Improvement of People's Welfare Through Fulfilling The Needs of Water in Morotai Island As Outermost Island

摘要

One of the government's targets to increase the service quality of water resources is the compliance of raw water to the entire districts in Indonesia, including the district in border areas and/or outermost islands, which is the front porch of this country. One of the islands in the border which is also the outer island is Morotai Island. Morotai Island consists of five districts, which are Morotai Jaya, South West Morotai, Eastern Morotai, and Northern Morotai. Among those five districts, the Morotai Jaya is the outermost district which is directly adjacent to the water free zone. Morotai Jaya District is the center of the northern region which is focused on the development of infrastructure arrangement. Regarding the regional and infrastructure development, the water supply service is very important and urgent. For that reason, the research about water supply is conducted. This research is oriented to the raw water supply for the next 20 years. The method used in this research is a survey of social studies with direct measurement of water potential and Mock method approach, topographic surveys, planning and provision of services, and the design concept. Based on the result of the research, the water resources potential in the study area are able to fulfill people's needs for the next 20 years. However, it is important to make a plan of an established, decent, and adequate infrastructure design, so the potential of water resources which has already exist can be optimized.