INDONESIA URBAN WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE North Sumatra

Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (IUWASH) is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project. IUWASH aims to develop access to water and sanitation services for communities, including low- income people in urban areas of Indonesia.

In North Sumatra, IUWASH works in five cities: Binjai, Medan, Tebing Tinggi, Pematang Siantar, and Tanjung Balai, as well as in Langkat District (where it focuses on microfinance for a piped water connection program). RICKY PASHA BARUS - IUWASH MEDAN BARUS - IUWASH RICKY PASHA Belawan. Environment and piped water facilities in urban settlements in Medan Belawan Sub-district, Medan City.

Drinking Water Reaches Only 29% of Population North Sumatra Province has 33 districts that are home to 13 million people whose drinking water is provided by 16 local government-owned water utilities (PDAMs). Unfortunately, these PDAMs can only reach around 29 percent of the population. They face a range of challenges, including a non-renewable water rate in excess of 30 percent, lack of investment, low full cost recovery, limited production capacity, and low quality and quantity of raw water. Nevertheless, several local governments in the province are committed to improving their clean water services to the community, particularly for low-income USAID - ESP communities (MBR). Over the last five years, with support from PDAM Tirtanadi water tower. PDAM Tirtanadi water USAID, the Medan municipal government and PDAM Tirtanadi tower. A clean water storage tank for Medan. Good quality and a reliable quantity of raw water can guarantee clean have been able to provide piped water connections to more than water supplies for Medan City. 9,000 low-income households. RICKY PASHA BARUS - IUWASH MEDAN BARUS - IUWASH RICKY PASHA MEDAN BARUS - IUWASH RICKY PASHA Public sanitation facility. Not everyone in Medan Belawan Community-based clean water supply. Clean water facility Sub-district, Medan City has adequate sanitation services. managed by the community in Tegal Sari Mandala II Village, Medan Denai Sub-district, Medan City.

Sanitation Services Reach Only 3% of IUWASH priority activities throughout Population North Sumatra: In the sanitation sector, sanitation services through • Increasing public access to clean water; a centralized sanitation systems or off-site sanitation • Increasing public access to proper sanitation; systems only exist in Medan and reaching about 12,000 • Water utility (PDAM) debt restructuring; or 3% of the population. The majority of families in • Strengthening PDAM management, technical and urban areas use open based-septic tanks which are financial performance; vulnerably contaminate ground water. Emptying of • Assisting local governments to strengthen water septic tanks is also not often done, so the fecal sludge and sanitation policy; might go into the septic treatment, it then flows into • Assisting local governments in water and sanitation the river. In the last five years, with the support from sector budgeting, including long-term budgeting; various parties, Medan City strives to develop strong • Supporting and promoting STBM programs; sanitation program, both for centralized sanitation • Increasing community involvement in drinking water systems and personal sanitation systems (on-site and sanitation programs; sanitation system). Big commitment of central and local • Supporting microfinance for clean water and government of Medan City in improving the conditions sanitation connections; and access to sanitation is admirable. • Establishing AMPL (Drinking Water and Environmental Health) working groups and drafting Supporting local governments to improve City Sanitation Strategies and White Books; services and access to drinking water and • Facilitating AMPL working groups, to prepare the sanitation Sanitation White Book, Environmental Health Risk Assessment, and City Sanitation Strategy In North Sumatra, IUWASH has been working with as requirements for cities/districts to join PPSP central, provincial, district and municipal governments, Program (Accelerated Sanitation Development as well as various donors and development programs, Program); in an effort to create demand for drinking water • Supporting raw water studies to benefit PDAMs; and sanitation services and access. The Project is • Promoting wastewater treatment systems; providing a range of technical assistance, including • Rehabilitating sewage treatment plants. activities to mobilize community demand for water and sanitation services. Efforts have included supporting implementation of STBM (Community-led Total For further Information please contact: Sanitation) and development of community-based Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation, access to sanitation. and Hygiene (IUWASH) IUWASH also seeks to increase the capacity of water service providers, including PDAMs, and agencies Jl. Ade Irma Suryani No. 5 providing sanitation services, notably by supporting Medan, North Sumatra 20151 T +62-61 452 8699 the development of a citywide sanitation strategy. In F +62-61 451 9499 addition, IUWASH is supporting improved governance and increased funding in order to expand access to [email protected] sanitation and water. Initiatives have included providing www.iuwash.or.id access to alternative financing, and drafting new www.facebook.com/iuwash regulations on drinking water and sanitation. Twitter @airsanitasi