In order to obtain a raw description of water quality of River Ciapus, River Cihideung, and lake in the near of Dramaga Campus of IPB, a grab sampling on water quality parameter was performed on 5 sites. As many as 29 water quality parameters were measured. Those parameters were compared to threshold water quality [5] class III for fisheries and animal husbandry (Table 2).
Water quality standard stipulated in Government Regulation of Indonesia (GR) No 82 /2001 on Water Quality and Water Pollution Management was applied in assessment of river water quality. This GR has 48 freshwater water quality parameter including physical parameter, inorganic chemical parameter, organic chemical parameter, microbiology, and radioactivity. There are 4 classes of water quality within this GR namely class 1 as potable water sources, class 2 for water recreation, class 3 for fisheries and animal husbandry, class 4 for agriculture.
Provincial government has an obligation to set up river class for the river flowing within its area. Once the river has already been set up its class, all stakeholders have to make any effort to obey this determined class. Provincial government then monitors regularly river water quality 3 times/year. Storet Index or Water Pollution Index is normally applied in analysis and interpretation of river water quality [7].