Evaluasi Jaringan Distribusi Air Minum Pdam Tirta Nciho Unit Sidikalang Kota dengan Epanet 2.0.

Abstract

Clean water as city infrastructure plays a role in supporting the development of the city. Modern and rural cities need a good clean water system, so as to meet the needs of their population growth. Based on the presentation of the number of house connections with 72% of the community has been served in the Local Government-Owned Water Utility Tirta Nciho service area in Dairi Regency. The problem of Local Government-Owned Water Utility Tirta Nciho is where the distribution of Local Government-Owned Water Utility water in Sidikalang District is uneven. The production discharge of the Lae Nuaha Drinking Water Treatment Plant itself is 80 l / d the location of the Lae Nuaha Reservoir itself is on the Air Bersih Street Sidikalang City, in its service the Lae Nuaha Water Treatment Plant serves 9,940 house connections in Sidikalang District, the population of Sidikalang District has a population of 55,123 people, the water needs of Local Government-Owned Water Utility Tirta Nciho Sidikalang District in a day is 7.455,000 liters/day. Local Government-Owned Water Utility Tirta Nciho's piping network in Sidikalang District uses Polyvinly Chloride (PVC) pipes. The pipe meter used varies with sizes of 50 mm, 100 mm, 150 mm, 200 mm. The simulation results provide results in Sidikalang District, there is the highest pressure in several areas, especially Huta Village people. To serve its own service area gravity has not been able to work optimally. For the current use of water in the Lae Nuaha Drinking Water Treatment Plant source service, it is necessary to add PRV (Pressure Reducing Valve) to minimize high pressure in the distribution pipe to prevent pipe damage in order to maintain continuity water distribution in Sidikalang sub-district