'I am using bottled water for drinking'<\/p>\n
Many residents in Jakarta have to turn to bottled-water to
\nfulfill their basic needs of a clean water supply. City-owned tap
\nwater company PAM Jaya has yet to develop a city-wide water
\nnetwork due to financial constraints. Even those who can access
\nthe service complain of its availability and quality. Using
\nground water is not always a viable option. Several residents
\nshare their experiences with The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Ratna Sari Dewi, 29, an engineer for a construction firm in
\nSouth Jakarta. She and her husband live at the Nuansa Biru
\nhousing complex in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta:<\/p>\n
My housing complex is yet to be serviced by PAM Jaya so we
\nhave to use ground water although the quality is not very good.<\/p>\n
PAM Jaya requires that residents in the housing complex
\npetition it before they can supply our area with tap water
\nbecause they have to add new pipes, which is expensive.<\/p>\n
I just hope that the quality will be as good as the tap water
\nin my parents' house in Cipete, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Now we have to rely on ground water for our daily needs,
\nexcept for drinking. We use bottled water.<\/p>\n
Although the ground water is clear, it causes yellowish stains
\non clothes, especially the white ones. I have to install a water
\npurifier to get clean water.<\/p>\n
I also had a sample of it tested at PAM Jaya's laboratory to
\ndetermine its quality. Although the laboratory declared it to be
\npotable, it still leaves a trace on clothes.<\/p>\n
Helda, 26, is a recent university graduate and still lives
\nwith her parents in Bintaro Jaya:<\/p>\n
My family used to have tap water but now we only use ground
\nwater. The quality of the tap water is even worse than the ground
\nwater's quality.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, we cannot use the ground water for drinking and
\ncooking so we have to rely on bottled water. The ground water has
\na yellowish slime texture.<\/p>\n
Most of my neighbors use both ground water and tap water as
\ntheir back ups.<\/p>\n
Yuliana Setianingsih, 26, is a freelance writer who lives in
\nCondet, East Jakarta with her husband:<\/p>\n
I prefer using ground water as it is cleaner and more reliable
\nthan tap water provided by PAM Jaya.<\/p>\n
In fact, I always check the condition of ground water before I
\nrent a house. At least I can judge from its clarity although I
\nhave not had it checked at any laboratories.<\/p>\n
PAM Jaya's water is not of good quality, is usually unclean
\nand is limited in quantity. Worse still, most of the time we can
\nonly use it late in the evening.<\/p>\n
I only use tap water as a back up as I use ground water for my
\ndaily needs.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the ground water quality has been getting worse
\nlately, perhaps because of the dry season. I have to use bottled
\nwater now for cooking and drinking.<\/p>\n
Evita, not her real name, is running a food stall business.
\nShe lives with her family in Grogol, West Jakarta:<\/p>\n
The service quality of the tap water company is getting worse
\nwhile consumers have to pay exorbitant prices for their water
\nsupply. I have to pay more than Rp 200,000 a month for the tap
\nwater.<\/p>\n
The water is always dirty and not worth drinking. We have to
\nsterilize it if we want to drink it. But for bathing and washing
\nthat's okay. Maybe there are many leaks in the supply pipes.<\/p>\n
However, I have a dilemma as I have to take the best one out
\nof the bad choices. If I drink ground water from the well in my
\nhouse, it tastes brackish and salty, while the tap water is
\nalways unclean and unhealthy. So, what should I do now?<\/p>",
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