Built in 1994, the Linggiu Reservoir in Johor supplies about half of our nation's water needs. Singapore takes 250 million gallons of its water per day, more than half of our country's total of 430 million. Last October, the lowest water level recorded was 41 percent, but now it's fallen even further to 36.9 percent — a new historic low.
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli stated that the recent dry spell was the cause of the decrease from 80 percent at the beginning of 2015 to present levels, The Straits Times reported. But, because of Singapore's diverse water resources, the impact of lower water levels in the Malaysian reservoir has been lessened.