Implementation of environmental management policies on the impact of illegal sand mining

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Environmental issues have not become a serious concern of the South Buton District Government as evidenced by sand mining managed by the people illegally mushrooming almost all of South Buton Regency and there has been no control, prevention or prosecution from the Office related to the issue. Although this mining affair has become the authority of the provincial government, based on Law Number 23 the Year 2014 concerning Regional Government but the adverse impact of the consequences of sand mining in the local area that feels environmental damage. The related office is just giving an appeal about the ban on sand mining. But that is how there is no other way for people’s livelihoods to live. Mining activities include a series of activities in the effort to search, mine, excavate, process, utilize, and sell minerals. The existence of mining C in South Buton District is considered as a manifestation of the community’s efforts to maintain its life through efforts to increase revenue. Miners and people living around it are two components that influence each other. This is the background of the author to examine how government policies in overcoming the impact of mining C (sand) excavation in South Buton Regency. This study aims to determine how the policy of the South Buton District Government in overcoming the impact of excavated sand mining C in South Buton Regency. This type of research is empirical juridical research. Research location in South Buton Regency. Respondents in this study were the Office of the Environment of South Buton Regency and the head of the family affected around the sand mine. Primary and secondary data are collected through interviews with respondents using observation and documentation, which will then be analyzed qualitatively. The results of this study are known that the Local Government through the Department of Environment is only limited to providing warnings on negative environmental impacts that occur, among others, the occurrence of deep basins due to mining of lands prone to landslides, the potential for flooding in the lower regions, loss of soil organic matter, loss of soil layers, changes in soil structure, air pollution in the form of dust, and damage to village roads. The positive socio-economic impacts that occur include increased income, increased welfare, and reduced unemployment.