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NEWSVOL 005 - JUNE 2013

WHAT,S NEW

IN THIS EDITION:

Presidential Regulation opens door to long-term financing for Water Utility of Kendal District 1

Mojokerto District leveraging raw water management and climate change adaptation program 3

Online billing system at Water Utility of Pematangsiantar City 4

Water Utilities committed to replicate non-revenue water (NRW) reduction pilot project 5

Public private partnership to expand water utility service in Gresik 6

Water Utility of Jeneponto District stepping up water quality 7

A happy ending for ‘HEBAT’ Program 8

Persuasion power in scaling-up community-based total sanitation (STBM) 9

Revitalizing sewage treatment plant for better sanitation in Batang District 10

Sanitation development to support Makassar Global City 11

Media catches sanitation bug 12

INSIST Program closing and kedoteng handover 13

Improved Urban Sludge Management Workshop 14

KENDAL. Water Utility of Kendal District will build a water treatment plant with the capacity of 310 liter per second worth Rp 300 billion to increase water service coverage to prospective customers and ensure improved access to clean water for the district population.

The water utility has finalized the detail engineering design (DED) document that comprises detailed design, drafting, engineering, and other related services necessary to purchase equipment and materials for the construction of the water treatment plant. The DED has been discussed with related stakeholders, such as Public Works-Water Resources Office, the Provincial Work Unit and local government, to seek the funds from central and local governments.

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Water Utility of Kendal District takes advantage of a presidential regulation to seek long-term financing plan from banking sector to increase service coverage and improve clean water access in Kendal District.

Kendal District is located 30 km west of Semarang City and has a total population of 900,000 people. With 46,000 household connections, the Water Utility of Kendal District’s service coverage is 24 percent.

PHOTO CREDIT: WATER UTILITY OF KENDAL DISTRICT, CENTRAL JAVA

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Additional funds to finance the water treatment plant need to be sourced from commercial sector. In the past year, IUWASH has been facilitating the Water Utility of Kendal District and local stakeholders to obtain financial supports from state-owned banks Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Pembangunan Daerah of Central Java branches. Following the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 29/2009 on the Provision of Guarantees and Interest Subsidies by the Central Government to Accelerate Drinking Water Supply, seeking funds from commercial banks to provide long-term financing for water utilities investment has become a viable option.

Water supply sector has not been popular in Indonesia’s banking industry. The Presidential Regulation was issued to encourage national banking industry to start investing in the sector, and therefore accelerate the achievement of Millennium Development Goals Target 7C, which is to reduce the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by half in 2015.

As of 2013, five water utilities in three districts – Bogor, Ciamis and Lombok

Telogo Mili Spring, one of raw water resources of Water Utility of Kendal District. The local government of Kendal District has a strong commitment to increase water access.

Timur – and the cities of Malang and Banjarmasin, have enjoyed long-term investment credit from national banks by way of the Presidential Regulation. It took them two years to go through all the requirements to secure funds in a scheme stipulated by the regulation. At present, 11 water utilities are waiting for the share of financing from the Directorate of Drinking Water Services at the Ministry of Public Works.

Presidential Regulation No. 29/2009 facilitates two important items in financing major water utility investment; interest subsidies and guarantee from the central government. The regulation ensures that the loan interest will be based on the central bank rate (SBI) and the central government will bear up to 5 percent of the remaining interest on effective market rate. This scheme makes the program attractive for both water utilities and financiers.

Another plus point of the regulation is that the central government will carry 70 percent of repayment default, while the remaining 30 percent is the financier’s risk. This scheme is also very attractive for banking industry, as most banks usually have rigorous credit

appraisal process to minimize the risks of such major investment.

At present, Kendal Water Utility is waiting for local government share of financing commitment from local legislative body, which has agreed to approve the financing for the water treatment plant through its plenary session. Once the legislative body approved the funding, the water utility will seek financing commitment from the central government through the Directorate of Drinking Water Services at the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Finance.

However, the process of plenary session may take a while, and the process solely depends on the legislative body. A fast track process for certain decision takes about six months, while a longer one will take up to two years. Meanwhile, the local government of Kendal District has agreed to fund land acquisition and other related costs.

The water treatment plant in Kendal District aims to serve 24,000 new connections, which will provide clean water for about 120,000 people by 2015. Nugroho Andwiwinarno, Ardita Çaesari/ IUWASH Jakarta

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MOJOKERTO. The assessment on water supply vulnerability conducted by IUWASH and Brawijaya University found that water discharge in seven springs in Mojokerto district has decreased at an alarming rate of 50 percent to 70 percent. For example, Jubel Spring, Mojokerto District Water Utility’s main raw water source currently discharges water with the rate of 18.4 liter per second, or a 74 percent drop from 70 liter per second initially.

IUWASH shared this study with Mojokerto government and its stakeholders during a workshop in December 2012. Being aware of this problem, the government welcomed the water replenishment program held by Coca Cola Foundation Indonesia (CCFI), in collaboration with IUWASH.

As part of the raw water management and climate change adaptation scheme, water replenishment program in Mojokerto is the second collaborative program between CCFI and IUWASH, following the same initiative in Sibolangit, North Sumatra. In Mojokerto, CCFI handed out US$225,000 grant to construct 650 infiltration ponds and provided environmental conservation advocacy to support sustainable tourism village in Padusan Spring, Pacet subdistrict.

CCFI and IUWASH appointed Yayasan Lingkungan Hidup Seloliman (YLHS) as the implementing partner for this program. Based on IUWASH geohydrology mapping of water recharge points, the project started with an socialization in three targeted

Mojokerto District leveraging raw water management

and climate change adaptation program

The construction of 650 infiltration ponds is estimated to benefit 2,600 households in Mojokerto District.

The Deputy Head of Mojokerto District, Mrs. Choirun Nissa and the representatives of Bappeda and Water Utility of Mojokerto District accompanied Ms. Jennifer Frankel-Reed (USAID Senior

Climate Change Specialist) and IUWASH team during a field visit to observe the infiltration ponds constructions in Yayasan Lingkungan Hidup Seloliman and Claket Village, Mojokerto.

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villages, namely Claket, Padusan and Kembang Belor. Both local governments and community members gave the initiative a warm welcome. Mojokerto government has asked the Environmental Office to prepare district-wide water management and replenishment strategy.

Another successful leverage was the policy of Mojokerto Head District, which obliged villages that received the support from PNPM Mandiri (the government’s flagship community-driven development program) to allocate the funds to construct infiltration ponds in all villages, in coping with the high rate of rainwater run-offs.

In May 2013, IUWASH signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani Unit II East Java. With this agreement, 175 infiltration ponds will be built to replenish the water flow around the catchment areas of Jubel and Ubalan Springs in Pacet’s Forest Area Consolidation Center (Balai Pemantapan Kawasan Hutan/BKPH) of Pasuruan Forest Management Unit (Kesatuan Pemangkuan Hutan/KPH) in Mojokerto. During the construction of the infiltration ponds, Lembaga Masyarakat Desa Hutan (LMDH) or the organization of local communities living around BKPH Pacet, is actively involved to ensure the long-term benefit of the program.

In total, 650 infiltration ponds (250 were already constructed by May 2013) are set to be completed by October 2013. It is estimated that around 2,600 households will benefit from this program. CCFI and IUWASH will further facilitate the development of a policy on raw water management and climate change adaptation in Mojokerto, as agreed by the Deputy Head District. Siti Ngaisah, Yudyana Viernadi/IUWASH East Java, Alifah Lestari, Virgi Fatmawati/IUWASH Jakarta


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PEMATANGSIANTAR. In April 2013, Tirta Uli Water Utility in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, officially applied a new online billing system following the development of its internal administration system through the Information and Computerized Administration System (SISKA) facilitated by IUWASH.

The Tirta Uli Water Utility used to operate manually before upgrading its system to SISKA. In the past, customer service units did not connect with each other, so water bill payments could only be made at Tirta Uli Water Utility office or certain water utility’s payment points.

Online billing system at Water Utility of

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A customer service unit of Water Utility of Pematangsiantar which has applied a new online billing system following the development of its internal administration system.

Online billing flyer which is produced through IUWASH support.

A newly-developed online system helps improve customer service.

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During July to August 2012, IUWASH facilitated online billing software installation and trained 20 PDAM employees to operate the software. With the new computerized system, customers can now pay their water bills at any payment point, as the entire consumer database is accessible from anywhere. This integrated service also allows water utility to quickly monitor the amount of water usage and bills. With additional data management, this system will also be able to assist water utility to track non-revenue water (NRW).

At the launch of the new system in April 2013, Pematangsiantar Mayor Hulman Sitorus, SE, expressed his joy on the recent progress achieved by Tirta Uli Water Utility, particularly on its commitment and IUWASH support to develop computerized administration and online payment system, aiming to provide better services to the public.

Meanwhile, the Director of Tirta Uli Water Utility, Badri Kalimantan said that they considered tariff adjusment to improve the company’s service and financial performance. Tirta Uli Water Utility has never increased its water tariff for the past 13 years, he said, and its operating costs has been running at a loss under the current rate.

IUWASH will facilitate Tirta Uli Water Utility to calculate the tariff adjustment with rational rate so that the new tariff will suit the need of both water utility and the customers.

IUWASH has facilitated the improvement of accounting and administration systems in seven water utilities in Pematangsiantar, Tanjungbalai, Tebing Tinggi, Binjai, Asahan, Labuhan Batu and Langkat. Benny Djumhana, Virgi Fatmawati/ IUWASH Jakarta


Training on using water leakage detectors for NRW reduction activity in Water Utility of Semarang District service area.

NRW monitoring in Banyu Biru housing, Semarang District

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Water utilities committed to replicate non-revenue

water (NRW) reduction pilot project

some budget for NRW reduction programs. Given the magnitude of the programs to their financial viability, the Water Utility of Semarang District has agreed to set aside Rp 2.1 billion in 2013, while Water Utilities of Kendal and Kudus Districts allocated Rp 725 million and Rp 840 million, respectively. The budget will be used for NRW zone formation, equipment purchase, tool/accessories installation, network monitoring and other operational costs.

“The pilot project, capacity building and technical assistance provided by IUWASH have provided us with skill and optimism to achieve NRW reduction target in Kudus by the end of 2013. Especially, since we now have the budget to replicate the NRW reduction programs.” said Zainal, head of technical division at Water Utility of Kudus District. Ronny Sutrisno/IUWASH Central Java, Virgi Fatmawati/IUWASH Jakarta

SEMARANG. High levels of NRW are detrimental to the financial viability of water companies as they reflect huge volumes of water being lost through leaks, theft or metering inaccuracies, which are not billed to customers and will increase operational costs. Moreover, NRW may also cause adverse quality of the water “produced” by the water utility before it reaches the customer.

Facing this challenge, IUWASH has facilitated Water Utilities of Semarang, Kendal and Kudus Districts in piloting NRW reduction project within April 2012 to February 2013. The supports provided to water utilities’ staff in each district included technical assistance, trainings and hands-on field practices to detect the location of leakages and reduce the rate of water loss. Following the technical supports and capacity building, the water utilities in

Three water utilities in Central Java have set aside the budget for NRW reduction programs

Semarang, Kudus and Kendal Districs have also formed NRW reduction teams to accelerate the pilot project in their respective area.

As of February 2013, based on collaborative monitoring of NRW pilot project implemented in the three districts, IUWASH and the water utilities’ team have reduced NRW rate by two percent in Banyu Biru housing (Semarang District); up to 13 percent in Purwokerti Indah housing and by 37 percent in PERUMDA (Kendal District); and around eight percent in Muria Indah housing (Kudus District).

These results have motivated the Water Utilities of Semarang, Kudus and Kendal Districts to replicate the pilot project in some other targeted locations of their service areas. IUWASH has encouraged the water utilities to allocate


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A new water treatment plant which built by PT. Drupadi with capacity of 100 liters per second in Krikilan Village, Driyorejo Sub-district, Gresik.

Workshop participants discussing the results of feasibility study to support the

obtaining longterm finance of Water Utility of Gresik District.

GRESIK. The Water Utility of Gresik District serves 70,000 household connections, or 33 percent of the total population of Gresik District of 1,248,177 people. Its current service area coverage is 60 percent, divided among four regions – North Gresik, Gresik City, Central Gresik and South Gresik.

Limited water resources and funding are major challenges facing the Water Utility of Gresik District in expanding its service area. The water rate, which has not changed in ten years, also affected the performance of Water Utility of Gresik District, since it is detrimental to internal financial viability. This problem inspired the Director of Water Utility of Gresik District, Muhammad SE, to make a breakthrough by partnering with the private sector under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme.

Public private partnership to expand water utility

service in Gresik

Partnering with PT. Drupadi Agung Lestari through PPP scheme, the Water Utility of Gresik District is set to open 20,000 new connections.

The director of Water Utility of Gresik District discussed with IUWASH how to facilitate a feasibility study on PPP opportunities for the central region of Water Utility of Gresik District. The water utility issued a director’s decree to establish a team of 11 people, including division and subdivision heads, to implement the PPP program.

Based on the feasibility study findings, the Water Utility of Gresik District brought in PT. Drupadi Agung Lestari as its PPP partner through an RUOT (Rehabilitation, Uprating, Operate and Transfer) scheme with investment of 86 billion rupiah under a 25-year contract, with a bulk water price of 2,085 rupiah per cubic meter.

PT. Drupadi Agung Lestari has built a new water treatment plant with capacity

of 100 liters per second (lps) and is now ready for operation. Meanwhile, the uprating of Krikilan Water Treatment Plant from 150 to 300 lps is still at the design planning analysis stage. These two water treatment plants, which are located in Krikilan Village in Driyorejo Subdistrict, will serve Benjeng and Balungpanggang Subdistricts, and will also improve local water services in Cerme, Menganti and Kedamean Subdistricts.

Through increasing the water discharge by a total of 250 lps, Water Utility of Gresik District will be able to provide new connections for 20,000 households by 2016. In Balungpanggang and Benjeng Subdistricts, where most of the prospective customers are low-income households, an estimated 3,000 new connections will require microfinancing support from Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Bank Syariah Mandiri, facilitated by IUWASH. Rudhy Wahyu Finansyah/IUWASH East Java, Virgi Fatmawati/IUWASH Jakarta

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The staffs of Jeneponto and Bantaeng District water utilities during an exposure visit on

water quality monitoring to Maros water utility.

JENEPONTO. Water quality monitoring is a very important routine for a water company to ensure that the water distributed customers is of the best quality. As Water Utility of Jeneponto District thrives to improve water quality in the district, IUWASH conducted Water Quality Monitoring Training on November 28-30, 2012 for 40 water utility staff.

Water Utility of Jeneponto District customers often complained about the murky tap water. Based on the water quality analysis from local Health Office, the water also contained E. Coli bacteria. Water Utility of Jeneponto District is improving its management and services to win more customers through micro-financing scheme for water access. Therefore, monitoring the quality of water becomes more crucial.

The staffs of Water Utility of Jeneponto District understand the importance of good water quality. However, they did not have adequate knowledge on the exact measurement of chemicals needed to turn raw water into clean water. The training introduced water laboratory function, laboratory tools handling, and refreshed the participants’ knowledge on water quality testing and raw water treatment methods.

The most important subject of the training was the specific formula of chemical components for laboratory staff to use, apart from the use of daily logbook for water analysis and doses of chemicals. IUWASH put an emphasis on the importance to adhere to the steps in raw water treatment and regular cleaning of water treatment plant.

Following the training, H. Burhan, Director of Water Utility of Jeneponto District, assigned several staff to work

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Water quality monitoring training leads Water Utility of Jeneponto District to meet the standards of Health Ministry.

three times a week in the laboratory. He will increase the number of staff to work in three shifts and ensure that water operators and the laboratory team work closely in monitoring water quality regularly. Burhan also prompted massive cleaning of water treatment plants, which was conducted in January 2013. Two months after the training, the water quality of Water Utility of Jeneponto District has met the standard of the Health Ministry.

Water Utility of Jeneponto District has 6,643 water connections covering 12 percent of the district population. The current production capacity is at 113 liters per second. Ridwan Habibie/IUWASH South Sulawesi & Eastern Indonesia, Ardita Caesari/IUWASH Jakarta

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Training participants analyzing the water quality and determining the alum dose required.


TEBING TINGGI. The boy took a deep breath as he prepared himself for the stage. It was the closing ceremony for ‘HEBAT’ (Energetic, Clean and Healthy Living) Program that took place in Tanjung Marulak Hilir Village. The audience was waiting in anticipation. Rocky Rangkuti, 12, quickly climbed up the stage and recited a poem he wrote himself.

“..You take us to play and to have fun

And you also teach us knowledge

We didn’t care about health

But now we do

We didn’t dare to speak out

But now we do..”

The poem was in praise of ‘HEBAT’ Program implemented by Yayasan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Indonesia (YAKMI), a non-governmental foundation that received grants from USAID-IUWASH to promote clean and healthy living. The program promoted the use of public bathing, washing, toilet facilities and communal wastewater treatment plant to local community in Tebing Tinggi City, North Sumatra. Rocky learned about the program through a group of women neighbors. As the users of public bathing, washing and toilet facilities, they had been involved with ‘HEBAT’ Program for awhile. The women asked Rocky to join ‘HEBAT’ as it also had activities for children.

YAKMI encouraged local community to stop defecating in the open and instead use existing public bathing, washing and toilet facilities in the neighborhood. They also asked the community to form a group to manage and maintain the public bathing, washing and toilet facilities. A family is charged around Rp 1,000 for using the facilities in each visit, regardless of the family size.

A happy ending for ‘HEBAT’ Program

A unique feature of ‘HEBAT’ Program was how it embraced children and taught them basic hygiene, such as washing hands properly at five important times and why open defecation, a common behavior among kids, is a health hazard. The children, including Ricky, became active agents of change in their family and among themselves for leading clean and healthy lifestyle.

‘HEBAT’ Program received positive feedback from the community and local government. In Tebing Tinggi and Tanjungbalai City, where the program applied in six urban villages, the local government was keen to scale up ‘HEBAT’ Program in other locations.

“The community groups will become agents of change for their communities. We are planning to scale up ‘HEBAT’ Program under the supervision of related Local Government Working Unit (SKPD),” said Tebing Tinggi Mayor, Ir. H. Umar Zunaidi Hasibuan.

By the end of the project in January 2013, ‘HEBAT’ Program in Tebing Tinggi and Tanjungbalai City ensured that 1,205 people gained access to improved sanitation services, 354 households were willing to pay for sanitation improvements, 13 civil society groups implemented programs to mobilize improved access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, and 954 people participated in training activities. Hetty Tambunan/IUWASH North Sumatra, Ardita Caesari/IUWASH Jakarta

IUWASH teamed up with YAKMI to promote clean and healthy living to local communities in Tebing Tinggi and Tanjungbalai City.

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The Mayor of Tebing Tinggi City, Ir. H. Umar Zunaidi Hasibuan (in gray shirt) looks at photos of ‘Hebat’ Program activities, with Gulbakhri Siregar, SIP, MSi, Head of the Regional Development

Planning Board of Tebing Tinggi City (in government staff uniform) and Louis O’Brien (in Batik shirt) during a Partnership Workshop for the ‘Hebat’ Program on February 2013.

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Rocky Rangkuti reading his poem.



Persuasion power in scaling-up community-based

total sanitation (STBM)

TANGERANG. IUWASH has been supporting Tangerang Health Office to implement Community-Based Total Sanitation (STBM) program in three villages since 2011. Seeing the successful results from two villages in the first batch, the Health Office replicated the program in three other locations, namely Kresek, Teluk Naga and Jati Mulya.

Within only two weeks, 42 individual toilets were built in in Teluk Naga — Kebon Cau and Babakan Asem, the villages where 70 percent around 18,000 people practiced open defecation along a nearby river.

“It’s the power of persuasion,” said dr. Yully Soenar Dewanti, Head of Disease Prevention and Environmental Sanitation Division. She was acknowledging the efforts and hard works of Junaidi Jatmiko, a sanitarian in Teluk Naga, who mobilized and conducted triggering activities in Kebon Cau in only a month after he participated in IUWASH-supported STBM gathering.

“The people here defecated in this river using this floating toilet. They also used water from the same river to bath because the groundwater is brackish,” Junaidi Jatmiko pointed at small brownish river very close to the community housing during STBM monitoring and supervision visit by IUWASH.

“The character of this community didn’t allow us to adopt the traditional Community-led Total Sanitation or CLTS. We added a stimulating factor into the traditional CLTS approach and provided one toilet bowl that cost Rp 55,000 for each household, for those committed to change their sanitation behavior,” Junaidi added.

Junaidi admitted that it was not an easy process. One of the main obstacles, for example, was when a local leader provoked people not to participate unless all the construction cost was paid. Regardless, 52 individual sanitation facilities were built as of March 2013.

Stimulating factors and persuasive approach led local communities to build individual toilets.

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Junaidi Jatmiko during a regular monitoring and evaluation visit to Teluk Naga. He closely supervises the local community in installing proper toilets and septic tanks.

IUWASH and STBM facilitator team visiting the construction of sanitation facility

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“We let the households to decide the type and model of the toilet. It depended on their capacity and need,” he explained while showing several different sanitation models in Teluk Naga, such as a simple toilet with a toilet bowl, concrete floor and wooden wall; and toilets with tiles and water container.

“A lady was even willing to borrow Rp 2 million from a relative to improve her toilet,” he said.

Junaidi said he would continue promoting adequate sanitation practice along with his fellow health promotion officers. They aimed to improve 100 sanitation facilities, both toilets and septic tanks. He said he appreciated the commitment and financial contribution from the community, but he would continue to improvise and use more innovative strategy, such as the stimulating factors and micro credit, as they have been proven very effective. Harod Novandi/IUWASH West Java, Ardita Caesari/IUWASH Jakarta



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Randukuning sewage treatment plant, which has not been functioned for the last two years

BATANG. The Head of Batang District, Yoyo Riyo Sudibyo has a very strong commitment in sanitation development for his district. It was expressed during the Visioning Workshop on water supply and sanitation held in January 2013, which was also attended by the heads of Local Government Working Unit (SKPD) of Batang District and IUWASH Chief of Party, Louis O’Brien.

Yoyo was really concerned about poor sanitation in Batang, particularly the condition of Randukuning sewage treatment plant, which had been broken for two years.

“It is just a pity, how many billions of rupiah was spent to build the facility. We needed to immediately overcome this problem by revitalizing the sewage treatment plant and sludge management system before it affected the environment,” Yoyo said.

Revitalizing sewage treatment plant for better

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Randukuning sewage treatment plant will re-operate by 2014.

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The Head of Batang District, Yoyo Riyo Sudibyo.

“With IUWASH support, we really wish to re-operate Randukuning sewage treatment plant. I will instruct my staff, Bappeda, Office of Public Work and other agencies to support IUWASH. If there is any difficulty coordinating with them, please don’t bother to contact me directly”, Yoyo emphasized. During the occasion, he also requested that IUWASH would provide the best and he hoped that Batang District would be able to be a good figure in sanitation sector after this pilot project.

In revitalizing Randukuning sewage treatment plant, IUWASH is working closely with Urban Development, City Planning and Energy and Mineral Resources Offices (Dinas Cipta Karya, Tata Ruang dan Energi Sumber Daya Mineral/DCKTR & ESDM). IUWASH facilitates the improvement of the treatment plant facilities in coordination with the Environmental Health Unit of the Housing Development Working Unit (Satker PPLP) at Central Java Province, resulting in a funding commitment from the central government.

It was approved that through Satker PPLP Central Java, the central government would provide financial support to revitalize Randukuning sewage treatment plant for 2014 fiscal year. This commitment gives big hope for sanitation development in Batang. Had Yoyo not been expressing his concerns about the treatment plant during the Visioning Workshop, the sewage treatment plant might not be functioning by 2014. Yudi Widjanarko/IUWASH Central Java, Virgi Fatmawati/IUWASH Jakarta


Therefore, Batang District was delighted to receive IUWASH support. They specifically requested that the first technical assistance to be undertaken in Batang District was to revitalize the treatment plant.



MAKASSAR. Data from Makassar Working Group on Drinking Water and Environmental Health shows that since 2009, the city has been receiving significant level of assistance in sanitation sector, which greatly contributes to improve on-site and off-site sanitation systems and communal sanitation system in the area.

In 2010, the local government worked with Indonesia Infrastructure Initiative to produce Wastewater Master Plan of Makassar City. A year later, Community-Based Environmental Sanitation or SLBM has successfully constructed communal wastewater treatment plant in three sites. In the same year, Makassar was part of The Metropolitan Sanitation Management and Health Project, which was funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project has successfully established Regional Technical Unit (UPTD) for Wastewater. At present, the sanitation

Sanitation development to support

Makassar Global City

sector in Makassar City is revamped by Urban Sanitation Rural Infrastructure, funded by Asian Development Bank and USAID IUWASH.

Makassar government has recently approved the construction and budget for Losari City Sewerage Plant, a project worth more than Rp 600 billion. At the moment, 85 percent of land for the sewerage plant is already made available, while the remaining 15 percent is still in negotiation. The Losari City Sewerage Plant is expected to operate by 2014.

As the level of assistance in water and sanitation increases, and water and sanitation sectors receive serious makeover, the local government also put more emphasis on funds allocation for water and sanitation sectors in their district budget. For 2013 fiscal year,

Makassar allocated Rp 3.4 billion for sanitation and Rp 1.27 billion for Regional Technical Implementation Unit for Wastewater, while the water sector gets Rp 2.4 billion.

Imbang Muryanto from Public Works Office and Hasanudin from Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda) said, “Makassar government is committed to make the city free from open defecation practice by allocating 35 percent of city budget to achieve that goal.”

With the current improvements and development in sanitation field, Makassar aims to become the first city in eastern Indonesia to have a city sewerage plant and gears towards “Makassar Global City”. Selvi Hehanussa/IUWASH Makassar, Ardita Caesari/IUWASH Jakarta

The city increases budget allocation for water and sanitation sector and builds city sewerage plant worth more than Rp 600 billion.

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The Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Makassar City, Drs. Agar Jaya led a meeting to determine the sanitation budget for Makassar City.


The construction of sewerage system in Rappokalling Village, Makassar.


Media catches sanitation bug

Journalists discovered the interwoven issues related with sanitation, and how sanitation could actually be a good business.


MALANG & MAKASSAR. “Healthy toilet is (not) expensive”, an article written by Muhaimin of Malang Pos daily and news coverage by Ramon Hidayat from Malang TV station won Sanitation Awareness Competition for Journalists in Malang District on April 10. The event was a collaborative effort between the Working Group on Drinking Water and Environmental Health (Pokja AMPL) and IUWASH.

Earlier on March 18, similar event had taken place in Makassar, South Sulawesi, with the winners were Suriani Mappong of Antara News Agency with an article titled “A Long Way to be Free from Open Defecation”, Usman Affandi from Kompas TV with his coverage “The Ideal Toilet” and photographer Maman Sukirman from Seputar Indonesia daily

with his photo “Coastal Makassar”.Many journalists perceived water and sanitation issues as less newsworthy. However, as they delved into the issues, they discovered the multi-faceted problems in the sector.

“When I first covered the sanitation issues in Jeneponto, I was very surprised to see how local people could not afford toilet because they were poor. However, despite their poverty, they tried to buy the toilet using credit scheme. I always thought that credit financing was usually for buying a house or a car, not a toilet. It was shocking for me as a journalist,“ said Usman Affandi of Makassar TV.

Ramon Hidayat of Malang TV admitted that he was confused when he covered

the small business in sanitation. It never crossed his mind that sanitation could become a good business, while at the same time provide access to sanitation and improve people’s quality of life.

Most of the articles were about community initiatives to build their own good and standardized toilets despite various challenges, the efforts from local government to eradicate open defecation practice and to build toilets, as well as sanitation as a niche business.

The competition enabled the journalists to gain insights on the interwoven issues in sanitation field, apart from diarrhea. About 34 journalists took part in the competition, which has resulted in 58 news coverage in print and broadcast media. Andi Musfarayani, Ardita Çaesari/ IUWASH JakartaA

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IUWASH team and the Malang District Working Group on Drinking Water and Environmental Health (Pokja AMPL) representative took picture with the winner of Sanitation Awareness

Competition for Journalists in Malang, East Java.

Sanitation Awareness Competition for Journalists in Makassar, South Sulawesi.


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Encouraging the community to use and manage alternative sanitation service.

JAKARTA. IUWASH has been working with Mercy Corps to replicate the Integrated Services for Infrastructure and Sanitation Technology (INSIST) program, a community-based de-sludging service piloted in 2007 to 2010 by Healthy Places Prosperous People Project funded by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) and USAID - Environmental Services Program (ESP), which introduced the use of small fecal sludge removal motorbike and cart called Kedoteng.

The new INSIST program was implemented in RW 4 and RW 11 community units in Pademangan Village, North Jakarta from June 2012 to May 2013. With the total population of 63,700 people or 24,982 households, and the size of houses ranging between 16 to 45 square meters, the densely populated area lacked access to clean water and adequate sanitation facilities.

The program aimed to make sanitation services accessible and affordable for the urban poor. It is also combined with hygiene behavior promotion, alternative market driven technology using Kedoteng and knockdown septic tank, as well as the establishment of a systemic change to run the service as small-scale business.

Mercy Corps Indonesia facilitated the establishment of Community Working Groups to serve as operators and initiated a collaboration with local cooperatives that provided capital investment to run the business, The Working Unit for Environmental Sanitation Development of Greater Jakarta area (Satker PPLP Jabodetabek) contributed the construction materials for the knock-down septic tanks and temporary sludge storage, while IUWASH helped with software and community mobilization.

The Country Director of Mercy Corps Indonesia, Paul Jeffery (second from right) handed over the INSIST program to the local community-based organization of

Pademangan Village witnessed by the Secretary of North Jakarta Mayor, M. Yuliadi (right) and the USAID Indonesia Environment Foreign Service Officer/Alternate Contracting

Officer’s Technical Representative - IUWASH, Heather D’Agnes (left).

Upon the completion of INSIST program, with a ceremony held in Pademangan Village in April 2013, 95 units of knock-down septic tanks were installed for 250 households. Sludge removal service has also been set up using a combination of four units of fecal sludge removal motorbike known as Kedoteng and temporary sludge storages in two locations.

The sanitation service was handed over to the local community-based organization and would be managed by its 28 members. Endah Shofiani, Usniati Umayah/IUWASH West Java, Virgi Fatmawati/IUWASH Jakarta

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Kedoteng or small fecal sludge removal motorbike and cart.


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Improved Urban Sludge Management Workshop

Jakarta, 9 April 2013

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The sludge service system concept includes seven aspects in order to ensure a sustainable sewerage

management service system.

A workshop with local governments and key stakeholders was held in April 2013 to build a common understanding in sludge service system. The findings of initial technical and financial analysis on the feasibility of improved sludge management study supported by IUWASH and WSP (World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program) were presented and discussed. An upcoming workshop, organized by Settlement and Environmental Health Development (PPLP) Directorate of Ministry of Public Works, is scheduled for July 2013. The workshop will present the improved sludge management study and sludge service system to 130 cities and districts in Indonesia, which sewage treatment plants are not functioning optimally (currently less than 5% of sewage treatment plants all over Indonesia function properly).

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Focus Group Discussion. The local governments and key stakeholders were discussing about the aspects of sludge

management system; the function and authority of Regional Technical Unit (UPTD) required for sustainable sludge management

The Director of Settlement and Environmental Health Development (PPLP) Directorate of Ministry of Public Works,

Djoko Mursito gave an opening speech at the workshop.

IUWASH Deputy Chief of Party, Foort Bustraan (center): IUWASH has begun implementing the concept of a sludge

service system in three cities; Surakarta, Probolinggo and Bogor. IUWASH also has completed the Detail Engineering Design of the sewage treatment plant and has handed over the design to PPLP

for further use by the cities and districts.

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