The　world　wide　water　crisis　we　are　facing　nowadays　is　no　longer　how　to　acquire　new　water　resource,　but　rather　how　to　manage　the　available　water　resource.　The　water　resource　management　practices　in　China　are　still　under　the　guidance　following　conventional　mindset　and　compliances.　It　was　yet　brought　up　to　people＇s　attention　that　water　resource　planning　is　a　crucial　element　of　urban　planning,　not　to　mention　the　effort　that　should　be　spent　in　investigating　and　exploring　the　potential　value　of　water　to　economy,　esthetics　and　social　development.　This　paper　introduced　the　practices　of　Singapore　government　in　managing　its　local　water　resources,　i.e.　recovery　of　the　polluted　water　environment　in　its　early　years,　integrated　planning　of　catchment　and　reservoirs　for　stormwater　storage,　acquiring　new　resource　to　supplement　and　replacing　conventional　water　resource,　establishing　public　outreach　network　for　water　demand　management　and　water　resource　protection,　adopting　water　sensitive　urban　design　to　rediscover　the　added　value　of　water　resource　to　urban　development,　etc.　By　reviewing　the　mechanism　of　Singapore＇s　practices　on　sustainable　planning,　the　existing　urban　water　resources　shortage　situation　in　China　would　be　addressed　and　suggestion　for　urban　water　resource　sustainable　planning　and　use　would　also　be　given.