This is fitting for Singapore’s reputation as a developing global hydrohub.  The government engages the community through the ABC Waters’ Programme and also, remunerates volunteers for their contributions in line with the water cause. In short, effective and engaging are key elements to meeting the future water demands of Singapore. (118 words)
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