The district of Gunungkidul on Java Island in Indonesia is affected by an acute water shortage, especially during dry seasons. Because of its karst topography, rainfall percolates rapidly into underground caves, limiting surface storage. As a consequence, potential sources of water to supply the local population are rainwater and water derived from underground caves. However, water availability is in most cases insufficient and water quality does not meet the WHO drinking water quality standards. One aim of the Integrated Water Resources Management Indonesia Project was to find, develop and implement an appropriate water treatment in order to ensure a safe drinking water supply to the population of Gunungkidul. A decision-making process was used to select the most appropriate technology and a suitable location for construction. Laboratory experiments were conducted with local materials to assess treatment performance.
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August 14 2014
Planning and installation of a drinking water treatment in Gunungkidul, Java, Indonesia Available to Purchase
S. Fuchs;
1Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Department of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Bldg. 50.31, D-76133, Karlsruhe, Germany
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A. Silva;
A. Silva
1Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Department of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Bldg. 50.31, D-76133, Karlsruhe, Germany
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A. K. Anggraini;
A. K. Anggraini
1Institute for Water and River Basin Management, Department of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, Bldg. 50.31, D-76133, Karlsruhe, Germany
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F. Mahdariza
F. Mahdariza
2Banda Aceh Municipality Office, Building B, Jl. Abu Lam U 7 Banda Aceh, 23242, Indonesia
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Water Supply (2015) 15 (1): 42–49.
Article history
Received:
May 19 2014
Accepted:
July 31 2014
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S. Fuchs, A. Silva, A. K. Anggraini, F. Mahdariza; Planning and installation of a drinking water treatment in Gunungkidul, Java, Indonesia. Water Supply 1 February 2015; 15 (1): 42–49. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2014.080
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