However, there was a mention of an excavation site for a reservoir in the news during those times with the trial of "Westphalite" (explosives) supplied by Paterson, Simons & Co..

[2] The private reservoir, which is about one-third the size of the modern Olympic-sized swimming pool and which became first known in 1905 as the Keppel Harbour Power Station Reservoir, served the nearby Tanjong Pagar Dock for the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company.

[12] In 2005, the Asia Paranormal Investigators team led by Charles Goh came across an abandoned reservoir while they were searching for the lost tomb of a Japanese naval engineer at the foot of Mount Faber.

Goh first believed that it was an abandoned swimming pool due to the remnants of a diving board and bathing area at that time.

The site was not fenced and there was an old sign hanging from a tree that cautioned visitors not to swim or fish in the reservoir.

A local Malay diver, Bujang, of the Singapore Harbour Board arrived half an hour later and dived into the reservoir.