Amity International Business School

Industrial Visit Marina Barrage SAP Singapore

Submitted to: Prof Aditya Gupta Submitted by: Karishma Bedi A1802012220 MBA IB Section E

Industry Visit Marina Barrage

An industry visit to Marina Barrage took place on 27th February 2013 under the supervision of Amity faculty, Aditya Gupta. It was for a duration of 3 hours and our guide in Marina Barrage was Sharul Mustafa. The guide gave a brief history about Singapore and the reasons why this barrage was built. It was a very informative and enriching experience that helped us in understanding the importance of conserving water. A detailed report about Marina Barrage has been presented below: Marina Barrage is a government-commissioned dam built across the mouth of Marina Channel to create Singapore's 15th reservoir, Marina Reservoir. Officially opened on 31 October 2008, it separates the water in Marina Basin from the seawater. It has been considered an engineering marvel because of its magnitude and complexity, and it was the subject of an August 2008 episode of Discovery Channel's Man Made Marvels Asia. The barrage is dubbed a three-in-one project as it serves three objectives: create a new source of water supply, act as a tool for flood control, and provide a new lifestyle attraction.

History
By 1987, the government had successfully completed its ten-year drive to clean up Singapore River and Kallang River. It was at this time that then prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, now minister mentor, mooted the idea of damming up Marina Basin to create a large freshwater lake. However, this was not yet feasible with the existing technology. It was only in 2004 that the government set the wheels in motion by calling a tender for the project. The contract was awarded to local contractor Koh Brothers and construction began in early 2005.

Description
The barrage works using a system comprising gates and pumps. It has nine 30m-wide and 5mhigh steel crest gates spanning the 350m-wide Marina Channel, and seven drainage pumps capable of displacing a combined total of 280 cubic metres of water per second. Each gate weighs 70 tonnes and each pump 28 tonnes. Under normal conditions, the hydraulically-operated gates will be closed. When there is heavy rain but the tide is low, the gates will open to release excess water into the sea. When heavy rain coincides with high tide, the gates will remain closed while the pumps will be activated to pump the excess water out to sea. With this system, the barrage alleviates flooding in low-lying areas in the city, including Chinatown, Jalan Besar and Geylang. It also keeps the reservoir's water level constant, thereby making it suitable for water-based activities such as sailing, windsurfing and dragon boating.

Visitors to the barrage can take a scenic walk on Marina Bridge, a pedestrian bridge that sits atop the nine crest gates and connects Marina South to Marina East. At the Marina South end of the bridge is the Visitor Centre, which has been designed to look like a seashell from the top. This two-storey building houses the pumping station, some food and beverage outlets, and the Sustainable Singapore Gallery. The gallery showcases Singapore's efforts towards achieving environmental sustainability and aims to educate the public on major environmental and water issues. The roof of the Visitor Centre is completely covered with grass, hence its name, the Green Roof. It serves as a viewing deck and a venue for private functions and recreational activities such as picnics. It also doubles up as an insulation layer, lowering the building's indoor temperature and reducing its air-conditioning requirements. Singapore's largest solar park, measuring 1,200 square metres, is located here too. The 405-panel solar park converts solar energy into electricity to supplement the daytime power requirements of the barrage. Timeline 1987 : Lee put forward the idea of building a barrage across Marina Channel. 1998 : Then Ministry of the Environment, now known as the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, said that it was studying the idea. Jun 2004 : PUB called an open tender for the construction of the barrage and reservoir. Oct 2004 : Tender closed. Nine groups submitted 48 proposals. Nov 2004 : Tender was awarded to Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Contractor Pte Ltd for S$226 million. 20 Mar 2005 : Two-part documentary commissioned by PUB and titled Reservoir in the City debuted on Channel NewsAsia. Part One traced the events that led up to the building of the barrage. 22 Mar 2005 : A ground-breaking ceremony was held. Lee officially launched the construction of the project. 27 Mar 2005 : Part Two of Reservoir in the City was aired. It focused on the benefits that the barrage would bring to Singapore. 1 Mar 2007 : A boat hoist to move vessels between the sea and the reservoir began operations. It can lift boats weighing up to 70 tonnes and measuring up to 20m long and 6m wide. 24 Aug 2008 : Participants of the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half-Marathon ran across Marina Bridge as part of the 21km route. This was the first running event to be staged at the barrage. 31 Oct 2008 : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the barrage and reservoir.

3 in 1 Benefits

Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore's 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, or onesixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchment is the island's largest and most urbanised catchment. Together with two other new reservoirs, the Marina Reservoir increased Singapore's water catchment from half to two-thirds of the country's land area in 2011. The Marina Barrage is the result of former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's vision nearly two decades ago when he envisaged damming the mouth of the Marina Channel to create a freshwater reservoir.

Water Supply
The Marina Barrage is a dam built across the 350-metre wide Marina Channel to keep out seawater, forming Singapore's first reservoir in the city and 15th reservoir. Marina Reservoir, together with Punggol and Serangoon reservoirs, increased Singapores water catchment area from half to two-thirds of Singapores land area in 2011. On 20 November 2010, the Marina Reservoir was commissioned by former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as a freshwater reservoir, augmenting Singapores water supply for generations to come. Desalting had begun in April 2009 through natural replacement by rainwater. Local catchment water is one of the Four National Taps, with the other three being imported water, NEWater and desalinated water. As one of the pillars of local water supply, Marina Reservoir can meet about 10% of Singapore's current water demand.

Flood Control
The Marina Barrage is part of a comprehensive flood control scheme to alleviate flooding in the low-lying areas in the city such as Chinatown, Boat Quay, Jalan Besar and Geylang. During heavy rain, the series of nine crest gates at the dam will be activated to release excess storm water into the sea when the tide is low. In the case of high tide, giant pumps which are capable of pumping an Olympics-size swimming pool per minute will drain excess storm water into the sea.

Giant Pumps under the Green Roof

Lifestyle Attraction
As the water in the Marina Basin is unaffected by the tides, its water level will be kept constant all year round. This is ideal for all kinds of recreational activities such as boating, windsurfing, kayaking and dragonboating etc.

Environmental Sustainability
Marina Barrage is a showpiece of environmental sustainability, and won the Green Mark Platinum Infrastructure Award, the top award at the BCA Awards organised by the Building and Construction Authority in May 2009. Green principles were applied in all aspects of the design, construction and operation of the barrage, to utilise energy and water efficiently and to minimise waste generated.

Green Roof

The iconic Green Roof uses 100% recycled plastics and eco-friendly drainage cells. This large rooftop garden also provides natural heat insulation for the building. The grass and soil shield the building from the sun and reduces maximum surface temperature by 3C. Double-Glazed Panels

Double-glazed glass panels also reduce heat penetration, minimising the electricity that the airconditioning system needs to use.

Solar Park

The Solar Park is one of the largest collections of solar panels in Singapore. The 405 panels supplements daytime electricity needed for lightings in the gallery and offices in the barrage. The Solar Park generates 76,000kWh electricity per annum, which is equivalent to the monthly electricity consumption of about 180 average households in Singapore. Natural Lighting and Ventilation

The Pump House at Marina Barrage uses glass and louvers for its external walls so that the interior is lit by natural lighting. This also eliminates the need for air-conditioning and reduces electricity consumption and operation costs.

Using Water from Reservoir to Cool System Marina Barrage uses reservoir water to cool down the drainage pumps and generators when they are operated. This has saved the barrage about 1,400m3 of water per annum (2011). This is about one Olympic size swimming pools of water.

Energy and Water-Efficient Fixtures Marina Barrage uses waterless urinals and water-efficient taps in its restrooms. The non-flushing urinals do not need a water connection and flush valve. In addition, we have included the following features:

Sub-Metering MMarina Barrage has installed sub-metering for water and electricity within its facility to track water leakage, and monitor water and electricity consumption.

Sustainable Singapore Gallery

The facility houses a gallery highlighting Singapores efforts and achievements in maintaining a sustainable environment. Through interactive multi-media displays, exhibits and games, it educates the public about important environmental and water issues.

Other Features

lighting on cloudy day and at night.

create a wind tunnel effect to channel sea breeze into the centre of the barrage to cool its central courtyard ngs in the premises

Community Outreach Bag Your Thrash Since 2009, Marina Barrage has launched a Bag Your Thrash programme where members of the public are encouraged to take their thrash with them and keep the environment clean. Marina Barrage also has volunteers on weekends to help remind the visitors to do their part in keeping the barrage litter free so that others can enjoy it more.

Marina Reservoir

First reservoir in the city comes alive The Marina Reservoir is now ready to be used as a freshwater reservoir, augmenting Singapores water supply for generations to come. The Marina Reservoir can meet about 10% of Singapores water needs. Desalting had begun in April 2009 through natural replacement by rainwater. Water from local catchments is a pillar of Singapores water sustainability strategy, along with imported water, ultra-clean, high-grade reclaimed water branded as NEWater in Singapore, and desalinated water. Collectively, these four sources of water are known as the 'Four National Taps', a long-term water supply strategy to ensure a diversified and sustainable water supply for Singapore in the years to come.

Urban stormwater collection Singapore has two separate systems to collect rainwater and used water. Rainwater is collected through a comprehensive network of drains, canals, rivers, stormwater collection ponds and reservoirs before it is treated for drinking water supply. This makes Singapore one of the few countries in the world to harvest urban stormwater on a large-scale for its water supply. Why it is important to keep the drains, canals and waterways clean? Marina Barrage has been PUB's most challenging reservoir project to date as it is fed by five rivers that run through the heart of Singapore. It is a reservoir in the city. This makes the reservoir much more susceptible to pollution. Moreover, it is located in the heart of downtown Singapore close to the Central Business District and many key attractions. Therefore, any pollution will therefore be highly visible. With those considerations in mind, many pollution control and mitigation measures were put in place prior to the completion of Marina Reservoir. With the creation of Marina Reservoir and two other reservoirs, Punggol and Serangoon,

Singapores water catchment area increased from half to two-thirds of Singapores land area in 2011. The Marina Barrage project is an example of how a water project has been integrated not just within the water cycle, but has been planned and executed as an architectural icon and a community project for the city.

Daily Maintenance PUB conducts clean-up in the reservoir from 7am to 6pm daily to ensure that it is free of litter.