Pemulihan Tata Kelola Air Terhadap Tinggi Muka Air Tanah Lahan Gambut Dalam Upaya Pengendalian Kebakaran Di Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir, Riau

Abstract

Riau Province in 2016 experienced forest and land fires with an area of 3,218 hectares and one of these hotspots occurred in Indragiri Hilir Regency. These fires occur almost every year in an increasingly large area, causing peat to no longer be natural or damaged. The study aims to analyze the effect of restoring water management on groundwater levels in peatlands and the application of peatland water management restoration in efforts to control peatland fires in Indragiri Hilir District, Riau Province. The research location is focused on PT. BNS in Indragiri Regency, Riau Province with an area of 13,317.81 ha. The data used is in the form of secondary data obtained from references to the Directorate of Peatland Damage Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry 2020-2023 in the form of hotspot data, Groundwater Level (TMAT) data, canal bulkhead data, and peat anchoring point data. The collected data is analyzed and compared with established quality standards. The results of this study show that rainfall and the construction of canal barriers affect water management at PT. BNS. The effectiveness of the construction of canal barriers occurred in 2021 and 2022 as shown by the increase in groundwater levels from the previous year. Water management has a positive effect on reducing hotspots, this is evidenced by 6 hotspots in 2018 and in 2020, 2021, and 2022 there are no hotspots around PT. BNS.