2.4  Raw Water 
Raw  water  is  water  used  as  a  source  for  water 
treatment.  Raw  water  can  come  from  a  variety  of 
water resources. Understanding clean water is water 
that  is  free  from  substances  dissolved  and  have 
qualified quality so that can be consumed as drinking 
water. But not always clean water can be interpreted 
as  water  that  can  be  directly  consumed  or  drunk, 
because the water used to support activities such as 
bathing, washing, irrigation, livestock, industry, and 
fisheries need clean water whose water quality is not 
necessary  such  as  drinking  water.  Sources  of  raw 
water that can be used for the provision of clean water 
that is rain water, surface water, and ground water. 
The  need  for  clean  water  is  an  unlimited  and 
sustainable need. While the need for water supply and 
service  from  time  to  time  is  increasing,  which  is 
sometimes  not  matched  by  service  capability.  This 
increase  in  demand  is  due  to  the  increase  of 
population, the increasing of citizen life status and the 
development of city/service area or things related to 
the improvement of socio-economic condition of the 
people.  
2.4.1  Domestic Water Requirement 
The clean water needed for daily activities is referred 
to as domestic demand in this case including water for 
drinking, cooking, cleaning the toilets and so on. 
The  basic  needs of  the  domestic  is  the  need for 
clean  water  for  the  residents  of  the  housing 
environment are limited to household necessities such 
as bathing, drinking, cooking, and others (Ministry of 
Public  Works,  "Maximum  Water  Requirements 
Day").  
To  estimate  the  current  and  future  amount  of 
domestic  water  demand  is  calculated  based  on 
population,  population  growth  rate  and  per  capita 
water requirement. The per capita water requirement 
is influenced by physical activity and habit or welfare 
level.  Therefore,  in  estimating  the  amount  of 
domestic  water  needs  to  distinguish  between  the 
needs of water for urban residents (urban areas) and 
rural  areas  (rural).  The  differentiation  of  water 
demand is done with the consideration that people in 
urban  areas  tend  to  use  more  water  than  the 
population  in  the  rural  area.  The  amount  of  water 
consumption  can  refer to  the various standards that 
have been published. 
2.4.2  Non Domestic Water Requirement 
The non-domestic basic water requirement is a water 
requirement  for  residents  outside  the  housing 
environment (Ministry of Public Works, "Maximum 
Water  Requirements  Day").  The  need  for  non 
domestic water is often also called urban water needs 
(municipal). The need for clean water is determined 
by  the  number  of  non-domestic  consumers  that 
include  office  facilities  (government  and  private), 
places of worship (mosque, church, etc.),  education 
(schools), commercial (shop, hotel), public (market, 
terminals) and Industry (Ikhsan, 2013). 
Non-domestic  sector  analysis  is  conducted  by 
holding  on  to  the  latest  growth  data  analysis  of 
existing  socio-economic  facilities  in  the  planning 
area. Non-domestic water requirements for cities can 
be divided into several categories: 
1. City Category I (Metro) 
2. Category City II (Big City) 
3. City Category III (Medium City) 
4. City Category IV (Small Town) 
5. Cities Category V (Village) 
The  amount  of  urban  water  demand  can  be 
obtained by a percentage of the total household needs, 
ranging from 25-40% of household water needs. The 
40%  rate  applies  specifically  to  metropolitan  cities 
with very high population density such as Jakarta. 
Meanwhile, to obtain the amount of water demand 
in  a  region,  the  equation  is  used  to  multiply  the 
number of users with the standard water requirement 
for each type of use (Ikhsan, 2013).  
                         Qy = dy x Py                              (13)
 
2.5  Study Area 
This  study  was  conducted  at  the  location  of 
development  of  small  dam  Geunang  Uyat  District 
Panton Reu Sub district West Aceh district, as shown 
in Figure 1. 
 
Figure 1: Study area