What is water??

Definition: Water is something that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life.

Even though 70% of the earth is covered with water, only a handful percentage of these water can be used for human consumption. Therefore, all the more we should conserve water.

In the context of Singapore, water is limited and we are currently still depending on Malaysia for our water supplies. Although Singapore does have her own supplies of water, such as NEWater and reservoirs, but the water supply may not be sufficient for the usage of our current generation and the generations to come.


We use water for many purposes. Here are some examples.

• Agriculture
• Drinking
• Chemical uses
• Water industry
• Recreation
• Industrial applications
• Food Processing
• Extinguishing fires
• Heat transfer fluid
• Dissolving agent or solvent