Sharing Umbulan’s Water

Kompas/Ambrosius Harto

People fish at a spring in Umbulan village, Winongan district, Pasuruan regency, East Java. The clear and fresh Umbulan spring is a blessing for millions of people. Since July 2017, after a 45-year delay, the administration revived the Umbulan water treatment system. The project aims to channel water from the Umbulan spring, which has a production capacity of 4,000 liters per second, to 1.3 million people in Pasuruan, Sidoarjo, Surabaya and Gresik.

The sun was scorching down one Thursday (20/7) afternoon on the western shores of Lake Umbulan, in Umbulan village, Winongan subdistrict, Pasuruan regency, East Java. A spot on the shoreline became bald after several big trees were felled.

The trees fell into the lake, which is around 1 hectare. Trunks, roots and sawdust covered the embankment.