ANALYSIS ON ABSORPTION OF TELKOMAS REGION, BIRINGKANAYA DISTRICT, MAKASSAR CITY

Abstract

Abstract: City of Makassar with a total population of approximately 1.3 million people has a fairly rapid process of urbanization, seen from the rampant development in the suburbs. Coefficient changes the basic building the greater the likely impact of the lack of green open spaces and groundwater catchment area. Gradually the surface condition of ground water will decrease and the external impact on other areas surrounding the lower. With the condition of the catchment area that is increasingly critical, then a chance of rain water into the bowels of the earth the less. Meanwhile, the use of ground water through pumping is increasingly rising. As a result, soil water deficit, which is characterized by deepening the groundwater. Diminishing rain just a little while, then quickly dropped the groundwater. The condition of the decline in the groundwater if allowed to continue, it will result in the difficulty of obtaining ground water for agricultural irrigation purposes and other living things. In this regard, it is necessary to conserve water in an effort to increase ground water through construction of water wells recharge. The basic principle of water conservation is to prevent or minimize water lost as runoff and store it as much as possible into the body of the earth. On this principle, the excessive rainfall during the rainy season are not allowed to flow into the sea but it's useless divulging accommodated in a container which allows water to seep back into the ground (groundwater recharge).