EVALUASI KUALITAS AIR WADUK BERDASARKAN PARAMETER FISIKA

Abstract

Reservoir is a large building made by humans by damming a river (Wetzel, 2001). Reservoirs
are also an intermediate system between rivers (lotic waters) and lakes (lentic waters). The
manufacture of reservoirs generally has objectives and functions, one of which is for raw water needs
from drinking water treatment. MG Reservoir is the main source of raw water for PDAM Balikpapan
City. MG Reservoir is a very important aquatic resource in terms of its ecological and economic
functions. Therefore it must be maintained both in terms of quantity and quality. With the existence of
various human activities around MG Reservoir, it will affect the condition of the reservoir.

Keywords— evaluation, quality, physics, temperature, transparency, electrical conductivity