Feasibility evaluation of water supply infrastructure in Luwuk district

Abstract

Abstract Water is an essential factor in determining human needs. Society has increased or not in a city or region can be seen from the availability of clean water that available whenever we need it. Provision and development of clean water is an activity directly related to one of the basic needs of the community. The availability of clean water is a necessity, which, if neglected, will have a significant effect on the sustainability of human life. Clean water infrastructure functions to empower water resources for the community. The availability of adequate and enough clean water infrastructure has a significant influence on clean water services. Luwuk District receives a clean water supply from the PDAM sourced from the water treatment plants (WTP) of Keles and WTP of Mangkio. This study aims to (1) Analyze the existing conditions of the clean water infrastructure of Luwuk District, (2) Evaluate the performance of the clean water infrastructure of Luwuk District. The object of research is the PDAM clean water infrastructure. The results showed that the physical condition and performance of the WTP Keles clean water infrastructure was not good while in Mangkio was quite good. It is necessary to have regular and periodic maintenance of the clean water infrastructure in the two water treatment plants to maintain the continuity of the existing infrastructure and maximize the economic life of the support in supply the freshwater needs of the community. The first section in your paper

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