Groundwater Level and pH Assessment for Drinking Water Suitability in Mulyaguna Village, Gelam Bay District

Abstract

Mulyaguna is a lowland area with sloping relief where most of the area is peatland. People in this area use dug wells to get clean water which is used for their daily consumption needs. Along with the progress of the times the need for clean water in this area also increases while the available water is limited with water quality on peatlands that are not too good. Water that is good for consumption is one that has a pH of 7, neither acidic nor alkaline. Most of the wells made by the community are murky, brownish in color and smelly. This raises the question of whether the water in these wells is suitable for consumption or not and the condition of the water table. By measuring the groundwater level and taking water samples to measure the pH of the water, it is hoped that the well water consumed is feasible or not and the direction of water flow to determine the availability of water in this area. Sampling used a random sampling method where the pH of the water at the 12 research locations that had been measured ranged from 5.5-6 which indicates that the water is acidic and unfit for consumption and has a shallow to The groundwater level (depth to groundwater) ranges from 26.2 to 44.8 m, where The direction of groundwater flow is toward the north–northwest.