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60,000 Depok households affected by tainted pipe water
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Heavy rains over the weekend in Bogor and Depok in West Java have caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, disrupting the distribution of clean water to thousands of households in Depok.
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eavy rains over the weekend in Bogor and Depok in West Java have caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, disrupting the distribution of clean water to thousands of households in Depok.
Mud from the river flowed and contaminated two water treatment facilities (WTP) in Sukmajaya and Citayam in Depok.
“Turbidity at our WTP was over 3,000 NTU [nephelometric turbidity units], while the maximum amount it could handle is around 600-1,000 NTU. Thus we decided to temporarily stop our production on Sunday at 2:30 a.m.,” Depok PDAM Tirta Asasta water operator director Sulaeman said on Sunday as reported by wartakotatribunnews.com.
Some 60,000 households in Sukmajaya, Cilodong, Tapos, Cimanggis, Pancoran Mas, Beji, Cipayung and Sawangan did not have access to clean water.
As of Sunday evening, Sulaeman added, 70 percent of the households had regained access to clean water.
Tirta Asasta marketing manager Imas Dyah Pitaloka said the company had also attempted to meet customers’ needs by providing water from three water tank trucks. (vla)
