Just a pumping station hints at the existence of the Bidadari USR with its tanks lying beneath Bidadari Park .
Like the 10-plus other service reservoirs in Singapore, it also serves as a back-up during emergencies or disruptions to PUB’s main water supply. These service reservoirs are not to be confused with catchment reservoirs such as MacRitchie and Bedok, which are among the 17 scattered across the island to collect rainwater that is subsequently treated.
During off-peak hours when household water demand is not high, the two tanks will be filled with potable water from existing service reservoirs such as Bukit Kalang Service Reservoir. “It will help fortify water supply to meet the water demand of present and future Bidadari residents,” she said at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.The Bidadari estate will have about 10,000 homes comprising both public and private housing. As at February, more than 70 per cent of the 8,872 Housing Board flats there have been handed over to their owners, while the remaining flats are on track to be completed by 2025.
But the USR’s construction, which started in 2020, came with its own set of challenges. Earth had to be excavated to a depth of 9m, but intense rain inadvertently turned the excavation site into a pool, halting work until the water drained.
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