Abstract

Serang Municipality and Serang Regency in Banten Province are the buffer zones area of capital city Jakarta. Population growth in Serang Municipality in the year of 2010-2012 was 2.91%, and in Serang Regency in the year of 2000-2010 was 1.43%. It is eminent that increase of population would increase the consumption of water. The freshwater from unconfined aquifer is an alternative supply for domestic need, in addition to the supply from water utilities (PDAM). However, uncontrolled water pumping would cause the declining of water table; then influenced of seawater might occur. This study was conducted to determine whether the unconfined groundwater has been influenced by seawater. The study consisted of groundwater observation, measurement and groundwater collection (20 samples collected). Then, the samples were analyzed in laboratory, which consisted of flame photometric, volumetric, and visible spectrophotometric. Results showed that District of Pontang, Kasemen, Ciruas, and some areas in Kramawatu and Serang are the areas that were most affected by seawater. One location, SRG 33, in Tembakang village, Pontang District, has the highest content of electro-conductivity, salinity, sodium, chloride, and magnesium. That indicates that groundwater in this location is the most influenced by seawater. Kota dan Kabupaten Serang adalah dua wilayah yang terletak di Provinsi Banten, sebagai daerah penyangga Ibu Kota Jakarta. Pertumbuhan penduduk di Kota Serang pada tahun 2010-2012 mulai menunjukkan kenaikan yang cukup tinggi sebesar 2,91% dan di Kabupaten Serang dari tahun 2000-2010 sebesar 1,43%. Jumlah penduduk yang meningkat berdampak meningkatnya konsumsi air yang dibutuhkan. Airtanah tidak tertekan dapat menjadi alternatif penyedia air bersih selain PDAM, namun pengambilan airtanah tidak tertekan yang tidak terkendali dapat berpotensi menimbulkan penurunan muka airtanah (MAT), sehingga dapat memicu adanya pengaruh air laut ke airtanah tidak tertekan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana kualitas airtanah tidak tertekan telah terpengaruh oleh air laut. Penelitian meliputi pengamatan, pengukuran dan pengambilan 20 conto airtanah, metode analisis berupa fotometri nyala, volumetri, dan spektrofotometri sinar tampak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa beberapa lokasi yang telah terpengaruh oleh air laut secara umum terdapat di Kecamatan Pontang, Kasemen, Ciruas, sebagian Kecamatan Kramatwatu dan Serang. Satu lokasi di titik SRG 33 di Kp. Tembakang, Kecamatan Potang mempunyai kandungan DHL, salinitas, natrium, klorida, dan magnesium tertinggi dibanding lokasi lainnya, ini menunjukkan bahwa titik ini telah terpengaruh oleh air laut.

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