Bruneians consume highest amount of water in Southeast Asia: official

Bruneians still consume the highest amount of water compared to citizens in other ASEAN member states, local media quoted officials from Brunei's Department of Water Services as saying Tuesday.

An official from the department's Water Conservation Unit, who did not want to be named, said that Bruneians consume an average of 420 litres of water per day. In 2015, Malaysians used 212 litres of water per day, while Singapore residents consumed 151 litres of water per day.

In an interview with Brunei Times, he said taking a bath accounted for 52 percent of an individual's daily water consumption in Brunei.

Another Department of Water Services official called on Bruneians to save water because it is not just about consumers saving money, but helping the government to spend less in producing clean and quality water to every household.

"Water is subsidized in Brunei. The question is not how much money a person can save by saving and conserving water. The key and important thing is by saving water, one can save the capital investment and cost of producing water which is borne entirely by the government," she added.

She recommended the public to install a rainwater harvesting system, where rainwater can be collected and reused for flushing toilets, general washing and irrigation. Enditem