Saturday, 12 August 2017

Penyaring Sampah

Baru-baru ini ada kawan saya menanyakan apakah bisa bikin desain untuk penyaring sampah. Saya jawab bahwa perusahan tempat saya bekerja sudah pernah membuat sistem hidrolik penyaring sampah. Kemudian saya tanya berapa kapasitas sampah untuk disaring? Jawabannya Kali Ciliwung kira-kira berapa ya....

Seperti kita ketahui bersama Kali Ciliwung adalah salah satu sungai yang punya tingkat polusi tertinggi di dunia. Sampah apapun baik sampah domestik, industri, barang bekas ada di sana. Perkiraan sampah yang ada bisa sampai 60 ton ketika musim hujan. Hal yang tidak mugkin dilakukan penyaringan sampah secara otomatis. Jalan satu-satunya yaitu dengan mengangkut sampah secara manual yaitu menggunakan krane diatas pontoon dan truk pengangkut sampah.

Melihat kompleknya permasalah kali ciliwung, saya sarankan dengan menggunakan penekanan sosial di kawasan tadah hujan. Faktor utama sampah di Kali Ciliwunga adalah kesadaran masyarakat dalam menjaga kebersihan lingkunhan khususnya sungai. Itu dulu dilaksanakn secara intens dan berkesinambungan. Setelah itu bisa dilakakukan managemen pengelolaan kawasan tadah hujan. Tentu saja apapun solusi yang diterapkan harus melibatkan masyarakat secara aktif.

Friday, 11 August 2017

Jobs in water sector

After I graduated from UNESCO-IHE in April 2015, I am back to my home town in Kediri, Indonesia to meet my family. While I was enjoying togetherness with my family I tried to apply jobs which related to my background study. Surprisingly, it is not so hard to get a job in a water sector. After 3 months of trying, I got 3 job offers. The fist offer is come from a local NGO which has water quality monitoring project in Ciliwung River. This offer is based-project job which means they only need me on the specific project. After project has done, I need to find another job again. This is dilemma for me as I have a family to feed. The next offer is a PhD position in one of reputable university in Malaysia. I was thingking this is a good option for me but then I need a real experience not just study. Finally, I chose the last offer i.e. working with a water consultancy firm in Malaysia.

One thing that could be important during finding a job in a water sector is connectivity. IHE is the most reputable inatitute to create water profeaaionals around the world. Wherever I go, I alwaysJ find alumni that can support me i  many aspects. So, thanks to IHE for doing a great job and wish can withstand forever.