In Badung territory, especially at the south part of it, which stands as the center of Bali tourism development showed by its hundred of stars hotels as well as other supporting facilities, is get more threaten by clean water crisis. Clean water supply, as from PDAM – Local Water Company – as well as from its sister companies is getting more difficult whilst the needs for it tend to increase.

Whether, the tourism facilities itself need clean water supply in adequate amount, the same with the local community, said the head of Bali-Penida hall water region, Rai Yusha in Denpasar. He said, the supply of clean water manage by PDAM Badung all this time is 296 liter per second capacity, and appears that it couldn’t fulfill the needs of tourism as well as local people consumers. Therefore, it need new raw water supply, especially in South Badung territory.

Meanwhile, for Middle Badung area and Mengwi district will get clean water service from the deep well and Ayung river. Still, the water capacity distributed into the two areas could not fulfill the needs of clean water for all people.

Therefore, new raw water supply is urgently needed before the condition get worse. One of that new raw water supply which has enough potential to develop and fulfill the needs of clean water for tourism in South Bali as well as with the local people is Tukad Penet. With 160-km2watershad area, whether for the length of its main river is 45.3 km. That river is across two regencies, Badung and Tabanan.

Along Penet River, there are 24-irrigation dams and five springs with substantial flow. That irrigation water is for irrigating 8.099-hectare rice-field.

Rai Yusha, as reported by Antara, explained, the remaining water volume from irrigation is still large enough and it merely utilized for about 50 liter per second by Tabanan PDAM. In the future, the utilization of Penet River has big potential as for raw water supply in fulfilling the needs of clean water for South Badung area.

Raw water supply can be utilized until 500 liter per second directed for the needs of clean water supply in four regencies/city that are Denpasar City, Badung Regency, Gianyar and Tabanan (Serbagita).

Raw water utilization will begin with Tukad Penet dam development at Cemagi Village of Badung Regency and at Beraban Village of Tabanan Regency. That project is supported by central government fund in 2008 and 2009. And this project too will be continued in 2010 as for pump supply, main pipe network with seven kilometer in length along with the development of cliff strengthen at Penet river flow for about 800 meter.

Hence, 2010 development plan will need fund support for about Rp 40.5 billion and hoped could sourced from central government fund.

News by NusaBali