Pengaruh Perilaku Penduduk Dalam Membuang Limbah Terhadap Kualitas Air Sungai Gajahwong (the Influence of People Behaviour in Disposing Waste to the Gajahwong Water Quality)

Gadjahwong river is one of “Prokasih” (Clean River Program) targets, and the water has been planned as B category. The objectives of the research include (1) to identify the water quality, (2) to identify pollutant sources, (3) to understand the people behavior related to the river, (4) to identify the relationship between the people behavior and the river water quality. Data about water use in this research were collected using sampling method, while socio-economics data were compiled through the Rapid Rural Appraisal approach. The result show that there is a relationship between water quality and people behavior. Potential pollutants in the upper stream include house hold waste, agriculture. In the middle and lower streams include agriculture, settlement, and industry