Bogor DLH Tests Well Water Laboratory Residents Of Mount Sindur Polluted With Fuel

Water from residents' wells in Pengasinan Village, Gunung Sindur District, Bogor Regency, West Java, is mixed with fuel oil. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Bogor Police)

BOGOR - The Environmental Service (DLH) of Bogor Regency, West Java, conducted a test of a resident's water well laboratory in Pengasinan Village, Gunung Sindur, which was polluted with fuel oil (BBM).

The Head of Law Enforcement and Waste Management of the Bogor Regency Environmental Agency (DLH) Gantara Lenggana in Bogor, Friday, explained that his party was working with the Forensic Laboratory Center (Puslabfor) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency and the Oil and Gas Institute (Lemigas) to conduct research.

"Testing with finger prints of oil sampled by residents' wells polluted with fuel and gas station pendam oil," said Gantara, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 8.

The research was conducted to determine whether the oil in the well water of the residents was identical to the oil in the gas station damping tank.

"The water sample will be sent to the National Police Laboratory and the Task Force for testing," he said.

According to Gantara, the DLH team had moved to the location to conduct an inspection, on Thursday (7/9), but at that time it could not test the sample due to limited equipment. Because, research on the oil fingerprint method is only owned by special laboratories and Lemigas.

Meanwhile, the Head of Emergency for the Bogor Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) M Adam Hamdani said that residents affected by the water from the well were polluted by fuel at the location, could apply for clean water supplies to the Bogor Regency Government through BPBD.

During the investigation, affected residents can get clean water by directly contacting the BPBD Call Center at 021-87914900 or can be 021-87914800 or Whatsapp Number at 081210109002. Or it could also be through the local village head and sub-district," said Adam.

Previously, the Head of Gunung Sindur Dace Hatomi said that the contamination of residents' wells by fuel had been complained about since seven years ago.

According to him, the water is really mixed with fuel like today, residents' well water is often complained about because it emits a smell like gasoline.

"At that time the laboratory results were still feasible, only the smell, so drinking needs were still bought. Previously, it had also been communicated. Now it looks, there should also be compensation for the affected residents," said Dace.