At the first stage after tsunami attack to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the survivors need clean water for drink, cook, and cleaning. There was no clean water facilities available at that time as the infrastructure destroyed by tsunami. When there was no clean water the survivors of tsunami will be in critical situation to survive. Therefore, it was strategic to develop a mobile clean water treatment unit that can provide clean water for the community.

With a donation of USD 25,000, through Special Opportunity Funds from LEAD International, LEAD Indonesia/YPB had undertook the coordination of procurement, construction and delivery five donated water treatment plant units (WTUs) to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), in collaboration with PT ENVITECH PERKASA (the unit manufacturer, directed by Mr. Muhtadi Sjadzali, a LEAD Fellow) and PT PERPAMSI (The Association of Drinking Water Companies in Indonesia as the operational and maintenance coordinator in the field). In NAD, the responsible agency that was in charge to operate the water treatment plants was PDAM, the Local State Drinking Water Company.

There were in total 5 Water Treatment Plants donated by

• LEAD International through Special Opportunity Funds (1 unit)
• Schneider Indonesia, France electricity company (3 units)
• Tsunami Recovery Indonesia, a community of people who cares about tsunami victims (1 unit)

The water treatment units located in the areas where clean water was scarce and the people were in desperately need of clean water. Trucks of North Aceh PDAM Tirta Mon Pase delivered the water to the public hydrants at the refugee camps and along the North Aceh coastline affected by the tsunami where all its wells were contaminated by the seawater. Some international NGOs had been helping the PDAM in distributing the water. They included OXFAM, and IRC (International Rescue Committee) that currently operated in Indonesia in collaboration with Consortium for Assistance and Recovery Towards Development in Indonesia (CARDI).