Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water

This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows a tank (right) for processed used water storage outside the Bedok NEWater plant in Singapore. Giant pumps whir deep underground at the plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution. - AFP

Singapore, Aug 10, 2021 (AFP): Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution.

The tiny island nation has little in the way of natural water sources and has long had to rely principally on supplies from neighbouring Malaysia.