開發水資源 星代表分享寶貴經驗

Kinmen is in lack of water. After President Ma mentioned that Kinmen could develop a way to create its own NEWater(1) following the example in Singapore, Stanley Loh, the Representative of Singapore Trade Office in Taipei, came to Kinmen to introduce their present situation and experiences of water development in Singapore.

金門水資源不足，在總統馬英九提出可參考新加坡發展新生水模式的構想下，新加坡駐台北商務辦事處代表羅家良來金向縣長李沃士介紹星國開發水資源的現況，分享星國從過去水源不足到接近自給自足的過程和經驗。

Stanley Loh was accompanied by Xue, Zheng-Tai, the Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan and Governor of Fujian provincial government, as well as Zhan Huo-Ren, the national policy advisor. They visited Kinmen for two days, arriving at 9:30 a.m. yesterday.
　 羅家良是由行政院政務委員兼福建省政府主席薛承泰陪同，於昨日上午九時三十分許到金門進行二天訪問，同行的有國策顧問詹火生。

Arranged by Kinmen County Waterworks, Loh and his party visited the Seawater Desalination(2) Plant of Kinmen County Waterworks, Tai-lake Water and Sewage Treatment Plants. A discussion was then held with the staff of Kinmen County Government and the Kinmen County Waterworks, in order to exchange experiences of water development.
　 在金門自來水廠的安排下，羅家良一行人先參觀自來水廠的海水淡化廠、太湖淨水場、污水處理場等設施，並到縣政府與縣府、水廠團隊座談，交換水源開發經驗。

Stanley mentioned that since 1965, when Singapore proclaimed(3) independence, they faced the problem of insufficient water supply. Water resource management has been a very important issue for Singapore and they had depended heavily on imported water from Malaysia. Singapore started a nation-wide plan in 1975 and produced an ambitious scheme. Consequently, in recent years, Singapore has become close to being autarkic(4) in water supply. Stanley said, the whole process has been challenging. Thus, they are glad to share their experience with Kinmen to help avoid the same mistakes and similar problems.
　 羅家良說，新加坡從一九六五年獨立建國就面臨水源不足的問題，水源管理是很重要的議題，一九七五年就進行全國的大規劃，從過去水源不足，要靠鄰國馬來西亞進口水，到今日接近自給自足，一路走來不易，願把過程和經驗提供金門分享，讓金門不必辛苦再走錯路。

Stanley also demonstrated the "four tap"(5) strategy which includes: rainfall collecting, water imported from Malaysia, desalination, and waste water recycling (NEWater). In the process of water development in Singapore, there are more and more demands for water resources. Therefore, they have made every effort to increase the water supply, such as extending rainfall catchment(6) and adopting new technology, in order to solve the problem of water shortage.
　 羅家良說明星國的四大國家水喉，包括，雨水集收、自馬來西亞進口、海水淡化、新生水。他說，在星國發展的過程中，水資源的需求量愈來愈多，除了增加雨水的集收量，也研究發展新科技，以科技來解決水資源不足的問題。

Stanley stated that since 2002, when Singapore developed the technology of recycling waste water and established its first NEWater plant, they have already completed five water reclamation(7) plants. Stanley also said that now the NEWater is able to meet 30% of the water requirement and Singapore has become truly autarkic in water supply. He emphasized that the NEWater is not only used for industry, but also for drinking water. In addition, considering that some people might not be used to drinking recycled water, they mix the NEWater with rainfall in the common reservoirs(8) for further treatment. He also mentioned that the whole world is paying close attention to environmental protection and the NEWater is an environment-friendly product. Singapore has slashed(9) their dependence upon imported water and this unique experience is worth sharing with Kinmen since both of them are islands.

　 羅家良表示，星國發展新生水的技術，從二○○二年設立首座新生水廠到今年將完成第5座，屆時足可供應全國30%用水需求，達成自給自足。他說，新生水除了提供工業用水，也作為飲用水，也考量到國民還不習慣飲用新生水，目前先將新生水和一般蓄水池的雨水相混合，重新作處理。他說，全世界都很關注環保，新生水是環保的產品，新加坡大幅縮減對進口水的依賴，可以和同樣是島嶼的金門分享經驗。

【解說與譯註】
■1. NEWater-(n)新生水。專指新加坡透過污水淨化再處理而產製的水。
■2. desalination-(n)去鹽作用。即所謂的「海水淡化」。動詞為desalt。
■3. proclaim-(vt.)宣告、公布、聲明。
■4. autarkic-(adj.)自給自足的。
■5. four tap-(n)就字面上的意思就是「四個水龍頭」。此處指新加坡開發水資源的四大策略，包括雨水收集、海水淡化、進口水源與新生水。
■6. catchment-(n)集水量。
■7. reclamation-(n)廢物回收再利用；再生、再製。
■8. reservoir-(n)蓄水庫、水槽。
■9. slash-(vt.)大幅削減、減少。

本文摘譯自《金門日報》2010年2月6日報導