BRANTAS RIVER, between THE PROBLEM and SOLUTION
By: Ahmat Nurul Fauzar
Brantas River, the river extends
from Source Brantas Batu, Malang then flows into Blitar, Tulungagung, Kediri,
Jombang, Mojokerto, and finally to Surabaya has an area of approximately
12,000 km2 and has a length of about 320 km. The river is known a predicate
longest river in Java after the Bengawan Solo River. By knowing about the
potential for data collection on the river's surface water per year average of
12 billion m³. Untapped potential of 2.6 to 3.0 billion m³ per year. So of
course, this river has a huge potential for people who are in its path around
the area, because the river is also potentially a very big water resource for
the people and keep in mind as well as a major supplier of the main source of
irrigation or irrigation from major rivers to rivers small and eventually into
the adjacent lands where most people are farmers. Because basically the Brantas
River has a very important function for the East Java since 60% of rice
production from rice fields along the river's flow. Besides these rivers also
play an important role in other sectors such as domestic consumption,
irrigation, health, industry, recreation, power generation, and many others.
