KARAKTERISTIK DAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG KUALITAS AIR SUNGAI IRIGASI PADA MASYARAKAT JAWA DAN MADURA TERHADAP PERSEPSI PEMANFAATANNYA (Studi di Desa Gumelar Kecamatan Balung Kabupaten Jember)

Abstract

Perception of river water utilization is a process of stimulus acceptance and management that will form an attitude and action. Perception can be influenced by a person's knowledge, characteristicsand cultural. River water utilization incompatible with their use can reduce the quality. This research aims to analyze the characteristics and knowledge of irrigation water quality on the perception of utilization of river water. This research is analytical research which is based on time using cross-sectional approach. The number of samples are 81 samples which is taken based on proportional cluster random sampling techniques. Data collecting in this research using questionnaires. Data that obtained was analyzed using spearman rank correlation coefficient test with α = 0.05. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the respondents age with the respondents perception about the river water utilization with the p value = 0,163; There is a significant relationship between knowledge of irrigation water quality of the respondents with the with p-value = 0.000. There is a significant differences between the perception of javanese people with Madurese people with a p value = 0.000. Based on these results, it is expected to all figure people to guiding the people the good utilization of river water.