Coastal Pacitan and its agricultural areas face severe water quality issues from illegal gold mining waste, leaving communities without clean water for drinking or farming. This problem significantly impacts Cokrokembang Village (Ngadirejo Subdistrict) and Ngadirojo State Vocational High School, Pacitan, Indonesia, where residents rely on contaminated shallow bore wells.
The Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember addressed this by developing a sustainable water solution combining solar energy and water treatment technologies. Their project will implement a solar-powered system to pump water from deeper bore wells, filter it for daily needs and farming, and integrate a smart water quality monitoring system.
This initiative aims to provide improved access to clean water for households and farms, reduce health risks, and increase agricultural productivity through sustainable water management.
This project was made possible by $9,400 in funding from the Industry Application Society (IAS), an EPICS in IEEE partner.