Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Raw water from river has a poor quality to be produced as clean water for regional water company or PDAM Bandarmasih, the company official said.
Supposedly the quality of raw water to be processed has a classification of "A", but the natural conditions of this region, especially in the upper reaches of the catchment Meratus damaged, then the water quality classified to "C," said Secretary General of PDAM Bandarmasih, Endang Waryono, whO also a committee of World Water Day celebration here on Wednesday.
According to him, with such poor water quality impacts on water treatment in the taps. The processing becomes difficult and need high cost, ultimately influenced the rate of the produced water.
Endang said, although the processing becomes difficult, taps company committed to providing the best service for the community, and the results now about 100 percent of the city has been served with clean water.
