STUDY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (SPAM) IN JEJANGKIT TIMUR VILLAGE, BARITO KUALA REGENCY, SOUTH KALIMANTAN

Water is one of the basic human needs. The standard for basic needs of drinking water is 10 cubic meters / head of family / month or 60 liters / person / day. Drinking water is household drinking water that goes through a process of processing or without processing that meets health requirements and can be drunk directly. The basic needs of daily drinking water are water to meet daily needs that is used for drinking, cooking, bathing, washing, lavatory and worship purposes. The use of water that varies in every aspect of life makes water availability very important and is strongly influenced by its quantity and quality. The availibility of water in swamps land is abundant in quantity but the quality is not good. Swamp water contains a lot of dissolved organic compounds consisting of ionic and non ionic, acidic elements such as sulfate, chloride, and nitrate which exceeds the normal conditions of water in general. Water in the peat area or swamp area has high color intensity, pH ranges from 3-5, and is strongly bonded with metal ions. This condition causes swamp water to not be directly used for daily needs. The use of swamp water especially peat swamps without processing first can cause various health problems. Health complaints that are experienced due to the use of peat water can have a direct impact such as diarrhea and itching, but there are also those that have an indirect impact in the decades due to the accumulation of chemical elements found in the body such as damage to the liver and kidneys. The village of Jejangkit Timur is one of the villages in Jejangkit District, Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan Province, which is located in the swamp area. A drinking water supply system (SPAM) has been developed in this village since 2016 through a village-owned enterprise (BUMDes) that provides clean water for the community by processing swamp water into clean water. This research was conducted to analyze the performance of SPAM in Jejangkit Timur Village because there had never been a scientific study related to the performance of the SPAM. Study of the performance is reviewed both from technical aspects related to water quality of water produced by Water Treatment Plant (IPA), as well as from non-technical aspects related to its management. The study of technical aspects related to water quality parameters tested included physical, chemistry, and biology parameters in accordance with the desired quality standards according to applicable provisions. Study of the performance on non-technical aspects was carried out on the management of Jejangkit Timur SPAM service through descriptive analysis of the interview data with managers of Jejangkit Timur SPAM and the community. The approach used in the analysis is the perspective of New Public Service (NPS), which is then used as a parameter to measure the service performance of the SPAM. Preparation of recommendations in order to improve the performance of Jejangkit Timur SPAM refers to the results of SPAM performance analysis. Aspects that are not yet in accordance with the criteria are recommended to be improved, and aspects that are in accordance with the criteria are recommended to be maintained and improved. This study is expected to be useful for communities in Jejangkit Timur Village, especially SPAM managers in evaluating and improving SPAM performance in Jejangkit Timur village. The results show that on the technical aspect, SPAM performance on the tested physics and chemistry parameters meet health standards in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia No.492/MENKES/PER/IV/2010 but on biological parameters did not fully meet the standards. The water produced by the WTP of SPAM in Jejangkit Timur needs to be treated first, for example through the boiling process to be safe for consumtion. In the non-technical aspects, SPAM procurement had articulated the public interest, but it did not involve the community in its management. Recommendations given include the need for continuous water quality check records, construction of swamp water input plant unit and residual waste treatment plant unit, improvement of the calcium oxide input system, and education to the community. Keywords: SPAM, water treatment, swamp water, peat water, Jejangkit Timur