Application of sewage management programs in river banks (Indonesia)

Riverbanks areas have long been public settlements due to increasing population and economic problems. Bojong Village, Bandung Regency, Indonesia is one of the public settlements along the Cisungala River that has poor sanitation levels. Based on the observation, many residents disposed the domestic wastewater directly to the river without any treatment process due to lack of public awareness and also domestic wastewater management program not running effectively. The purpose of this research was to determine the existing condition of domestic wastewater management, evaluate existing programs, determine priority programs in domestic wastewater management, and make a strategy for domestic wastewater management in Bojong Village. Identification of domestic wastewater management practices was carried out by observation, interviews and questionnaires addressed to stakeholders and community. A pairwise comparison test was performed to assess the criteria on the selection of domestic wastewater management programs and conduct a study of program implementation using SWOT analysis.