Medan, (Analysis). Began in October 2013 all the residents who occupy the Medan Industrial Area (KIM) are required to use clean water surface in line with the completion and operation of water supply projects undertaken and managed by one of the private companies are not of Tirtanadi.
With the operation of water supply projects in the industrial park area of the city of Medan and involve Deliserdang district in the area of about 514 acres, by itself, the use of underground water (ABT), which is a dependency of the residents there no longer allowed or prohibited.
It was announced by Director of PT.KIM (Persero) Drs.Gandhi D.Tambunan, M.Si in his speech on the socialization of water supply in the Medan Industrial strung Iftar on Friday (19/7) at the Grand Ball Room Space International Hotel Medan Jl.Perintis Independence.
Also present at the event, among others Head of Mining Prov.Sumut, head of the Environment Agency, represented Prov.Sumut Risma Simanjuntak, Head Deliserdang District Mining Office, Commissioner PT.KIM Nanan Rachduna Farach, H.Sulben Siagian (Commissioner), Amri (PR) and David from the company providing clean water and other invitations from KIM region.
Actually, according to Gandhi Tambunan, the prohibition against using groundwater under the laws of the government of Indonesia in 2009 were boosted by regulatory Gubsu a year later, but the new KIM region can realize the legislation this year. The problem is, PDAM itself has not been able to distribute the water supply to the region is inhabited by at least 100 companies that PT.KIM must find a solution to build its own water supply from surface.
Privately managed non Tirtanadi
After going through a rigorous selection process and, ultimately terjalinlah cooperation with the private sector in developing and managing water with dams and streams make their own without involving Tirtanadi. As for the quality of water that will be unveiled
October was the same and will actually exceed the taps themselves, but the price is still under discussion, with minimum water rates Tirtanadi.
While the District Mining Office To Deliserdang welcomed the operation of the project will be on KIM Clean Water because this year all the underground water permits to companies that are there already expired (dead), and will not be extended again due to the company's existing drinking water replacement.
While Head of Mining Ir.S.Sembiring represented North Sumatra and North Sumatra, represented by the Head of BLH Rismawati Simanjuntak admitted they constantly monitor the progress of the underground water. Instead of the amount of groundwater users, KIM area recorded the greatest number, namely 58 percent, and the rest scattered in various places and regions in North Sumatra.
While the availability of fresh water in the basement and only 3 percent is much smaller with the amount of salted water reserves dominate 97 percent. "If the underground water use is not restricted, it is feared will be a decrease in the surface soil (earth) so prone to disasters such as landslides, floods and other.
By repeating the speech President Director of PT KIM, Sembiring or Simanjuntak, said PT KIM has been since the beginning of the mission to be the embryo implement environmentally friendly area, of the supply of water from the surface is part of its mission, "said the sources who also opens the opportunity for socialization for participants respond to the presence of water projects and restrictions on the use of groundwater began in October 2013. (Rel / hers)