1Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Polytechnic of Health, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
2Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Kota Makassar, Sulawesi, Selatan, Indonesia
Online published on 29 May, 2018.
Sanur is a tourism area that located in the south of Denpasar, which includes the village of Sanur, Sanur Kaja, Sanur Kauh, and Renon, with clean water wells facilities as many as 3174 wells. Utilization of water wells in this region 87% of the total existing wells. Based on quality measurement results conducted by the Dinas Kesehatan Kota Denpasar in 2006, from 40 dug-wells in South Denpasar District, the content of Coliform and fecal coli has exceeded water quality standards which refers to Permenkes No. 416/Menkes/Per/IX/1990, it can be concluded as a high risk of contamination status.
This research was cross sectional study then followed by analyzing the degree of contamination of fecal coliform and total coliform. Data were obtained from interviews, observations, measurements and laboratory tests. Data have been collected and analyzed by Chi Square test.
Chi square analysis showed that all independent variables was highly significant and relates very significant (sig<0.5), except for the depth of the water wells that are insignificant to contamination coli fecal (sig >0.05).
To reduce cases or incidents of water-borne disease, local authorities are advised to provide financial assistance to improve the poor well construction and environmental sanitation education held periodically every three months. In addition, chlorination of water wells in the region are also important to reduce the incidence of disease caused by contaminated water by a group of indicator bacteria (coliform and fecal coli).
Fecal coliform, total coliform, well water
