Dr Sarah Teng

Director of Water Quality Department

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency

Dr Sarah Teng is the Director of the Water Quality Department of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. Her department oversees water quality in the entire water loop in Singapore and drives the comprehensive sampling and monitoring programme from source to taps for over 340 water quality parameters. With Dr Sarah Teng’s experience and expertise as a water quality specialist, she also leads the team to undertake multidisciplinary research that covers the entire spectrum of microbial and biological contaminants, organic and inorganic chemicals, radionuclides and many other diverse compounds of emerging concern in water. The department under her charge is also the designated WHO Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) for safe management of drinking water and integrated urban water management since Jan 2012.