May 27, '08 9:04 PM

Biopore Infiltration Holes – A Flood Prevention Method for the Wet Season by Tigor for everyone

Biopore Infiltration Holes

Biopore Infiltration Holes

Civilian self initiative to minimize flood in Indonesia. I believe this methode can be applied in other
countries. Lets do little thing to make this world green...!!

Rain falls and floods inundate - these are common facts of life in most regions of our beloved country.
When the rainy season sets in, the fear of floods also kicks in. However, that is not the only concern that
people have faced lately: water scarcity is another immense problem confronting everyone when the wet
season ends and the dry season begins.
It used to be that only those people living on riverbanks had to deal with floods. However, nowadays that
is no longer the case: those who live on high ground must also contend with frequent inundations since
the soil has lost its ability to absorb water due to illegal logging and the construction of environmentally
unfriendly buildings.
We can do several things to reduce the intensity of yearly floods. First, plant lots of trees - this helps to
preserve rainwater. Instead of cascading straight to the rivers, rainwater will be retained in tree roots,
which function as a kind of reservoir during the dry season.

Second, manage your waste: proper waste disposal will reduce the occurrence of floods. If waste
disposal is not managed properly, for example by dumping garbage on streets or into rivers, water sewers
and canals will be blocked - the ultimate cause of floods during the wet season.

Third, build infiltration wells, which is the most suitable option for urban areas. The Jakarta Municipality
Decree number 17/1992 (legalized as Jakarta municipality regulation number 17/1996), requires its
citizens to build infiltration wells. However, since building infiltration wells is relatively expensive, most
Jakarta citizens tend to ignore this regulation. It therefore comes as no surprise that people’s lack of
awareness and participation, together with poor government regulation and legal enforcement, have
caused floods to worsen every year.

The development of flood canals in the eastern and western parts of Jakarta is expected to reduce the
frequency of floods. However, these canals cannot ensure that Jakarta will be free of floods altogether.
People’s awareness still plays an important role in this matter; without it, floods will undoubtedly continue
to inundate the city of Jakarta again and again.
A new method of flood prevention at a reasonable cost has recently arrived: unearthing soil to build
biopore infiltration holes. Biopores are tunnels bored into the soil that enable organisms to become more
active and plants to take root more easily. Such processes create hollow spaces inside the soil that are
filled with air, and these air-filled spaces function as channels to absorb water more readily.

The more holes you bore, the better the soil can absorb water, and this minimizes the possibility of water
inundating soil’s surface. As a result, flooding is reduced since the water is directly absorbed into the soil.

For optimal results, create biopores by digging vertically into the soil. Fill those holes with organic waste
such as household organic scraps, cut grass and other vegetable matter. Through the composting
process, these organic materials will gradually become a new source of energy for organisms inside the
soil. Sufficient amounts of such organic byproducts will increase the activities of these organisms, which
in turn generate even more bioporic tunnels.

Making biopore holes is more economical and less complicated than infiltration wells since they can
function effectively in limited spaces. They can be created in office buildings, parks, backyards, parking
spaces and in the bottom of drainage ditches. Since no sophisticated equipment is needed, they can
even be dug by full-time housewives puttering around in the garden.

The biopore method was first devised in 1976 by Ir. Kamir Raziudin Brata, MSc, a researcher and lecturer
at the Soil and Natural Resources Science Department in the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, West Java.
He has been practicing and perfecting this environmentally enhancing approach for more than 20 years in
his own neighborhood - long before it was finally introduced to the general public.

How to Make Biopore Infiltration Holes

Dig a vertical cylindrical hole into the soil that is 10 cm in diameter and about 80-100 cm deep. Such
holes can be dug in house yards, gutters, along terrace walls, open grassy fields and any place where
rainwater collects.

Keep the rim of the hole intact by cementing it with a mixture that is 2-3 cm wide and 10 cm deep around
the opening to keep it from eroding. Another alternative is to insert a 12-cm pvc pipe inside the upper part
of the hole.

Shove in organic waste – kitchen scraps, plant remnants, dried leaves, cut grass and other vegetable
matter. Such organic waste will attract small creatures such as worms and termites to enter the hole and
create additional bioporic tunnels.

The waste inside the holes will become a source of energy for a myriad of soil organisms and thus enable
them to take part in the composting process. This microbe-decomposed waste is known as compost, the
main ingredient for organic fertilizer. Through this process, biopore tunnels will not only function to
absorb water, but also make compost.

Keep putting more organic waste into the hole since the composting process will gradually decrease the
amount of waste already inside the hole. After the hole’s maximum capacity has been reached, the
compost inside can be taken out and used as fertilizer. The compost can be harvested over a certain
period of time and used as organic fertilizer for plants.

Biopore infiltration holes benefit us: by digging them, you have the chance to participate directly in an
effort to reduce the occurrence of floods. In addition, they will improve the fertility of your soil.

For more information regarding biopore infiltration holes, go to www.biopori.com.

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How to Make Biopore Infiltration Holes

Dig a vertical cylindrical hole into the soil that is 10 cm in diameter and about 80-100 cm deep. Such
holes can be dug in house yards, gutters, along terrace walls, open grassy fields and any place where
rainwater collects. The device to make biopore hole can be purchased at Bogor Institute of Agriculture or
your nearest Trubus Shop for Rp. 175,000.

Keep the rim of the hole intact by cementing it with a mixture that is 2-3 cm wide and 10 cm deep around
the opening to keep it from eroding. Another alternative is to insert a 12-cm pvc pipe inside the upper part
of the hole.

Shove in organic waste – kitchen scraps, plant remnants, dried leaves, cut grass and other vegetable
matter. Such organic waste will attract small creatures such as worms and termites to enter the hole and
create additional bioporic tunnels.

The waste inside the holes will become a source of energy for a myriad of soil organisms and thus enable
them to take part in the composting process. This microbe-decomposed waste is known as compost, the
main ingredient for organic fertilizer. Through this process, biopore tunnels will not only function to
absorb water, but also make compost.

Keep putting more organic waste into the hole since the composting process will gradually decrease the
amount of waste already inside the hole. After the hole’s maximum capacity has been reached, the
compost inside can be taken out and used as fertilizer. The compost can be harvested over a certain
period of time and used as organic fertilizer for plants.

Biopore infiltration holes benefit us: by digging them, you have the chance to participate directly in an
effort to reduce the occurrence of floods. In addition, they will improve the fertility of your soil.
Good morning everybody…
First of all, I would like say thank you to Mr Tatang for this opportunity and all of you for coming to my
presentation.
Today I’d like talk about biopore infiltration holes.
As you know that flood in one of many problem in Jakarta. When the rainy season sets in,
the fear of floods also coming. Because In Jakarta, flood not just happen on riverbanks but almost on all
area.
I have divided my presentation into 2 part.:
First I will explain about biopore Infiltration Holes as a Flood Prevention Method
Secondly I will talk about about how Make Biopore Infiltration Holes
And finally I will explain about

Let’s begin with the first part :

Bla bla bla….

Let’s move on to the second part:

A new method of flood prevention has recently arrived. The method is biopore infiltration holes.
The inventor of this method is Mr Ir. Kamir Raziudin Brata, MSc. He is a lecturer at the Soil and
Natural Resources Science Department in the Bogor Institute of Agriculture.

Biopores are tunnels bored into the soil that enable organisms to become more active and plants to take
root more easily. Such processes create hollow spaces inside the soil that are filled with air, and these
air-filled spaces function as channels to absorb water more readily.

The more holes you bore, the better the soil can absorb water, and this minimizes the possibility of water
inundating soil’s surface. As a result, flooding is reduced since the water is directly absorbed into the soil.

Through the composting process, these organic materials will gradually become a new source of energy
for organisms inside the soil. Sufficient amounts of such organic byproducts will increase the activities of
these organisms, which in turn generate even more bioporic tunnels.