The Feasibility of Water Quality of Bedadung River for Inland Fishery Business Development and Sanitation Hygiene

Abstract

Abstract This research was conducted using a quantitative descriptive method for measuring water quality in the form of measuring chemical, physical and biological parameters of the waters at the research location, then using a qualitative descriptive method to describe the condition of the designated area in the watershed of the research location. The research location is the Biting River, the Jompo River and the Besini River. The purpose of the study was to assess the feasibility of water quality at the research site for inland fishery businesses and the water needs for sanitation hygiene for the community. The results of the measurement of water quality parameters at the research location showed that the Biting river was in an unpolluted and fertile condition, while the Jompo River indicated that it was contaminated with Oscillatoria bacteria which is very dangerous for human health and aquatic organisms. The water quality of the Besini river shows that the waters are fertile, not polluted but not suitable for community hygiene and sanitation activities because it is brackish with an average water salinity of 25 ppt.