SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF CLEAN WATER PROGRAM IN TAMBELAN - SAMPIT DISTRICT

Abstract

The need of clean water in Tambelan, Sampit District was a very crucial problem. Most of the citizen there are unable to pay the monthly bill from the Regional Water Supply Company (PDAM), therefore they do not have access to the clean water. The poverty forced them to use the ditch water nearby their houses which is turbid and unhygienic. This dirty water can stimulate various types of diseases, such as diarrhea, skin diseases and other infectious diseases. Thus, the Community Development (PKM) team was triggered to help the citizen there through the IbM Self-Sufficiency of Clean Water Program in order that the people independently being able to process the dirty water into clean water by using water filter. The water filter consists of pipe tubes containing activated carbon and silica sand. By filtering the dirty water and absorbing impurities through the pores of activated carbon and silica sand so that the ditch water which is used by the citizen will be processed first into clean water and can be used by the people for their daily activities e.g. bathing and washing. The water filters were made for 33 houses in RT III & RT IV/RW VIII in Tambelan, Sampit District. They were trained by the PKM team to maintain the filter and also to keep the cleanliness of their environment. The water filters were able to decrease the Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) from 102 ppm to 26 ppm.