PUPR Targets IPAL And TPST At IKN To Operate August 2024

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) targets the wastewater treatment plant (IPAL) and integrated waste treatment site (TPST) in the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago, East Kalimantan, to operate in August this year.

"There should be no delays in IPAL and TPST constructions. Both must be able to start operating in August 2024," said PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono in a written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, January 17.

The IPAL that has begun to be built is located in three locations, namely IPAL1.2, and 3 with a total capacity of 5,000 cubic meters per day serving the IKN Nusantara Central Government Core Area (KIPP).

IPAL 1,2 and 3 constructions in IKN have started since early December 2023 with current progress reaching 14.56 percent. The construction budget is IDR 638.8 billion.

The IKN Nusantara wastewater treatment scheme uses the Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology, which flows domestic waste water through the pipeline network to the IPAL to be integrated with the TPST. Thus, it produces influent (quality base) standards that meet the requirements.

The standard in question is set before the recycling or mixing of water/river bodies, so that it is in line with the principles of the archipelago as a forest and smart city (smart forest city).

The facilities and infrastructure for wastewater treatment will meet the quality standards for the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) waste water set in the Basic Engineering Design (BED) and according to the vision of IKN development.

The IKN Wastewater Processing Installation which is integrated with the Integrated Waste Processing Site aims to synergize sanitation management in the same location.

The sedimentation mud generated from IPAL 1.2 and 3 is 15 tons per day and will be processed at TPST 1, while the residue/remains of the processing will be reduced to the Residu Collection Unit (UPR) which is 14 kilometers (km) from TPST 1.

Meanwhile, lindi water originating from TPST 1 will be processed at IPAL 1 after preliminary processing at TPST 1.