Sustainable Water Management at Telkom University: Ensuring a Hydrated Future Telkom University's Efforts in Tracking Campus Water Consumption

Groundwater management is an effort to implement, plan, monitor, and evaluate groundwater conservation, utilization, and control of groundwater damage. Groundwater management is regulated by Government Regulation No. 43 of 2008 regarding Groundwater. The provision of clean water supply is of particular concern, especially for drinking water needs.

To support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 related to Water Consumption per Capita, Telkom University, as an institution, measures the total volume of water used, whether taken from the main supply, desalination, or sourced from rivers, lakes, or aquifers. Various methods have been employed by Telkom University to meet groundwater needs, such as the construction of artesian production wells, utilizing water from Lake Tekno, and producing potable tap water.

The water sources consumed at Telkom University come from artesian pumps distributed across the campus area. In addition to directly utilizing groundwater, there are also water sources that go through treatment processes before being used or consumed, such as the lake water that undergoes filtration before consumption. The water flows into the lake and goes through a drinking water installation that converts tap water into potable water.

Every year, Telkom University measures the water from each artesian well on the campus area on a monthly basis according to the meter readings at each well. The water taken from

the production wells is pumped at the pump house, then directed to the water storage tanks (torrent) in each building. From the torrents, it is distributed to taps in each building. The average annual water consumption from infiltration wells is 194,636 cubic meters.

To maintain environmental water availability, Telkom University consistently monitors water volume. The water used comes from 11 Production Wells scattered around the campus. Telkom University also has three artificial lakes and six infiltration wells used for water reserve.

There are 11 well distribution locations at Telkom University:

1. Front Dormitory Building for Male Students

2. Middle Dormitory Building for Male Students

3. Faculty of Business and Economics Building

4. Faculty of Business Communication Building

5. Faculty of Applied Sciences Building

6. Cacuk Building Parking Area

7. Bandung Techno Park Grass Field

8. Faculty of Industrial Engineering Building

9. Syamsul Ulum Mosque

10. Faculty of Electrical Engineering Building

11. Electrical Engineering Parking Area

For detailed information regarding annual water consumption data, you can refer to the table provided at the following link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NljMG1sDqcc29Vqc4UaoNnbbyC_o6Tm1