Lapindo Dam Sodoharjo

The disposal of hot mud of PT Lapindo Brantas to the Porong River, Sidoarjo, got water supplies that were channeled from the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi in the Kediri Regency, East Java.

The head of the Air Division and Air resources (the HOPE) III Perum Jasa Tirta Kusmartini in Kediri, on Monday, mentioned since the last ten day his side as the person responsible for the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi channeled water totalling 54 cubic metre per the second.

"This in accordance with the request of Timnas Penanggulangan" of "Lapindo Mud to help the disposal" of "hot mud in order to the excessive sedimentation in the Porong River," he said "not happen".

After passing the Dam of Gerak Waru-Turi, the Brantas River flow was solved to two currents, that is for the agricultural irrigation in the Nganjuk region and the river current that headed to Kertosono, Jombang, Mojokerto, and Sidoarjo.

"To help the handling" of "this Lapindo mud to be used by us the second channel that headed Sidoarjo," said Kusmartini explained.