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Residents at
Thousand Islands can
now enjoy the clean
water service with
affordable prices.

Credit:
Dok : PAM Jaya

to create a detailed and anticipatory mechanism According to Ignasius, there is a slightly different way
in the implementation of clean water subsidies for of utilizing water resources for the residents living at
Thousand Islands, since there will be potential for those small islands. If there is sufficient surface raw
misuse of subsidies by other parties outside the water such as rivers or springs, then it is the most
community. appropriate choice because it is cheap. But in fact,
small islands usually have limited surface water,
The Executive Director of Asia Pacific Center for and none of them even have rivers. Then, the other
Ecohydrology at the United Nations Educational, alternative would be stored rainwater, but it is also
Scientific and Cultural Organization (APCE-UNESCO) very dependent on the rainfall in the area.
Ignasius Dwi Atmana Sutapa also expressed the
same opinion. He considered that the type of raw water that is
most likely to be processed into clean water for
He recently told JaKita that the subsidized price for people in Thousand Islands is none other than sea
clean water in the Thousand Islands regency was a water. However, since it contains salinity, the water
right and firm step. According to him, clean water processing must use membranes and distillation
service is a basic need that must be provided by the technology.
provincial government to their residents. Either way,
the services must be provided despite the high costs. sam/yen

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