Tidal Influence on Water Quality of Kapuas Kecil River Downstream

¹ Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, School of Postgraduate Studies, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
² Department of Environmental Geography, Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta - Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: rizkipurnaini@yahoo.co.id

Abstract

The Kapuas Kecil River is strongly influenced by tidal, in the dry season the intrusion of surface water is often a problem for the WTP because it causes the change of raw water quality to be processed. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sea tides on water quality of the Kapuas Kecil River. The study was conducted in Kapuas River downstream along ± 30 km from the upper boundary to the estuary. Water sampling is carried out during the dry and rainy season, when the tidal conditions at 7 (seven) locations of the monitoring station. Descriptive analysis methods and regression-correlation statistics are used to determine the effect of tides on water quality in Kapuas River downstream. In general, the water quality of the Kapuas Kecil River has exceeded the criteria of first class water quality, ie water that can be used for drinking water. The status of water quality of the Kapuas Kecil River based on the pollution index calculation shows the condition of the river is “mild to medium pollutants”. The result of multiple linear regression analysis got the value of coefficient of determination (adjusted R square) = 0,760, which in whole show that independent variable (tidal and distance) influence to dependent variable (value of TDS) equal to 76%.