Analysis of clean water supply for remote area: Study case at Sepatin village, Kutai Kartanegara Regency

Abstract

Clean water is an essential part of life, and it is one of the human rights that must be provided continuously and sufficiently. United Nations has set up one of Sustainable Development Goals concerning access to clean water and sanitation. An analysis has been conducted at the outermost, remote, frontier, and the coastal area named Sepatin Village in Kutai Kartanegara Regency to figure out and mapping clean water issues as well as to define the effective solution. The assessment result has revealed that Sepatin Village suffering from clean water shortage for years, and the dominant causative factor as per root cause analysis is the limitation of water storage capacity. Rainwater Harvesting is considered as an effective solution taking into accounts the geographical conditions and location characteristic of Sepatin Village.