Evaluation of the physicochemical properties of Cibuntu Pond, Bogor Regency, West Java

Abstract

Cibuntu Pond is one of the urban ponds located in Bogor Regency, West Java Province. With a maximum surface area of 2.11 ha and a maximum depth of 1.20 m, it serves as a retention pond and recreational fishing area. Ponds in urban areas can be disturbed due to siltation, land conversion, and anthropogenic activities that can influence the physicochemical conditions of the waters. This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical properties of Cibuntu Pond as the basis for freshwater pond management. This study was conducted from September to December 2018 at five observation stations. This study showed that the physicochemical parameters at Cibuntu Pond showed relatively homogeneous values spatially (except for the water depth). Meanwhile, physicochemical parameters show variations temporally. Furthermore, the total nitrogen and phosphorus value indicate Cibuntu Pond as a eutrophic to a hypereutrophic pond.