Modern sewage systems sought

Modern sewage systems sought

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Environment Management Agency said on
Tuesday it was preparing a regulation to require commercial and
residential buildings to install modern sewage systems to treat
all types of liquid waste.

"We will make sewage systems a public campaign this year.
Hopefully, we will be able to implement the regulation next
year," agency head Kosasih Wirahadikusumah said at City Hall.

Kosasih said most commercial and residential buildings
currently employed outdated sewage systems, in which liquid waste
from washing and bathing ran directly into rivers.

With more modern sewage systems, Kosasih said, all liquid
waste is treated so it is less hazardous to the environment.

"We will require developers to install sewage systems in the
buildings they construct. This rule will be one of the
requirements to obtain a building permit for the construction of
residential buildings, or to obtain an operation permit for
commercial buildings," he said. --JP