FEWS-OMS Operational & Water Quality Management System for Marina Bay Singapore

Ms. Elizabeth Lee Dr. Hans Eikaas

Closing the Water Loop

PUB manages the complete water cycle from sourcing, collection, purification and supply of drinking water, to treatment of used water and turning it into NEWater.

Rain
le Use b a t o P t c Indire

Sea

Direct NonPotable Use

Creating a Reservoir in the City Marina Reservoir

Flood Control

Water Supply

Lifestyle Attraction

Singapore River 40 years ago

Floods were common occurrences

Proper sanitary facilities was lacking

Public health conditions were poor

And rivers were polluted.

Dredging and improvement works

Laying new sewers

Relocating businesses and industries into proper facilities

Resettling squatters into proper public housing

Transformation of Singapore River

1970s

1990s

2 key factors that make the Marina Reservoir possible :-

10-year river clean-up efforts

- Cleaning up of rivers - Land use planning - Developing Infrastructure

Technology
Advancement in membrane technology allows us to treat water from highly urbanised catchment

Challenge
To ensure that the water quality is safe for recreational

activities and is aesthetically pleasing.

Construction Progress of Marina Barrage

Marina East Marina South Marina Channel

Sea

Construction of drainage pumping station and exhibition gallery/F&B outlets in progress

Phase 2 cofferdam construction substantially completed

4 of the 9 crest gates installed, tested and put into operation Boat Hoist in operation

Marina Bay Developments

Marina Bay Activities

Singapore River Raft Race Formula One Boat Races Wakeboarding Sailing

Water Quality Assessment / Recommendations

Main pollutants of concern: Suspended solids Bacteria Nutrients

High levels of suspended solids from construction sites Turbidity between 10 25 NTU about 50% of time 10 15% of the time water could be cloudy

High levels of bacteriological contamination in the tributaries. Leaks from sewers contribute most (up to 80%) of bacteriological loadings

Lower Peirce Upper Peirce Reservoir Reservoir

Ang Mo Kio New Town

MacRitchie Reservoir
Turf City

Bishan New Town

Kg Ubi Ind. Est

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Kallang Basin

Queenstown New Town

Marina Bay

Integrated Catchment Water Quality Management Programme

Technology & International Experts Water Quality Studies, Predictive Modeling of Water Quality Evaluation of source control & mitigation measures R&D on long term solution

Source Control
(Sewer Rehabilitation, Silt Control)

3P Involvement Engaging the community Shared ownership of water resources Public Education Surveillance & Enforcement
(Housekeeping of Industrial Premises/Eating Establishments)

Mitigation Measures
(ABC Waters Programme, Recirculation Strategy, etc)

Marina Barrage FEWS OMS Singapore

What is FEWS OMS Singapore?

Integrated Operational Water Quality Management Tool: Current State: Water Quality Parameters Water Fractions Maintaining Numerical Models Predictions: Short term Storm coming? Sea levels? Water Quality Parameters? Medium term Global Weather Prediction + WQ model
Monitoring

Current Predicted
Forecasting

Prediction & Warning

Response

What is the purpose?

Integrated Water Quality and Quantity (flooding) system to aid the operation of the Marina Reservoir and its Catchment Water quality decisions may influence flood risk Operators need to be aware of influence of operation on both water quality and risk of flooding.

Atmospheric
Deposition

Operation rules
Marina Reservoir Catchment Reservoir Sea
Astronomical + Surge

WQ-OMS assists the Marina WQ manager with day-to-day WQ management by:

Online information of current WQ state through related WQ variables and indicators Predicting expected WQ state using scenario predictions Warning for current and predictive states when preset targets can or will not be met Providing information regarding the expected effect of preselected available management measures Providing information regarding long-term deterioration of the overall WQ state (loading-up of the system, leading to drastic actions)

Marina Reservoir Data Feed

Historical and Real-Time Data useable for daily operation OMS Needs Location + parameters Data formats + delivery method (FTP, link to SQL etc) Gauge Information PUB/NEA/NTU/CWR gauge data (WQ & Q) LDS, Divers PUB Reservoir data Barrier Gates / Pumps status Forecast data TMSI radar (Hours) TMSI High resolution Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) 3 Days Medium range weather forecasts (GSF global model data) 7 Days, 3 hour time-steps

Processing data
Validation and Quality Check: Checks on range, rate of change, constant values etc. Filling gaps in data Interpolation module Linear & block interpolation Spatial interpolation Preparation for models

Rain-gauge Radar Realtime Reanalysis

Radar, hours NWP, high 3 days NWP, global 10 days Historic Predicted Water Quality

Water Quality Data

Observed

Forecast

Backup data

Location

TN

TP

Chla

DO Top

DO Bottom

TSS

Secchi Depth

FCB

Singapore Basin: Singapore River Inner part, MR01 Outer part, MR03 Kallang Basin: Kallang River Geylang River Rochor Canal Inner part, MR09 Outer part, MR07 Marina Channel: Nothern part, MR04 0 12 78 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 5 4 2 62 34 47 38 32 92 88 41 86 85 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 9 4 14 7 3 2 0 3 2 55 34 35 19 8 0 0 0 14 0 3 68 53 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 12

Southern part, MR06

16

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Thank You