Study on the impact of the existence of drinking water plant on the water availability in Kebonpeuteuy village (study in Kebonpeuteuy village, regency of Cianjur)

Abstract

Kebonpeuteuy Village is located at the foot of Mount Gede Pangrango. The existence of a Bottled Drinking Water Plant in this region raises a crucial issue dealing with the decrease of clean water supplies for the villagers, especially in hamlet 1. This study produces a number of confirmations: (1) during this time the distribution of the availability of clean water in this village has been ensured with a reservoirs system or water tanks and pipelines; (2) the existence of this plant does not have a direct influence on the sustainability of clean water availability in this village because the plant only takes ground water instead of surface water; (3) there is a significant change related to safeguarding the sustainability of the availability of clean water after the application of the recommendations from LKMM research, in the form of making water banks, planting trees along the watershed, making bio-pores and several other infiltration wells; and (4) related to the status of the operation of the drinking water business according to Islamic law, the drinking water plant only takes ground water from a depth of 60-90 meters and does not obstruct the rights of other parties who also want to access the groundwater source in other locations. For this result, it is recommended that the involvement of all village development stakeholders, including the educational institutions and drinking water plants to educate all the villagers to strengthen the independent mental attitudes, self-assessment capabilities and problem solving so that the availability of clean water can be carried out independently. Especially, the plant managers of the drinking water are required to increase transparency in the groundwater extraction process to settle the issue of the exploitation of surface water by the drinking water plant and to prevent the emergence of things considered counterproductive from the community.