As we enter the rainy season, sometimes we find puddles of water due to increased rainfall. One of the ways to reduce these puddles is by making several biopore infiltration holes. In addition to reducing the risk of flooding near your house, biopore holes also have the benefit of reducing organic waste and fertilizing the soil. With these benefits, you must be interested in making biopori holes at home, right? So, let’s take a look at how to make it!

Source: Direktorat Jenderal Sumber Daya Air, Kementerian Pembangunan Umum dan Penataan Ruangan

Things to Prepare

Before knowing how to make a biopore hole, there are several materials that need to be prepared as follows:

• PVC pipe that has been perforated on its side
• Water
• Compost sacks and biopore hole covers
• Drill or crowbar 

In addition, there are criteria for choosing an ideal place that you need to consider before making a biopore holes, including:

1. Pick a ground that is fairly flat, not steep, sloping or near the gorge. 
2. Pick a ground that is far away from septic tanks, garbage hoarding sites, and a minimum of one meter from the foundation of the building. 
3. Dig the biopore holes with a maximum of 2 meters below ground level, so that the hole can hold water as deep as 1.5 meters in the rainy season.
4. Choose soil that can absorb water.

Steps to Make a Biopori Hole

To make a biopore hole is not difficult, you can take the following steps:

1. Prepare equipment to make biopore holes and determine the location of biopori holes.
2. Water the soil with water to make it more loose.
3. Then, dig the soil with a diameter of 10-15 cm with a biopore drill. If you want to make more than one holes, make sure to give 50-100 cm distance to one another.
4. Dig a hole to a depth of 2 meters.
5. Put the PVC pipe that has been perforated and covered with a biopore hole cover. 
6. Biopore holes are ready for use!

In biopori holes, you can also use organic waste to be filled in biopori holes. Organic waste in question such as leaves, grass, fruit peels, or other organic materials. The presence of organic waste can help to maintain biopori holes and is used as a composting place. Organic waste in this biopori hole can be replaced with new waste when it is three months old. 

Well, that's the process of making biopore holes. It's pretty easy, right? As already mentioned, these biopore holes can be used to anticipate puddles during the rainy season. These biopore holes can also be a form of contribution from you to increase the water absorption capacity in Jakarta. But, if you still find puddles or floods around Jakarta, don't hesitate to report it through JAKI application. Download this app through the Google Play Storeor App Store.