Evaluation of Community-Based Drinking Water Supply System Management in Ladogahar Village Sikka District East Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

The Ladogahar Village Government established a Village Drinking Water Supply System (DWSS) to meet the water needs of its people. The Village Government gives responsibility to the community to manage the Village DWSS. Each hamlet has a person in charge of DWSS management. The clean water supply system in Ladogahar Village has several problems. One of them is that the existing community-based DWSS management has experienced a decline in performance in terms of technical, institutional, financial, and social aspects, so that water distribution is not optimal. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate Ladogahar DWSS so that problems with the it can be identified, assess the level of sustainability of DWSS management, and compile priority development factors so that village DWSS becomes more optimal. The method used in this study is to evaluate existing conditions and analyze community and stakeholder perceptions of the sustainability of village DWSS management. To determine the level of Drinking Water Supply System sustainability using the index formula, for important factors in DWSS sustainability using the Relative Importance Index (RII) and Confidence Interval (CI) tests, while compiling priority factors for DWSS development using the Development Priority Index (IPP). The results of the assessment of the sustainability of community-based DWSS management reviewed from technical, institutional, financial, and environmental aspects show sustainable results, while the social aspect shows sustainable results. Priority factors for development in community-based drinking water supply system management are the continuity of water received, the addition of public taps, manager performance, availability of raw water, service coverage, regularity of payment of fees, and quantity of water received. To create sustainable drinking water supply system management, various improvements and developments of DWSS are needed both from technical aspects (raw water units, distribution units, service units, quantity, continuity) and institutional aspects (institutions and finances).

Keywords: Ladogahar Village, Evaluation, Sustainability, Management, DWSS community-based

DOI: 10.7176/JEES/15-1-04

Publication date: January 30th 2025