Mr Harry Seah is currently the Director of the Technology and Water Quality Office for the Public Utilities Board (PUB)* in Singapore. The Technology Office coordinates the research and development (R&D) initiatives in PUB, and support PUB’s mission through technology, innovation, industry partnership, expertise development and introduction of best practices.

The Technology Office manages R&D projects in partnership with experts from local and overseas water industry players, academia and research institutes. These R&D projects cover strategic fields of water technology including water and wastewater treatment, chemical and biological water quality, membrane technology, and seawater desalination. The Technology Office is also responsible for the management of water quality in PUB.

Mr Harry Seah has extensive operational experience and rich expertise in membrane technology, especially in areas of water re-use, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. He has led the NEWater Programme in Singapore since 1998. He was the Project Manager for the NEWater Demonstration Plant which utilises a dual membrane process comprising microfiltration and reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet disinfection as a multiple barrier approach in the reclamation of used water to produce NEWater. He was the Deputy Director in charge of the implementation of NEWater from 2001 to 2004, when PUB constructed and commissioned three NEWater Factories (Bedok, Kranji and Seletar NEWater Factories) to supply NEWater to industries and for indirect potable use in Singapore.