Community Perception In Domestic Wastewater Treatment To Reduce River Pollution: A Study In Rw 09 Kotalama Village, Kedungkandang Subdistrict, Malang City

Abstract

The basic human need is for clean water, essential for daily needs such as drinking, cooking, and industrial processing. This makes the function of water not only economic but also social. The domestic water demand in Malang will reach 1304 liters/second in 2023. However, the current condition of the Brantas River has a pollution index value classified as “lightly polluted”, so domestic wastewater treatment management is needed. The role of the community is very influential in domestic wastewater treatment to reduce the pollution of the Brantas River. This can also support the Regional Government Work Plan of Malang City in 2023. The steps taken are to determine the status of domestic wastewater treatment and to analyze the perceptions of the community along the Brantas River. The data collection method used a questionnaire with purposive sampling with the number of respondents with similar characteristics. The results showed that the level of education of the community had a better influence, but did not affect the good behavior of domestic wastewater treatment. The community still discharges domestic wastewater into the river. The community’s domestic wastewater treatment behavior is influenced by their knowledge and attitude toward the existing drainage system in their house.