Abstract:
The growth of population will be followed by the provision of residential housing which will increase the environmental burden and the increase of domestic waste generated
from the activity of life in the housing environment. This study aims to: i) identify the actual
condition of the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the area of subsidized housing, ii) Evaluate and analyse the implementation of communal WWTP policy in the area of subsidized
housing in Kertak Hanyar District and Gambut District, South Kalimantan. The data were
collected using semi structured interview method and literature study. Data analysis was done by descriptive approach and presented through tabulation matrix. The evaluation of communal WWTP policy implementation is done by GAP analysis method. The results are known that the housing developers only provide a septic tank made of ironwood and coated with cement on the top. Based on the result of gap analysis that all housing have cumulative index value 2,4. This
value indicates that many developers do not implement the rules on communal WWTP which has been required by the Government of Banjar Regency. The non-implementation of communal WWTP in residential areas is due to the lack of knowledge of housing developers on communal WWTP. Other problems include technical matters concerning the making of communal WWTP in flat topographic wastes (plates). Housing developers have not yet mastered the technology in the application of communal WWTP for housing growing in wetlands. The huge cost requirements also complicate the application of communal WWTP in subsidized housing areas.
