New South Wales to help Jakarta treat wastewater
New South Wales to help Jakarta treat wastewater
JAKARTA (JP): The New South Wales administration of Australia
has proposed a household wastewater treatment scheme for Jakarta
to help solve one of the city's most serious environmental
problems.
The proposal was presented yesterday by a group of government
officials and businessmen from News South Wales at City Hall,
which was attended by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and several top
city officials.
"The proposal, which is part of our sister-city agreement,
will only cover the construction of large-scale facilities of the
project," said Deputy Governor of Economic and Development
Affairs Tb.M. Rais.
Minor infrastructure development, such as pipelines from the
plant to homes, will be handled by related agencies of the city,
he said.
According to Rais, the project recommended by the New South
Wales delegation will take seven years to complete.
Jakarta and New South Wales signed a sister-city agreement in
May 1994, which included assistance for Jakarta's urban
development and infrastructure.
Under yesterday's proposal, city-owned household wastewater
treatment company Pal Jaya will cooperate with the plan.
Rais said the proposal did not clarify the amount of
investment for the project or technical details.
"All details will be discussed later," he said.
Pal Jaya's director, Maruli Tua S., said Governor Surjadi
agreed with the proposal.
"He (the governor) suggests further discussion on details
before we sign an agreement," he said.
The city's assistant secretary on economic and development
affairs, Prawoto Danoemihardjo, said the proposed scheme to treat
household wastewater in the capital would invite private
investors.
"The municipality will not provide funds for the project, but
private investors can get loans for it without a municipality
loan guarantee," Prawoto said.
New South Wales, he said, would conduct a build-operate-
transfer scheme for the project and send some consultants and
experts to assist the construction of household wastewater
treatment facilities.
"The experts and consultants will be paid too, but terms will
be determined later after further discussion," Prawoto said.
Hazardous
Head of the city's environmental bureau, Aboejoewono
Aboeprajitno, said after the presentation that household
wastewater in Jakarta was hazardous to the environment.
"Household wastewater, especially gray water or water polluted
with detergents, contains a high level of pollutants," he said.
Among dangerous substances in household wastewater are
bacteria, chloride, sulfates and nitrate chemical compounds, said
Aboejoewono.
Currently, the city could only process one percent or 221,000
of 1.8 million cubic meters of household wastewater per day.
The agency has two wastewater treatment centers and two
pumping stations in Setiabudi, Central Jakarta.
It plans to set up two more centers at a cost of at least Rp 9
trillion (US$3.46 billion) in Tomang, West Jakarta, and Kebon
Melati, Central Jakarta.
Jakarta currently relies on other city-owned bodies, such as
the sanitation agency and public works agency, to deal with human
waste and public bathrooms and toilets. (ste)
JAKARTA (JP): The New South Wales administration of Australia
has proposed a household wastewater treatment scheme for Jakarta
to help solve one of the city's most serious environmental
problems.
The proposal was presented yesterday by a group of government
officials and businessmen from News South Wales at City Hall,
which was attended by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and several top
city officials.
"The proposal, which is part of our sister-city agreement,
will only cover the construction of large-scale facilities of the
project," said Deputy Governor of Economic and Development
Affairs Tb.M. Rais.
Minor infrastructure development, such as pipelines from the
plant to homes, will be handled by related agencies of the city,
he said.
According to Rais, the project recommended by the New South
Wales delegation will take seven years to complete.
Jakarta and New South Wales signed a sister-city agreement in
May 1994, which included assistance for Jakarta's urban
development and infrastructure.
Under yesterday's proposal, city-owned household wastewater
treatment company Pal Jaya will cooperate with the plan.
Rais said the proposal did not clarify the amount of
investment for the project or technical details.
"All details will be discussed later," he said.
Pal Jaya's director, Maruli Tua S., said Governor Surjadi
agreed with the proposal.
"He (the governor) suggests further discussion on details
before we sign an agreement," he said.
The city's assistant secretary on economic and development
affairs, Prawoto Danoemihardjo, said the proposed scheme to treat
household wastewater in the capital would invite private
investors.
"The municipality will not provide funds for the project, but
private investors can get loans for it without a municipality
loan guarantee," Prawoto said.
New South Wales, he said, would conduct a build-operate-
transfer scheme for the project and send some consultants and
experts to assist the construction of household wastewater
treatment facilities.
"The experts and consultants will be paid too, but terms will
be determined later after further discussion," Prawoto said.
Hazardous
Head of the city's environmental bureau, Aboejoewono
Aboeprajitno, said after the presentation that household
wastewater in Jakarta was hazardous to the environment.
"Household wastewater, especially gray water or water polluted
with detergents, contains a high level of pollutants," he said.
Among dangerous substances in household wastewater are
bacteria, chloride, sulfates and nitrate chemical compounds, said
Aboejoewono.
Currently, the city could only process one percent or 221,000
of 1.8 million cubic meters of household wastewater per day.
The agency has two wastewater treatment centers and two
pumping stations in Setiabudi, Central Jakarta.
It plans to set up two more centers at a cost of at least Rp 9
trillion (US$3.46 billion) in Tomang, West Jakarta, and Kebon
Melati, Central Jakarta.
Jakarta currently relies on other city-owned bodies, such as
the sanitation agency and public works agency, to deal with human
waste and public bathrooms and toilets. (ste)