Study on the Impact of Cafts (Communal Coastal Area Fecal Treatment System) Implementation on Environmental Sanitation in Batam

Open defecation is a problem faced by many regions, including Batam Municipality, while programs such as Communal CAFTS has been implemented to overcome the problem. This research aimed to evaluate the performance of different Communal CAFTS models applied and to formulate the best strategy to apply total sanitation in Batam Municipality. The research was carried out in Batam Municipality, including Kabil Village and Belakang Padang Village as pilot samples for the implementation of different Communal CAFTS models. The research was focused on the performance of Communal CAFTS, especially in the presence of leakages, stinks and clogging. Data collection was carried out through interviews with the local community in each village, while data analysis was carried out through cross tabulation and bivariate correlation. The result showed that the Communal CAFTS model with one septic tank for 3- 5 households lack performance compared to the model with one septic tank for one household. Leakages, stinks and clogging were reported by 46.67- 53.33% of the samples in the 1st model, compared to only 13.04-17.39% in the 2nd model which statistically have significant differences. The result showed the urgent need of extending the implementation of 2nd model Communal CAFTS to improve community’s acceptance of open defecation free programs.