The hydrogeological mapping of the southwestern part of Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia

The development of Serang City as the central government of Banten Province leads to persistently increasing demand for clean water in the area and its surroundings. This study aimed to perform the hydrogeological mapping of the southwestern part of Serang Regency. The study area covered four districts, namely Baros, Padarincang, Paburuan, and Ciomas. These four districts are the clean water source of Serang City that also functions as a buffer zone designed for the development of freshwater fishery and wetland agriculture. Hydrogeological mapping in the study area is expected to be one of the inputs in planning the use of water resources. The method used in this research included analyses of drill data, geophysical measurement results, the findings of previous studies, hydrological map scale 1:250000, and geological map scale 1:100000, as well as geomorphological mapping and field survey. This research produced six classes of hydrogeological units that covered areas with scarce groundwater productivity up to those with high groundwater productivity.

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Revision of Industrial Effluent Regulations in Israel

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1993.0536 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 27 (7-8) ◽

pp. 71-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. Weber ◽

G. Schneider

Keyword(s):

Central Government ◽

Clean Water Act ◽

Industrial Effluent ◽

Hazardous Materials ◽

Clean Water ◽

Legal Situation ◽

Per Se ◽

The U.S

Industrial effluent regulations in Israel can be promulgated pursuant to four statutory sources. No clear boundaries delineating the scope of these laws exist, and some of them are neither environmental nor water laws per se. The resulting legal situation is one of confusion, duality and even contradiction both institutionally and substantively. A revision in the Israeli approach towards the regulation of industrial effluent is proposed, taking into consideration some elements of the U.S. Clean Water Act. Ideas are presented for setting up jurisdictional boundaries between the local and central government authorities to differentiate between organic loads and hazardous materials. In addition, the paper calls for criteria and discretionary limits on the setting up of permit conditions and enactment of regulations as well as the need for improvement of existing effluent criteria.

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FAKTOR DOMINAN DAN STRATEGI PENYEDIAAN AIR BERSIH DI DESA RAWAN AIR BERSIH PADA KECAMATAN BAITUSSALAM KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR

Jurnal Teknik Sipil ◽

10.24815/jts.v1i4.10051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 903-914

Author(s):

Erwin Ferdinansyah ◽

Azmeri Azmeri ◽

Eldina Fatimah

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Ground Water ◽

Water Discharge ◽

Water Source ◽

Dominant Factor ◽

Clean Water ◽

Water Infrastructure ◽

Service Areas ◽

Drinking Water Supply System ◽

Water Problems

Abstract: Baitussalam sub-district is one of the areas vulnerable to water in the district of Aceh Besar. During this time the District community Baitussalam it difficult to obtain a continuous flow of clean water. This is due to the remote location of the water source so as to obtain clean water, people need a lot of time and effort. Villagers District of Baitussalam were not served with clean water Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirta Mountala, using ground water as clean water. Problems arise when the dry season, the ground water level has decreased, even loss of water discharge at all. This study aims to identify the dominant factors that may affect the distribution of water supply and analyze the strategy of water supply clean water prone villages in the subdistrict of Aceh Besar district Baitussalam. This research was conducted with questionnaires and interviews. Observations were made on the District community Baitussalam unserved water from PDAM Tirta Mountala. The results showed that the dominant factor affecting the distribution of clean water in District Baitussalam is an area that will be served by PDAM Tirta Mountala, and the allocation of increased funding water infrastructure. Strategy clean water supply in villages prone to water in the District Baitussalam is a set of service areas by PDAM Tirta Mountala towards building water treatment, then allocate increased funding water infrastructure, improve the discharge source of clean water related water needs in each village, and do development of Drinking Water Supply system (SPAM). Abstrak: Kecamatan Baitussalam merupakan salah satu kawasan rawan air bersih yang ada di Kabupaten Aceh Besar. Selama ini masyarakat Kecamatan Baitussalam mengalami kesulitan untuk mendapatkan air bersih yang kontinu mengalir. Hal ini disebabkan karena lokasi yang jauh dari sumber air sehingga untuk mendapatkan air bersih, masyarakat membutuhkan banyak waktu dan tenaga. Masyarakat desa Kecamatan Baitussalam yang tidak terlayani air bersih Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum (PDAM) Tirta Mountala, menggunakan air tanah sebagai air bersih. Permasalahan timbul saat musim kemarau, muka air tanah mengalami penurunan, bahkan kehilangan debit air sama sekali. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengindentifikasi faktor dominan yang dapat mempengaruhi distribusi penyediaan air bersih dan menganalisis strategi penyediaan air bersih di desa rawan air bersih pada Kecamatan Baitussalam Kabupaten Aceh Besar. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan penyebaran kuesioner dan wawancara. Pengamatan dilakukan pada masyarakat Kecamatan Baitussalam yang belum mendapatkan pelayanan air dari PDAM Tirta Mountala. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi distribusi air bersih di Kecamatan Baitussalam adalah luas wilayah yang akan dilayani oleh PDAM Tirta Mountala, dan alokasi dana peningkatan prasarana air bersih. Strategi penyediaan air bersih di desa rawan air bersih pada Kecamatan Baitussalam adalah menetapkan wilayah pelayanan oleh PDAM Tirta Mountala terhadap bangunan pengolahan air bersih, kemudian mengalokasikan dana peningkatan prasarana air bersih, meningkatkan debit sumber air besih terkait kebutuhan air pada masing-masing desa, dan melakukan pengembangan Sistim Penyediaan Air Minum (SPAM).

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Physical Condition of Dig Well and Incidence of Diarrhea in Infants at The Working Area of Kabila Community Health Center

Health Notions ◽

10.33846/hn.v3i1.275 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 37-43

Author(s):

Bun Yamin M. Badjuka ◽

Tumartony Thaib Hiola

Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Physical Condition ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Health Centre ◽

Community Health Center ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Ground Level ◽

Water Source ◽

Septic Tank ◽

Clean Water

Dig well is one of the clean water supply sources for the society in the countryside, and urban areas. Dig well provides water originating from the soil layer that is relatively close with ground level, therefore susceptible to contamination through seepage originating from human waste, animals, or for domestic household needs. Dig well as clean water source must be supported by construction conditions, location conditions to build a dig well, this thing is needed so that the quality of dig well’s water is safe according to the rules set. The research purpose is to know the physical condition of dig well with incidence of diarrhea in infants at the working area of Kabila Community Health Centre Bone Bolango District. This research used quantitative method, the research instrument uses observation sheet and questionairres to measure the physical condition of dig well. The result show that there was a significant effect between dig well lip height variable, wall of the dig well, septic tank distance with dig well by the incidence of diarrhea in infants. For the variable of dig well floor and closing condition of dig well obtains the result that there was no influence with the incidence of diarrhea in infants. Keywords: Physical condition, Dig well, Diarrhea

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EVALUASI KEBERHASILAN PENGELOLAAN PROGRAM PENYEDIAAN AIR MINUM DAN SANITASI BERBASIS MASYARAKAT DI KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR

Jurnal Teknik Sipil ◽

10.24815/jts.v1i4.10063 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 1019-1026

Author(s):

Teuku Mochamad Nazar ◽

Azmeri Azmeri ◽

Eldina Fatimah

Keyword(s):

Swot Analysis ◽

Central Government ◽

Universal Access ◽

National Development ◽

Development Program ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Clean Water ◽

Community Based ◽

Water And Sanitation ◽

The Government

Abstract: Clean water as a primary need of human which is generally used for drinking, bathing, cooking and washing should be met in terms of quantity, quality, and affordability and sustainability. The government through the national development program of water and sanitation universal access which declared that by 2019, Indonesia will achieve the 100% target of proper clean water and sanitation for the whole Indonesian people. Water supply and Sanitation community-based Program (PAMSIMAS) is one of the prominent programs of the central government that adopt a community-based approach, where the main actors are the society as well as the person in charge to implement the project. PAMSIMAS II was launched in Aceh since January 2013 to April 2016 in which thre e districts joined PAMSIMAS are Aceh Besar, Pidie and Bireuen, with a total number of villages of the program as 46. The study conducted in the District of Aceh Besar with selected 15 (fifteen) villages as research object. This study aims to identify the level of success of PAMSIMAS II and identified community participation in managing water and sanitation infrastructure that has been built by the program. Those things were measured by the factors namely: 1. Adequacy, quality and continuity of water, also 2. Performance of BPSPAM as management body in village. This study adopt quantitative analysis that supported by qualitative analysis. Data were collected by observation, questionnaires and interviews. At the end the SWOT analysis is performed for the formulation of a strategic planning in or order to make PAMSIMAS sustainable in achieving access of clean water. The result of this research is information about th position of The PAMSIMAS II after the calculation of EFAS and IFAS which conducted based on the questionair that deliver to the actors of PAMSIMAS II in district of Aceh Besar and also recomendation about priority strategy should be conducted for the development of PAMSIMAS II in the future. Abstrak: Air Bersih sebagai kebutuhan utama dalam kehidupan manusia yang umumnya digunakan untuk minum, mandi, memasak dan mencuci sudah seharusnya terpenuhi secara kuantitas, kualitas, terjangkau dan kontinu. Pemerintah melalui program pembangunan nasional akses universal air minum dan sanitasi menetapkan bahwa pada tahun 2019, Indonesia dapat mencapai 100 % target layanan air minum dan sanitasi yang layak. Program Penyediaan Air Minum dan Sanitasi Berbasis Masyarakat (PAMSIMAS) merupakan salah satu program andalan pemerintah pusat yang menggunakan pendekatan berbasis masyarakat, dimana masyarakat sebagai pelaku utama dan sekaligus penanggungjawab pelaksanaan kegiatan. Program PAMSIMAS II dilaksanakan di Provinsi Aceh mulai tahun 2013 sampai dengan April 2016 di 3 kabupaten yaitu Kabupaten Aceh Besar, Kabupaten Pidie dan Kabupaten Bireuen, dengan total desa yang bergabung adalah 46 Desa. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di 15 desa di Kabupaten Aceh Besar sebagai objek penelitian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi keberhasilan Program PAMSIMAS II dan mengindentifikasi peran serta masyarakat dalam mengelola infrastruktur air bersih dan sanitasi yang telah dibangun. Hal tersebut diukur melalui beberapa faktor, diantaranya: 1. kecukupan, kualitas dan keberlanjutan air dan, 2. Kinerja dari badan pengelola di masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisa kuantitatif yang didukung dengan analisa kualitatif. Metode pengumpulan data dengan melakukan observasi, kuesioner dan wawancara. Penelitian ini melakukan Analisa SWOT yang bertujuan untuk perumusan rencana strategis agar Program PAMSIMAS dapat berkesinambungan dalam pemenuhan akan air bersih. Hasil dari penelitian ini berupa identifikasi posisi Program PAMSIMAS II setelah dilakukan perhitungan EFAS dan IFAS yang dilakukan berdasarkan Kuesioner yang telah disebar kepada para pelaksana program PAMSIMAS II, dan kemudian dilanjutkan dengan rekomendasi prioritas strategi yang akan dilakukan untuk pengembangan Program PAMSIMAS II ke depan.

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KARAKTERISTIK RUMAH TANGGA PENGGUNA AIR MINUM KEMASAN DAN ISI ULANG DI INDONESIA

Jurnal Ekologi Kesehatan ◽

10.22435/jek.17.3.319.155-164 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 155-164

Author(s):

Elsa Elsi ◽

Sahat P Manalu ◽

Dasuki Dasuki ◽

Aria Kusuma

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Travel Time ◽

Water Source ◽

Water Sources ◽

Bottled Water ◽

Drinking Water Source ◽

Clean Water ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Source Characteristics ◽

Drinking Water Sources

ABSTRACT One of SDG's 2030 targets is that households have access to drinking water. The phenomenon is some of community use bottled water/refill as drinking water. The aim of this article are knowing household proportion with improve clean water source and water collecting time that use bottled water/refill drinking water, and relation of clean water source characteristics with using bottle/refill drinking water. Research design is cross sectional. Dependent variable is household drinking water sources type, independents are household clean water source characteristics, and travel time collecting water. Bivariate data analysis was carried out to analyze the relationship between the proportion of bottled / refilled water users by households with adequate water sources and households that use inappropriate water sources. The results showed that proportion of households with unimproved drinking water sources, unimproved clean water source and unimproved water collecting time are greater using bottled/refill drinking, each (7,6%) and (26,7%). There are statistic significances relation between household with unimproved drinking water source, unimproved travel time collecting water with using bottled/ relill drinking water (p = 0,000). Also found statistic significances between household with improved drinking water source, unimproved clean water source and unimproved travel time collecting water with using bottled/ relill drinking water (p = 0,000). Keywords: Bottled water, refill drinking water, improved water ABSTRAK Salah satu target SDG’s 2030 adalah rumah tangga memiliki akses terhadap air minum. Sebagian masyarakat menggunakan air minum kemasan/ isi ulang sebagai air minum. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik pengguna air minum kemasan/isi ulang sebagai sumber air utama. Desain penelitian adalah potong lintang. Variabel terikat adalah jenis sumber air minum rumah tangga, sedangkan variabel bebas terdiri dari karakteristik sumber air utama dan waktu yang diperlukan untuk mengambil air. Analisis data secara bivariat dilakukan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara proporsi pengguna air minum kemasan/isi ulang oleh rumah tangga dengan sumber air layak dengan rumah tangga yang menggunakan sumber air tidak layak. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa proporsi pengguna air minum kemasan/isi ulang oleh rumah tangga dengan sumber air minum yang belum layak lebih tinggi diibandingkan dengan rumah tangga dengan sumber air minum layak, yaitu masing-masing (7,6%) dan (26,7%). Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara rumah tangga dengan sumber air minum belum layak, dengan waktu tempuh pengambilan air belum layak terhadap penggunaan air minum kemasan/ isi ulang (p=0,000). Pada rumah tangga dengan sumber air minum layak, sumber air utama belum layak dan waktu pengambilan belum layak juga ditemukan hubungan bermakna secara statistik terhadap penggunaan air minum kemasan/ isi ulang (p=0,000). Kata kunci: Air kemasan, air minum isi ulang, air layak

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Evaluation of Drinking Water Needs in Wae Decer, Manggarai Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province

Proceeding International Conference on Science and Engineering ◽

10.14421/icse.v2.115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 343-348

Author(s):

Rr Diah Nugraheni Setyowati ◽

Rahmad Junaidi ◽

Efa Suriani

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Universal Access ◽

Water Source ◽

Water Sources ◽

Public Works ◽

Clean Water ◽

The Difference ◽

Supply Capacity ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

Drinking water is a basic need for humans. The provision of drinking water throughout Indonesia is an obligation that has been stated in UUD 45. Based on the Bappenas study with the Ministry of Public Works, universal access to drinking water is targeted to reach 84,8% nationally. Then, this universal access must increase to 92,2% in 2018. In the end, access to drinking water for the community in 2019 is 100%. Based on this description, every region in Indonesia must have universal access to proper drinking water. Manggarai Regency is one of the districts that will alleviate the problem of universal access to drinking water. Existing water sources in Manggarai Regency are in various locations of hills and mountains. This water source is a source of water that can be used as a source of drinking water. Based on the study of SPAM Master Plan, residents of Manggarai Regency who have had access to adequate drinking water are 57.61%. The percentage value is still below the threshold of decent MDGs in 2015 which is 68%. Considering that the target of fulfilling universal access to drinking water in 2019 is 100%, it is necessary to have a major breakthrough in drinking water supply in Manggarai Regency. One way that needs to be done is to evaluate the drinking water needs. Based on the results of a field survey, Manggarai District has the potential of drinking water sources of 150 Lps, water has been utilized by 30 Lps and the services to be developed are 40 Lps. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive method. The results of the analysis obtained from the study on the evaluation of drinking water needs are long-term drinking water needs in 8 (eight villages), the capacity of clean water from Wae Decer water spring cannot supply drinking water by 2029. In 2028, the remaining clean water capacity from MA. Wae Decer only has 0.16 liters per second. If Wae Decer SPAM wants to be extended to 2037 according to long-term planning, then in 2018 the required supply capacity is 48,15 liters per second. The difference of 8,15 liters per second can be taken from Wae Decer which still has the remaining idle capacity of 77 liters per second in 2037. This capacity can be used for the development of drinking water reaching other villages that intersect with the DED Wae Decer system and or added from source of springs adjacent to Wae Decer clean water network.

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SIMULASI DISTRIBUSI AIR BERSIH DENGAN ADOBE FLASH

UKaRsT ◽

10.30737/ukarst.v3i1.347 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 8

Author(s):

Dwi Kartikasari ◽

Nur Nafi'iyah

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Water Flow ◽

Water Distribution ◽

Flow Direction ◽

Water Source ◽

Distribution Networks ◽

Water Distribution Networks ◽

Clean Water ◽

Adobe Flash

AbstractThe use of software in the design of clean water distribution is not new. Commonly software was used specifically was designed for clean water distribution networks, namely Epanet 2.0 and WaterCAD. So that in this research was tried using general software multimedia-based namely Adobe Flash. The stages of making simulation with the Adobe Flash program include: (1) Making a storyline, which is making a layout for planning map for clean water distribution networks. (2) Making images and symbol, including pictures of reservoir location, hamlet locations, village road, while symbol was used to determine the water flow direction from the water source to the reservoir and to each hamlet. (3) making water distribution simulation was described by arrows in the pipe, namely from the water source to the reservoir, also distributed to each village. (4) Finishing stage (finishing), which publishes work files Adobe Flash, namely .fla to file in the form of .swf and .exe. So that files can be run without installing Adobe Flash software. Key words: Simulation, Clean Water Distribution, Adobe Flash

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PERENCANAAN JARINGAN PERPIPAAN AIR MINUM MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI WATERCAD V8-I

Teras Jurnal ◽

10.29103/tj.v11i2.554 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 413

Author(s):

Wesli Wesli ◽

Fasdarsyah Fasdarsyah ◽

Indra Kurniawan ◽

Khairullah Yusuf ◽

Said Jalalul Akbar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Treatment Plant ◽

Water Treatment Plant ◽

Water Source ◽

Clean Water ◽

Pump System ◽

Calculation Results ◽

The Right ◽

Installed Capacity ◽

Number Of Customers ◽

Water Piping

Abstrak Pelayanan kebutuhan air di wilayah IKK Bukit Oregon kurang memadai diduga jaringan pipa menjadi pokok masalahnya sehingga berdasar hal tersebut maka diperlukan evaluasi jaringan perpipaan air minum dan design dibuat dengan menggunakan software Aplikasi Watercad V8-I dan ingin diketahui seberapa besar kebutuhan debit pada proyeksi tahun 2030 termasuk kapasitas pompa dan jenis pipa transmisinya. Hasil pengamatan secara langsung di wilayah studi pada pelayanan terdapat permasalahan yang terjadi pada pipa transmisi, yaitu pipa dari intake (sumber air baku utama) menuju ke Instalasi Pengolahan Air (IPA) yang akan di distribusikan ke masyarakat. Permasalahan yang terjadi adalah pipa induk tersebut mengalami kebocoran akibat umur teknis pipa yang sudah tua. Meningkatnya jumlah penduduk sama halnya semakin meningkatnya pemenuhan akan kebutuhan air bersih. Permasalahan tersebut harus ditanggulangi dengan pergantian pipa dengan jenis dan diameter yang tepat serta kapasitas pompa yang sesuai hasil menggunakan software Watercad V8-i. Dari hasil perhitungan analisa pertumbuhan penduduk pada tahun 2030 dengan jumlah pelanggan 96.770 jiwa kebutuhan air mencapai 102,476 liter/detik. Sistem transmisi menggunakan sistem pompa dengan kapasitas terpasang 90 liter/detik. Jenis pipa yang dipakai untuk pipa transmisi menggunakan pipa HDPE dengan diameter 350 mm. Kata kunci: evaluasi, air bersih, perpipaan, pompa, Watercad V8-i Abstract The service for water needs in the IKK Bukit Oregon area is inadequate, it is suspected that the pipeline network is the main problem, so based on this, it is necessary to evaluate the drinking water piping network and the design is made using the Watercad V8-I application software and wants to know how much the demand for discharge in the 2030 projection includes pump capacity and type of transmission pipe. The results of direct observations in the study area on the service there are problems that occur in the transmission pipe, namely the pipe from the intake (main raw water source) to the Water Treatment Plant (IPA) which will be distributed to the community. The problem that occurs is that the main pipe has a leak due to the technical age of the pipe which is old. The increasing population is the same as the increasing fulfillment of clean water needs. These problems must be overcome by changing the pipe with the right type and diameter and the pump capacity according to the results using the Watercad V8-i software. From the calculation results of population growth analysis in 2030 with the number of customers 96,770 people, water needs reach 102,476 liters/second. The transmission system uses a pump system with an installed capacity of 90 liters/second. The type of pipe used for the transmission pipe uses HDPE pipe with a diameter of 350 mm. Keywords: evaluation, clean water, piping, pump, Watercad V8-i

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Groundwater Potential Assessment Using 2-D Resistivity Method In Kluang, Johor (Malaysia)

Warta Geologi ◽

10.7186/wg463202009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 220-224

Author(s):

Nazrin Rahman ◽

◽

Edy Tonnizam Mohamad ◽

Rosli Saad ◽

◽

...

Keyword(s):

Surface Waters ◽

Hard Rock ◽

Water Source ◽

Unconfined Aquifer ◽

Groundwater Potential ◽

Suitable Alternative ◽

Resistivity Method ◽

Hard Rock Aquifers ◽

Increasing Demand ◽

Groundwater Source

Sources of clean water are decreasing due to rapid usage, contaminated surface waters, pollution and dry season. The dependence on the existing water source is not enough to fulfil the increasing demand of population in Malaysia. In order to overcome the problem, groundwater source is the most suitable alternative. 2-D resistivity method was carried out in a granitic area of Kluang, Johor to delineate and locate groundwater resource. 5 survey lines were conducted by using ABEM SAS4000 terrameter and electrode selector which were connected to 41 electrodes through lund cables. Pole-dipole array was chosen in this study for deeper penetration. Collected data were processed by using RES2DINV software to produce inversion model which was then exported to Surfer8 software for visualisation and interpretation. The result shows that most of the study area consist of granite with different level of fracturing. Unconfined aquifer was found at depths of 0 to 50 m. Confined aquifers can be seen at two different zones. They exhibit same properties at three parallel lines, R1-R3 and show continuity between them. It is predicted that the aquifers flow in the southwest to northeast direction. The hard rock aquifers are highly recommended to be drilled as they contain a large amount of fresh water for further usage.

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Protecting sources of urban water supply in Haiti: An institutional analysis

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development ◽

10.2166/washdev.2019.030 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 237-246

Author(s):

Antonio Andres Martinez

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Legal Status ◽

Central Government ◽

Institutional Environment ◽

Water Source ◽

Urban Water Supply ◽

High Turnover ◽

Water Provision ◽

Urban Drinking Water

Abstract Water source protection is essential to ensure the provision of safe drinking water. In Haiti, and elsewhere, this is a dynamic requirement affected by population growth, not least in urban areas. In this paper, the principles of legitimacy, integration, inclusiveness, and capacity have been used to gauge and understand the institutional environment regarding water source protection for urban drinking water provision. The research was based on a review of official documents and key informant interviews. The absence of robust legislation can result in a misinterpretation of institutional responsibilities with respect to both water and land management. The legitimacy of some key institutions is questioned due to unclear legal status, particularly when they are directly appointed by central government. Some institutions have gained recognised authority as a result of their sectoral prominence but lack legal backing. Particular initiatives may foster the integration of stakeholders but, without involving all necessary sectors, agencies and levels of government, their sustainability is questionable. Technical, structural and financial institutional capacities appear limited, hampering the implementation of initiatives and their continuity, also compounded by institutional dependence on external funds and high turnover of administrators.

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