From November 1–4, 2021, the USAID-SECO Partnership, through PT Indogreen, trained seven partner PDAMs in assembling, programming, installing, and operating open-source hardware (OSH) water pressure loggers and took the participants to visit two water meter manufacturing plants.
Those seven PDAMs are from Depok city, Karawang district, Bogor district, Surakarta city, Magelang city, Magelang district, and Sukoharjo district.
Once installed, the open-source loggers will enable the PDAMs to gain real-time updates on water pressure, which are vital for identifying, monitoring and reducing water loss or non-revenue water (NRW). The OSH water logger prototype was developed by PT Indogreen under the USAID IUWASH PLUS Local Sustainability and Innovation Component.
This activity began with a classroom training in Depok city and was then followed by visits to two water meter manufacturing plants in Cikarang and Bandung. During the classroom training, the participants learned about assembling real-time water pressure loggers using inexpensive and locally available materials. This accessibility helps ensure that the PDAMs can procure and build the loggers themselves in the future. Aside from its affordability, the open-source water pressure loggers are also adjustable in that they can be easily modified into other devices, such as water flow meters/loggers, should the need arise.
The visits to the manufacturing plants provided the participants with additional knowledge on the most up-to-date technology used in water meter devices, including water pressure loggers, and how to maintain these devices properly.
Through December 2021, the USAID-SECO Partnership, through PT Indogreen, will procure seven water pressure loggers for six partner PDAMs and one water flow logger for PDAM Depok City.
