Western Water Catchment

Western Water Catchment
Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	西部集水区 (Simplified) 西部集水區 (Traditional) Xībù Jíshuǐqū (Pinyin) Se-pō͘ Chi̍p-chúi-khu (Hokkien POJ)
• Malay	Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat (Rumi) کاوسن تادهن اءير بارت‎ (Jawi)
• Tamil	மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு Mēṟkattiya nīr nīrppiṭippu (Transliteration)
From top to bottom: An overview of Pasir Laba Camp, soldiers at the Murai Urban Training Facility, The Hive building at Nanyang Technological University
Location of Western Water Catchment in Singapore
Western Water Catchment Location in Singapore
Coordinates: 1°23′13″N 103°41′31″E / 1.387°N 103.692°E / 1.387; 103.692
Country	Singapore
Region	West Region
CDC	South West CDC
Town councils	Chua Chu Kang Town Council
Constituencies	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Government
• Mayor	South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	Chua Chu Kang GRC Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim West Coast GRC Ang Wei Neng Foo Mee Har
Area [1]
• Total	69.5 km2 (26.8 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2018)[1][2]
• Total	720
• Rank	38th
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Rank	41st
Postal district	24

The Western Water Catchment is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tuas and Pioneer to its south, Sungei Kadut, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah to its east, Jurong West to its southeast, Lim Chu Kang to its north and the Straits of Johor to its west. It is the largest planning area by land area, covering nearly a tenth of Singapore Island. It is also one of the two main water catchments in Singapore, the other being Central Water Catchment.

The area currently houses four reservoirs, Tengeh Reservoir, Poyan Reservoir, Murai Reservoir and Sarimbun Reservoir. Part of the Western Water Catchment is also a live-firing area in which it is used by the Singapore Armed Forces for training purposes.

The SAFTI Live Firing Area commenced operations in 1968 and was revamped in 2008, the eastern part began operations in 2002 and has been extended to Lim Chu Kang Tracks 11 and 13.