Mapping the Water Usage Behaviour of Presto Milkfish Processing Industries in Semarang City

Abstract

Water is one of the natural resources that play an important role in the field of industry. Milkfish fish processing industries is leading commodity of Semarang City that roles as important stakeholder related to both groundwater and PDAM consumer. The demand of clean water supply quite a lot. This have impact on the utilization of groundwater as the main raw material or auxiliary materials in the production process with considerable capacity such as fish washing process, flavoring, steaming process on peresto equipment and cleaning equipment. They should be studied the ecological behavior related to water condition. This study aims to map milkfish processing process based on water use by distinguishing traditional and modern processing systems. The research method used is field work and water footprint. The number of respondents in this research is 5 milkfish processing industries in Semarang City. Research is conducted by analyzing the processing and water needs for each stage of the process. The results showed that water use amounted to 59-149 litters with the most use in cleaning equipment process. Production capacity of processing industry varies from 10-100 kg. The results are used as redesign material of the process to optimize water use in industry.