Policy Evaluation of Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Program in Laweyan Batik Village, Surakarta in Order Establishing Sustainable Development

Surakarta is a city of culture, can be seen in terms of physical and non-physical, especially by maintaining traditional elements and values. The city of Surakarta in recent years has become increasingly known in the world of tourism by introducing batik as an icon of the city of Surakarta. Therefore, many tourists both from domestic and abroad make the city of Surakarta as a tourist destination, especially batik. The city of Surakarta is also known as one of the batik producers in Indonesia. In the city of Surakarta there is a batik village that was made an icon as a place for making and selling batik, namely Laweyan Batik Village. As an industrial center, Laweyan Batik Village has become a tourist destination for tourists. Batik is one of the industries that contributes considerable liquid waste, especially in terms of coloring or dyeing. Because of that, the Surakarta City Government took the initiative to create a WWTP program in Laweyan Batik Village. The research method uses descriptive qualitative. In the case of WWTP management, collaboration between the Surakarta City Government and batik craftsman using WWTP is needed, namely small and medium industries.The WWTP program is very helpful for batik craftsman in Laweyan Batik Village and good governance is needed to protect the environment around Laweyan Batik Village in order to keep clean the environment and health in order to achieve sustainable development.