Drinking water

Drinking water

From Bisnis Indonesia

A certain hospital located in Central Jakarta uses tap water
to water the trees of the park. I believe they have to use plenty
of water because the park is large.

My concern is why do they use drinking water for watering the
trees? If other establishments do the same things as the hospital
does, we can imagine how much drinking water is wasted. When I
inquired about the matter, I was told that even if they used the
water from the well, the Drinking Water Company would charge them
according to the company meter.

The hospital has to pay not less than Rp 10 million to the
water company. Who actually pays this bill? No doubt, it is the
patients who are being treated at the hospital who share the
burden. In this context the water company should review its
policy on metering well-water, so that the use of their water can
be more efficient.

SURYANTO WIBOWO

Bekasi, West Java