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My friend ( Umi Faridha) told me about 'Lubang Biopori' and I am interested and now I want to share you little about it.

'Lubang Biopori' ( I don't know the English) is a hole has diameter about 10-30 cm and the deepness about 30-100cm that covered by organic waste that used to collect over loaded water if raining especially, so the water can be source of water supply for the soil and the plants surround it and help weathering the organic waste that can be used for compost (organisasi.org).

'Lubang biopori' inspired by the hole in soil that made by earthworm or other ground animals and plant roots. This hole can be a solution to make a free flood area ( good idea to apply in Jakarta!! ).
How to make 'lubang biopori'?
1. Make a hole diameter 10-30 cm and depth 30-100cm
2. Space out 0,5-1 meter between hole
3. Fill the hole with organic waste, like garden waste and kitchen waste
That's all. It is easy isn't it??

The suitable place to make 'lubang biopori' are:
1. The house sewers, the office sewers, and the school sewers
2. The ground around the tree

The other advantages of 'lubang biopori' beside prevent the flood are?
1. Make the natural compos from organic waste
2. Prevent the ground erosion
3. Maximize the absorbing of water to the soil so it increase soil water
4. Decreasing the puddle
5. Maximize the function and work of ground flora and fauna.

Actually, in some areas in Jakarta, since 2008, have made 'lubang biopori' but why Jakarta still get flood when rainy season? Because it's still very little 'lubang biopori' in Jakarta. The development of 'fly over' and 'skyscraper' is higher than the development of infiltration field. So, I think the government has to focus in the project of 'lubang biopori' to make a better Jakarta. :)


References:
http://organisasi.org/pengertian-biopori-cara-membuat-lubang-resapan-biopori-air-lrb-pada-lingkungan-sekitar-kita
http://khazanahpikir.blogspot.com/2008/04/hari-bumi-yuk-membuat-lubang-biopori.html
http://hienviro.blogspot.com/2010/01/creating-free-floods-environment-by.html

I believe that all of you know how important water is for our life. Water is vital thing, you can't live without it. How much water do you use everyday? 10 liter? Or 20 liter? Or 50 liter? Or may be more than 50 liter water you use everyday for support all your activities. From early morning you take a bath until late night you go to the bed, you need water, a lot of water actually.

From now on you have to consider about how much water you use everyday. Use the water wisely because now we face the water crisis.
The problem of water that we face is not about the lack of amount of water but the access of the clean and save water. Ironically, the water that we use nowadays is polluted.
Here some facts about the water crisis in the world (from water.org):
1. 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people.
2. 3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease.
3. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.
4. Poor people living in the slums often pay 5-10 times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.
5. An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than a typical person in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.
6. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease.
7. In just one day, more than 200 million hours of women’s time is consumed for the most basic of human needs — collecting water for domestic use.
8. Over 50 percent of all water projects fail and less than five percent of projects are visited, and far less than one percent have any longer-term monitoring.
9. Less than 1% of the world’s fresh water (or about 0.007% of all water on earth) is readily accessible for direct human use.
After you know those facts you have to think wisely to use water. You do not want the things in the 2070 movie become reality right??

These are some ways to use water wisely:
1. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
2. Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice-makers are cooled with wasted flows of water. Consider upgrading with air-cooled appliances for significant water savings.
3. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a pan of water instead of running water from the tap.
4. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway and sidewalk and save water every time.
5. Collect the water you use for rinsing fruits and vegetables, then reuse it to water houseplants.
6. Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Fixing it can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
7. When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
8. Water your plants deeply but less frequently to encourage deep root growth and drought tolerance.
9. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth and save 25 gallons a month.
There are a lot of things to do to save the water. Do it now or never!

References:
http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water
http://wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/index.php