Management of Water Resources in Wetlands (Muarajambi Watershed Case Study)

Abstract

In Muarajambi temple, there was founding of good water resources, such as surface water and ground water resources. The local people in Muarajambi have managed water resources both inside and outside of the Muarajambi complex. The problem is how to describe the management of water resources in the Muarajambi area. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of water resources management in the Muarajambi area by analyzing the distribution, form, function from the management of water resources in Muarajambi area. The results performed that the water resources in Muarajambi area were spread over a fluvial landscape with a height of 0-20 meters above sea. The water resources consist of surface water resources and ground water sources. There are natural and artificial surface water resources. Natural surface water resources consist of rivers, lakes and swamps and artificial water resources consist of canals, ponds and ditches. The resource of ground water is a well which was made by human contains a spring inside. The management of water resource is divided into 3 (three), namely at the micro, messo and macro scales. Micro management of water resources is making of water holes in the temple building, ponds and wells in the yard of temple. Messo scale management of water resources is the construction of a pond in the yard of the temple and the making of a trench around the temple. Macro scale management is the creation of canals (artificial rivers) between temples. The function from management of water resources in Muarajambi area is a drainage (channel for regulating water into and out of the temple building), as a water storage area during the rainy season, as a means of daily needs and ritual needs (ponds and wells) and means of transportation between temples (river and canals)