Singapore plans to triple capacity of recycled water by 2060 and increase desalination capacity by almost 10 times, the city-state’s national water agency said.

The country is targeting recycled water, known as NEWater, to make up 50% of its future demand, the Public Utilities Board said in a statement today. Desalinated water will meet about 30% of usage in the long term, it said.

“NEWater and desalinated water are independent of rainfall and can be used to supplement reservoir stocks during dry weather,” said Khoo Teng Chye, PUB’s chief executive officer, in the statement. “In addition, the compact designs of the NEWater and desalination plants can be replicated in a land- efficient manner to meet growing demand.”

Singapore is spending billions of dollars in water infrastructure and technologies to meet rising demand from its 5 million population and reduce dependence on water from neighboring Malaysia. The country is about 700 square kilometers (270 square miles), 3 1/2 times the size of Washington D.C.

Recycled water from five treatment plants meet 30% of the island’s current needs and the government plans to increase the capacity to increase the reliance to 40% by 2020, the agency said.

Hyflux is the largest water-treatment company traded in Singapore.