Managing Rivers Wisely

          It is owned by the weakest man in keeping the environment clean one of them is a matter of throwing garbage everywhere. Looks like this one until the culture whenever it goes on, though it was often campaigned but no change at all. Efforts have been done by writing a slogan on the mass media, pamphlets, brochures, billboards, or a billboard with a large writing then it is placed on the side of the road or intersection. But basically we own a "difficult" to change the habits that one, so the call is sometimes pass by. It may be that, before the days of the almost instantaneous, as now, was once the behavior of the garbage in the "practical" to ditches or rivers already been done. Started to drink water from bottles, plastic bags, cardboard, dead rat, until the liquid and solid wastes from households are all clearly visible. Not to mention the sediment deposits that are not regularly do take deposits of sediment that causes the flow of rivers and ditches are not functioning properly, so that its impact was we all already know, namely flooding.        The city of Surabaya, for example, often when we crossed the area that there is a drainage channel or stream there is always a floating trash, such as in: Kalidami River, River jagir, or Kalimas River. Not to mention the trash that covered ditches or rivers in the neighborhood residents, such as in Klampis Semalang, Klampis Ngasem, or Menur Pumpungan, is evidence to show still. low awareness of citizens in the trash. Ease of trash like that certainly would lead to flooding. Moreover, the flood that flooded residential areas during the rainy season arrives, it does not serve as a valuable experience to care for the rivers and ditches. What's more, there is an impression that the presence of existing infrastructure has been a solution in the flood. In fact, not so, because with the river or ditch it to facilitate the transport of water is then taken to the sea. Instead, we who are not able to properly manage the infrastructure of existence earlier. Following castration of the infrastructure should be immediately changed his view is in line with the times. Apart from the inability of the government to review the flow of rivers and drainage and limited budgets for infrastructure, alternatives to reduce pollution of rivers deadlock problem is to make the container aspirational society. Where, its management as well as from the community itself and the government remains the main driving force. Perhaps the formation of this kind will reduce our dependence on infrastructure, such as reminding residents that live along the river when the tide or her relocation to a safer place. The involvement of all parties is very necessary in this case, although the success or failure of key control and management of rivers and ditches are located on the residents who live adjacent to the Watershed (DAS). It is time to treat the river in Surabaya is more prudent to avoid the negative impacts caused by human activity, as well as the position of rivers and ditches following benefits.                                                             

                                                             (Posted in Harian Surya, June 10, 2010, or click www.surya.co.id)