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SINGAPORE – Singapore has ramped up local production of water to meet demand after some water from Malaysia had to be “isolated” following reports from some households here about an unusual scent of pandan in boiled tap water.
The cause of the scent is an organic compound known as tetrahydrofuran (THF), which is commonly used as a solvent in industries.
National water agency PUB said its investigations have traced the source of the issue to water imported from Malaysia.
In a Facebook update on Thursday (July 23), PUB said it has “isolated” the affected water, and that production has been ramped up at waterworks in Singapore.
“We also took extra precaution to flush out the affected network pipes and water tanks, and replenished them with water produced by our local waterworks,” said PUB.
“We ramped up our local production (on Wednesday),” it added in the statement, although it did not provide details on how much local water production was ramped up by.
The Johor River in Malaysia is a major source of water for Singapore.
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