Jokowi Inaugurates Waste Water Management System Worth IDR 1.2 Trillion in Makassar

President Jokowi inaugurated a centralized domestic wastewater management system worth IDR 1.2 trillion in Makassar.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Jokowi Resmikan Sistem Pengelolaan Air Limbah Senilai Rp 1,2 Triliun di Makassar

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President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System (SPAL-DT) in Losari, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, on Thursday (22/2/2024).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS - President Joko Widodo has inaugurated the Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System or SPAL-DT Losari in Makassar City, South Sulawesi. In his speech, the President emphasized the importance of the system for managing liquid waste water in an environmentally friendly manner as well as improving the quality of water and health for the community.

"The centralized domestic wastewater management system in Losari is crucial for managing liquid wastewater to be environmentally friendly and improving the quality of groundwater and raw water as well as enhancing the quality of our society's health," said President Jokowi in Makassar on Thursday (22/2/2024).

Accompanying the President in the inauguration were State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Acting Governor of South Sulawesi Bahtiar Baharuddin, and Mayor of Makassar Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto.

SPAL-DT Losari will be built starting from 2019 until 2023 with a cost of Rp 1.2 trillion. Its presence is expected to raise public awareness about environmental pollution issues in the city of Makassar.

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President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System (SPAL-DT) in Losari, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, on Thursday (22/2/2024).

Furthermore, the system can provide tangible benefits for the surrounding households. The system has a capacity of 16,000 cubic meters per day with a length of 96 kilometers of wastewater pipeline network and can serve 41,000 families.

The President also emphasized that the operation of SPAL-DT should lead to greater integration in the handling of wastewater in the city of Makassar. Additionally, the quality of the environment and the standard of living for the people of Makassar is expected to improve.

The centralized domestic wastewater management system in Losari is crucial to manage liquid waste in an environmentally friendly way and to enhance the quality of groundwater and raw water as well as to improve the health of our society.

The development of the Losari DT wastewater treatment plant is part of the Metropolitan Sanitation Management Investment Project (MSMIP). The program aims to enhance integrated wastewater services in urban areas.

Through the construction of the Losari Wastewater Treatment Plant, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki hopes to minimize water pollution caused by domestic wastewater. Additionally, it is expected to provide added value in the form of clean water for watering parks and public spaces in the city.

"The main goal is for better environmental quality. As the settlements become denser, the waste also increases. Therefore, we need to treat it first before it enters into the water bodies," said Basuki in a written press statement."

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The construction of a domestic SPAL in Makassar City is considered effective because it uses a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system by reducing biological oxygen demand (BOD), denitrification and reducing nitrogen. In this way, the effluent or by-product of a process that will be disposed of can meet the quality standards according to the regulations. Minister of Environment Regulation Number 68 of 2016 concerning domestic wastewater quality standards regulates, among other things, BOD levels below 30 milligrams per liter.

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President Joko Widodo visited one of the shopping centers in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday (21/2/2024) evening. President Jokowi appeared relaxed wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt paired with black pants.

Toll and port connectivity

In Makassar, the President also inaugurated the Makassar New Port (MNP) access road. The road, which has a total length of 3.2 kilometers, was built to improve the connectivity of the MNP Port with the existing toll road in Makassar, thereby reducing the transportation time for container cargoes to and from the port.

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Previously, on Wednesday evening, President Jokowi visited one of the shopping centers in Makassar City. The Head of State appeared relaxed wearing a white long-sleeved shirt paired with black pants. The arrival of President Jokowi added liveliness to the mall atmosphere.

The President, accompanied by Erick Thohir, Basuki Hadimuljono, and Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman, then had dinner together at one of the dining places in the mall. The ordered menu was diverse, ranging from anchovy fried rice, tek tek noodles, fried fish meatballs, mendoan tempe, to sweet iced tea. The President and the ministers had a warm conversation while enjoying the dinner menu.