Construction at the $A175 Marina Barage began in 2005 and is currently nearing completion. The benefits of this work will be threefold: water supply, flood control and opportunities for a host of water based recreational activities.
The Marina Reservoir will have the largest and most urbanised catchment at 10,000 hectares – or one-sixth of Singapore. This will help increase the existing water catchment area from half to two-thirds of Singapore by 2009. With the barrage in place, the Marina basin will turn into a body of fresh water through natural flushing of rainwater in one to two years. Water will then be treated to drinking water standards by membrane technology.
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) has issued 19 separate sewer pipeline rehabilitation contracts in the Marina Catchment area in order to ensure that effluent from the network of sewer pipes within the catchment does not leak into the ground and then into the reservoir.
Kembla, through its local licensee Teacly, has provided material, equipment and training in all aspects of pipeline rehabilitation including CCTV survey, ex-lining method, robotic junction reinstatement, Tiger T junction sealing system and project management using its specially developed database.
Article continues below…Key Teacly personnel have spent time on-site in Australia, training with their Kembla counterparts, in all aspects of our work procedures.
Most of the work involves smaller diameter reticulation sewers and this is where Kembla’s Ex Method lining system has been so successful for authorities throughout Australia. The more than 1,000 km of Ex lining installed in Australia by Kembla has already been joined by over 50 km installed to date by Teacly in Singapore.
Kembla is committed to this important work and at PUB’s request recently conducted a one day workshop in conjunction with Teacly for over 50 PUB project management staff and consultants.
