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Associations between seasonality and faecal contamination of self-supply sources in urban Indonesia

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IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2023.060

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drinking water quality; faecal contamination; groundwater; seasonality; self-supply; urban Indonesia

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This study investigated the associations between seasonality and faecal contamination of groundwater self-supply in Indonesian cities. The results showed mixed associations between seasonality and microbial water quality, with significantly higher concentrations of Escherichia coli during the wet season in one city but not the other. There were no significant associations between season and the presence or high concentrations of E. coli in self-supply sources or at the point-of-use.
Water quality monitoring that accounts for seasonal variability is crucial to ensure safe water services at all times, including groundwater self-supply, which provides drinking water for more than 40 million people in urban Indonesia. Seasonal variation of self-supply water quality remains a key evidence gap in Indonesia and elsewhere; therefore, this study investigated the associations between seasonality and faecal contamination of groundwater self-supply in the Indonesian cities of Bekasi and Metro. The study demonstrated mixed results in terms of associations between seasonality and microbial water quality. McNemar's test showed that high concentrations of Escherichia coli (E. coli) (=100 MPN per 100 mL) were significantly more likely during the wet season than during the dry season in Bekasi (p = 0.050), but not in Metro (p = 0.694). There was no statistically significant association between the season and the presence of E. coli in self-supply sources for both study sites, nor was there a significant association between the season and the presence or high concentrations of E. coli at the point-of-use. At both study sites, presence and high concentrations of E. coli during the dry season significantly increased the risk of contamination in the wet season, but the predictive power was weak. Regular water quality testing complemented by sanitary inspection is required to understand the contamination risks of self-supply sources.

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