Clean Water

Septic Tank: The tank in which human waste is stored for anything from 6 months up to a year -or until the tank is full! Septic tanks are generally buried underground in Jakarta because of gravity and somewhere and to place it away from people's activities. The alternative is deep sewage.

Unprocessed: Water that is not cleaned or treated. Most of the water in Jakarta is not processed because of the lack of water treatment plants and mains water network.

Pressure: Is the force of water due to gravity or a water pump. Most houses have a water tank on their roof. Some houses also have elecric water pumps to improve water pressure. If there is no electricity then there is no pressure because the pumps in Jakarta all need electricity to run.

Groundwater: Is water from the aquifer that is sometimes used as drinking water, depending on the minerals content and impurities. In Jakarta the aquifers aren't easily replenished because all the rainwater bounces off roofs and goes down the drains and eventually reaches the oceans. This is why there's so much drought in Jakarta.

Reservoir: The place water is stored before it goes into treatment plants. You can boat in it as long as the boat doesn't have an engine and you can swim in it too. In Jakarta you wouldn't REALLY want to swim in the reservoirs because of all the pollution. The pollution consists of branches, leaves, tropical fruits, rubbish from people walking by, and just plain dirt.