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Overview

Large water users are to submit details of their water consumption, business activity indicators and water efficiency plans to PUB annually.

With effect from January 2015, it is mandatory for large water users with net water consumption of at least 60,000 m3 in the previous year (i.e. qualifying consumers) to:

  1. Submit a notification to PUB by 31 March (for specified consumers*) or 30 April (for non-specified consumers) for their different sites meeting this water consumption threshold.
  2. Install private water meters at key water usage areas within their premises by 30 June to track and monitor water usage.
  3. Submit their annual Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) to PUB by 30 June for at least three consecutive years.
  4. Appoint at least one Water Efficiency Manager by 30 June.

*Specified consumers – Consumers who hold one or more water accounts with PUB for water supplied to the site and the volume of water used under these account(s) in the preceding calendar year is at least 60,000 m³.

Find out more about the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations.

The Water Efficiency Management Plan allows customers to:

  1. Methodologically understand the breakdown of water usage in their premises and develop a Water Balance Chart.
  2. Identify areas to further reduce consumption and raise efficiency.
  3. Establish an action plan which identifies measures in water savings, priorities and implementation timelines. 

Download the WEMP Template and Guide.

To advance water resilience and environmental sustainability in the non-domestic sector, from 1 January 2024, the following requirements will apply to new projects (including expansion of existing plants) that will consume at least 60,000m3 of water annually:

  1. Minimum 50% recycling rate for wafer fabrication plants involved in front-end semiconductor manufacturing; and
  2. Recycling of specified waste streams for electronics plants and biomedical & pharmaceutical plants.

Recycling water on-site for reuse will help companies reap cost-savings from lower water bills, which contributes to their long-term competitiveness and resource resilience.

For more detailed recycling requirements at design and operation stage, download PUB’s Stipulated Standard & Requirements on Mandatory Water Efficiency Requirements.

You may apply for PUB’s approval at design stage by completing this form. You would also need to complete and attach this document within the form as part of your supporting documents for facilitation of approval.

For more information, read the press release on the recycling requirements announced in March 2023.

Please email us at pub_conserve@pub.gov.sg for further clarifications.

With effect from January 2015, it is mandatory for large water users with net water consumption of at least 60,000 m3 in the previous year (i.e. qualifying consumers) to:

  1. Submit a notification to PUB by 31 March (for specified consumers*) or 30 April (for non-specified consumers) for their different sites meeting this water consumption threshold.
  2. Install private water meters at key water usage areas within their premises by 30 June to track and monitor water usage.
  3. Submit their annual Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) to PUB by 30 June for at least three consecutive years.
  4. Appoint at least one Water Efficiency Manager by 30 June.

*Specified consumers – Consumers who hold one or more water accounts with PUB for water supplied to the site and the volume of water used under these account(s) in the preceding calendar year is at least 60,000 m³.

Find out more about the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations.

The Water Efficiency Management Plan allows customers to:

  1. Methodologically understand the breakdown of water usage in their premises and develop a Water Balance Chart.
  2. Identify areas to further reduce consumption and raise efficiency.
  3. Establish an action plan which identifies measures in water savings, priorities and implementation timelines. 

Download the WEMP Template and Guide.

To advance water resilience and environmental sustainability in the non-domestic sector, from 1 January 2024, the following requirements will apply to new projects (including expansion of existing plants) that will consume at least 60,000m3 of water annually:

  1. Minimum 50% recycling rate for wafer fabrication plants involved in front-end semiconductor manufacturing; and
  2. Recycling of specified waste streams for electronics plants and biomedical & pharmaceutical plants.

Recycling water on-site for reuse will help companies reap cost-savings from lower water bills, which contributes to their long-term competitiveness and resource resilience.

For more detailed recycling requirements at design and operation stage, download PUB’s Stipulated Standard & Requirements on Mandatory Water Efficiency Requirements.

You may apply for PUB’s approval at design stage by completing this form. You would also need to complete and attach this document within the form as part of your supporting documents for facilitation of approval.

For more information, read the press release on the recycling requirements announced in March 2023.

Please email us at pub_conserve@pub.gov.sg for further clarifications.