OPTIMALISASI PENGELOLAAN AIR BERSIH DI KOTA TANGERANG DAN TANGERANG SELATAN DALAM PERSPEKTIF SMART CITY

Abstract

To obtain healthy clean water with water quality standards that meet health requirements, optimization of clean water management is the goal. The smart city contribution to people's lives is the improvement of public services from the perspective of water resources. One of the requirements for a smart city is smart living, which is an idea or imagination about creating conditions and an internal environment that is efficient, safe, healthy and aesthetically pleasing. To realize smart life, this is done by improving the quality of PDAM services. PDAM must meet water quality standards during the process of converting non-drinking water into drinking water because it is a frozen water management institution. This study aims to determine or analyze the optimization of clean water management in the South Tangerang PDAM Tirta Benteng Kota Tangerang and Tirta Kerta Raharja. From a smart city perspective, the purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate the optimization of clean water management in the cities of Tangerang and South Tangerang. This research uses a descriptive qualitative analytic approach based on observation, interviews, and literature review. Based on research findings, most people consider urban areas as water catchment areas, where water is retained as long as possible before entering the ground for groundwater supply and finally the sewer system. This model is said to make Tangerang City's water smarter. The "Water Smart City" strategy aims to protect water sources in a sustainable manner so that residents of South Tangerang.