Jakarta Water Supply 'Safe' Despite Dry Season
July 12, 2015
Jakarta's fresh water distributors - PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) and Aetra Air Jakarta - has assured that Jakarta's fresh water supply remains adequate despite the dry season.
"Water supplies from Jatiluhur Dam is still normal, so there has been no disruptions to distribution for the time being," said Aetra Air Jakarta's Corporate Secretary, Pratama S Adi in Jakarta on Thursday, July 9, 2015.
According to Adi, Jatiluhur Dam is still flowing at a rate of 9,000 litres per second (lps). Before the water is distributed to homes in Jakarta, it is processed at two separate plants - one in Buaran, which could handle 5,000 lps, and another in Pulogadung, which has the capacity to handle 4,000 lps.
"We hope that the water rate flow does not dip below 9,000 lps, because it will allow us to distribute water to homes across our service area without any problems," said Adi.
That said, Adi urges residents to limit their water use ahead of the peak of the dry season - which will allow the company to build up their water reserves to be used when a drought situation emerges.
"To date, the dry season has yet to impact our fresh water supplies - that said, residents should still make an effort to conserve water," said Adi.
Representatives for Palyja concurs with Aetra, saying that water supply from Jatiluhur and the West Flood Canal (BKB) is still averaging at normal. For instance, Jatiluhur Dam still supplies around 5,600-6,000 lps to Palyja to be processed and distributed.
"Our supply levels are not much different compared to last years - in fact, we hope that this year will be better because we are receiving an additional 550 lps from BKB," said Palyja's Corporate Head for Communications and Social Responsibilities, Meyritha Maryanie.
