Groundwater Recharge Estimation Using Water Budget and Water Table Fluctuation Method in the Jakarta Groundwater Basin

Abstract

The Jakarta Groundwater Basin is one of the groundwater basins with the highest development, economic, and business activities in Indonesia. Groundwater damage has become a major growing issue in the Jakarta groundwater basin. Intensive development has led to the overuse of groundwater in this basin. Efforts are needed to manage, protect, and conserve groundwater in this basin to support the development and economic activities sustainably. Jakarta, as the capital city of Indonesia, is located in the groundwater basin. Groundwater sustainability is determined by the amount of groundwater recharge in those basins, so knowledge of groundwater recharge is important. Groundwater is an important part of a hydrological cycle, and groundwater recharge ensures groundwater sustainability in some areas. This study aims to estimate groundwater recharge in the Jakarta groundwater basin using the water budget and water table fluctuation method. The water budget method used is Thornthwaite, Dingman, and Edijatno-Michel. The Water Table Fluctuation methods used are Dellin and Delottier. Analysis of the amount of groundwater recharge estimation is carried out using the ESPERE Version 2 software. Output data is then further analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical approaches to determine whether there is a difference in groundwater recharge amount based on the water budget and water table fluctuation. The results show that groundwater recharge based on water budget methods is 209–885 mm/year. The estimation of the largest amount of recharge was obtained using the Edijatno-Michel approach. The smallest amount of recharge was estimated using the Dingman-Hamon method. The average recharge of groundwater in Tanjung Priok is 305 mm/year, Kemayoran is 209 mm/year, and Bogor is 885 mm/year. Only 8–15 % of the annual rainfall that converted into groundwater recharge at the study area. Based on the analysis using the water table fluctuation method, groundwater recharge in this basin has a value of 240 mm/year. The variation of the amount of groundwater recharge is caused by the pros and cons of each method. Apart from that, geological factors, land use/land cover factors, and climatic variations in this basin can affect the research results. By considering the amount of groundwater recharge, groundwater management in the Jakarta groundwater basin needs to be carried out for harmonious development and groundwater conservation.