Selected HDB households to get free water audits, leak repairs & fitting replacements for water conservation

To promote water conservation at home, national water agency PUB will be offering complimentary interventions to selected one- to three-room HDB households.

These services include home water audits, leak repairs, and the replacement of inefficient fittings.

PUB launched this initiative, known as the SG Water Saver Programme, on Mar. 17, during its annual water conservation campaign.

Households that consume more than 200 litres of water per capita per day, and 40 cubic metres per month, will be eligible.

PUB will progressively reach out to those eligible to share more details.

The programme is expected to benefit about 1,500 households in the first two years.

Building water resilience

The initiative is part of Singapore's efforts to secure water resilience.

The country's water dependency has shifted to an energy dependency, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing said at a Singapore World Water Day event on Mar. 17.

He emphasised that Singapore needs to have not just better technology, but more energy efficient technologies to manage its water supply.

Besides the Middle East conflict and other recent global wars, climate change remains a big, long-term challenge to Singapore's energy supply.

"If we can get clean, sustainable and renewable energy in quantity, we will also be able to solve our water challenge," Chan went on.

He added that achieving water resilience depends on not only providing more supply of water, but also managing water demand and using water more efficiently.

Water demand

Singapore's total water demand is projected to almost double by 2065, PUB said.

Under this forecast, the non-domestic sector will account for about two-thirds of demand, up from about 55 per cent today.

At the home, the demand has dropped marginally.

In 2025, household water consumption averaged 141 litres per capita per day, slightly less than the 142 litres recorded in 2024.

But it could go up due to continued hybrid working arrangements, rising temperatures, and smaller household sizes.

To support water conservation, the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and PUB have set aside a Water Efficiency Fund to fund up to S$5 million per project.

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