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  Reader Response Draft 3   Water is a precious resource. This is especially true in Singapore where it lacks natural resources. To provide drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million, Singapore imports water from its neighbor country and adopts water desalination technology. In this essay we outline the design, technology and efficiency of Jurong Island plant.   “Desalination is a water treatment process which aims to convert seawater into portable water. It is a process that takes away mineral components from s aline water . s ea water   is desalinated to produce water suitable for  h uman consumption . Desalination processes are using either thermal methods such as  d istillation or membrane-based methods such as r everse osmosis . There are now about 21,000 desalination plants in operation around the globe. there is growth in desalination for agricultural use and highly populated areas such as Singapore or California.” (Wik...