Micro-hydro power plant was built under the collaboration between Environmental Research Centre - Bogor
Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia State-Owned Electric Company (PLN), and Halimun Salak National Park.
So far, this micro-hydro power plant still operates, since micro-hydro technical management has also been
established, and intensively mentored by Environmental Research Centre IPB.
This research aimed at determining water quality status of Ciambulawung River at the section of Lebakpicung
Kampong, presumably affected by micro-hydro power plant, agriculture, and community activity, using Pollution
Index and NSF-WQI (National Sanitation Foundation - Water Quality Index). Water quality index is a means to
summarize large amounts of water quality data into simple terms for reporting to management and the public in a
consistent manner [1].
There are several water quality indices that have been developed to aid water quality divisions in USA, Canada,
and Malaysia. However, most of these indices are based on the WQI developed by the U.S. National Sanitation
Foundation (NSF). The NSF developed an index, called the NSF Water Quality Index (NSF-WQI), to provide a
standardized method for comparing the relative quality of various water bodies [12]
Several researchers use water quality index in assessment river water quality [2]. The water quality status might
be considered for water resources management [3]