Almost 500 villages facing water scarcity

The Jakarta Post, Wed, 09/14/2011

Almost 500 villages throughout the nation are facing a water scarcity due to the long drought season, says the Public Works Ministry.

The villages spread in Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi.

The Public Works Ministry said it would develop drinking water system in 153 the troubled villages.

The ministry also mobilized a mobile water processing installation and 140 units of water tank cars to refill 280 public hydrants in the villages.

“We are trying to refine sea water in Sampang, Madura with a capacity of 10 liters per second,” said Director of Drinking Water at the Public Works Ministry Danny Sutjiono as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.

However, he said the cost for such a refinery system was higher than refining river water.

Ministry eyes desalination technology to mitigate potential water crisis

The Jakarta Post,  Sun, 09/04/2011

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has developed sea water desalination technology to convert sea water into fresh water to cope with the possibility of a water crisis.

“Making mineral water from the sea is a strategic step in anticipating the possibility of a clean water crisis in the future,” Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad said on Saturday, as reported by kompas.com.

The desalinated water could be a pivotal shift in fresh water supplies. The process could also produce salt.

According to the ministry, Indonesia has several potential locations where this technology could be developed. The areas include Nusa Penida and Gondol in Bali, Lombok Strait in West Nusa Tenggara, Biak Island in Papua and Pelabuhan Ratu in West Java.

Around 70 percent, or 5.8 million kilometers, of Indonesian territory is comprised of water.

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Dam collapse leaves East Jakarta dry

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Thu, 09/01/2011

Sixty percent of private water company PT PAM Lyonnaise (Palyja) customers have been without water since the Buaran dam in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta collapsed Wednesday night.

"The water supply will return to normal after [the damage] is fixed," Palyja spokesperson Meyritha Maryanie said on Thursday.

Palyja was negotiating for an additional water supply from Tangerang and from another private water operator, PT Aetra, she said.

However, Tangerang could supply only 10 to 20 percent of the municipality’s needs, while a permit from city water manager PT PAM Jaya was needed for PT Aetra to deliver water to East Jakarta.

"Once the permit from PAM Jaya has been issued, clean water will be immediately channeled to customers within a few hours," Meyrita added, as reported by tempointeraktif.com.

The dam collapsed after it began to leak on Wednesday night.

Buaran Dam collapse cuts water supply to 60 percent of customers

The recent collapse of the Buaran dam in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, has cut the water supply to around 60 percent of PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) customers since midnight, the company says.

"The water supply will return to normal once [the damage] is fixed," Meyritha said.

She added that the company was seeking to supplement its water supply with water from Tangerang, and was also working with PT Aetra water company.

However, water from Tangerang may only reach 10 to 20 percent of those who need it, Meythan what is needed and a permit from city water operator PT PAM Jaya was required for PT Aetra to take over the supplying of water.

"If the permit from PAM Jaya has been issued, clean water supply will be immediately channeled to customers within a few hours," Meyrita added.

The Buaran dam wall collapsed started from a leak on Wednesday night which increasingly worsened.

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