Martapura River contaminated salt levels

Illustration. Martapura River, Kalimantan, Banjarmasin. (BETWEEN/Hasan Zainuddin)

Based on laboratory results in the area of The salt levels Bilu movements where intake TAPS Bandarmasih Banjarmasin, on the River already terinterusi seawater Martapura, "

Banjarmasin (Reuters)-Water River Martapura Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan has now been contaminated salt levels are high enough that 200 milligrams per liter.

"Based on lab results in the area of The salt levels Bilu movements where intake TAPS Bandarmasih Banjarmasin, on the River already terinterusi seawater Martapura," said Director of PDAM Banjarmasin, Ir Muslih told reporters in Banjarmasin, Tuesday.

He mentioned the inclusion of salts to Rivers Martapura, Banjarmasin, after drought in recent times, and when a few days ahead are not going to rain contamination levels of salt are then ascertained increasing.

Although already contaminated salt levels 200 milligrams per liter, but it has not affected the production of clean water TAPS, limit maximum levels of salt because that could not be processed drinking water: 250 miligran per liter, he said.

Therefore, he guarantees the supply of clean water during the Lebaran who lives a few days there will be no problems, let alone other than river water TAPS Banjarmasih Banjarmasin was still able to take raw water to the region's Rivers and irrigation Right cascade of Tabuk.

He mentions, there are deposits of salt in Martapura River after interusi the Java sea water that goes down to the River, then to the location of Martapura Intake TAPS The Bilu movements.

"Interusi sea water that occurs after the water pressure from the River upstream weakened after no rain lately, as a result of the influx of the sea which entered into the River," he said.

He admits, pollution levels of salt into the river that happen often especially Martapura when drought, such as the drought last year which also coincide Ramadan levels reached 1,200 milligrams of salts per liter.

(H005/H-KWR) Editor: Tasrief Tarmizi

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