KUALITAS PERAIRAN PANTAI DI KABUPATEN BADUNG YANG DIMANFAATKAN SEBAGAI AKTIVITAS PARIWISATA

A study on water quality was undertaken on six beaches in badung regency. bali, namely: kuta. legian. nusa dua, jimbaran, tanjung benoa, and canggu. the water was purpossively sampled on wet and dry seasons of 2008 and 2009. nineteen parameters were analysed, as follows: (1) phisics: temperature, taste, odour, colour, and tss; (2) chemistry: ph, do, bod5, cod, no3, ci. nh3, phenol, fat, po4, cd, and pb: (3) microbiology: e. coli, and coliforms. some parameters were analysed on site while others taken to analitical laboratory of udayana university for further analyses. results showed that 8 parameters have exceeded the maximum thresholds for designation as marine topurism destination refering to bali's governor regulation number 7 year 2007. parameters of seawater quality that exceeded the environmental quality standards were do, bod5, no3, nh3, phenol, phospate. cadmium (cd) and plumbum (pb). based on storet criteria, six beaches in badung regency were still suitable for marine tourism activities, despite the fact that two of them (nusa dua and jimbaran) were classified into low polluted, while four others (kuta, legian, tanjung benoa and canggu) were moderately polluted.