Name of waterway
Site 1 – at Juru Dam, Sungai Juru near Federal Route about 13 km south-east of Butterworth town. Housing area – Tmn Bukit Minyak and school located nearby.
Date 18/8/2007
Time 4.00 pm
Weather : Fair / cloudy . No rain for the past 24 hours. High tide / sea water.
By Friends of Sungai Juru
Contact 012-4285453
Crew Size : 2 persons
Location Map of Sungai Juru
View of Site 1 at Juru Dam
Whislt we were conducting the water monitoring tests, we spotted 2 activities along the river banks there ;-
Angler, Mohamad Syakirin Bin Ismail 24 years old, showing us his catch at Juru Dam – “ikan bulan”.
A scavenger spotted busy salvaging plastic/mineral bottles at garbage site near to the suspension bridge of Juru Dam…..for recycling use !!. Like old newspaper, household plastic /mineral bottles can be collected for recycle and reuse !!
He showed us his collection…..
monitoring and record down the results of the tests…
Here are the results of the test at Site 1 ;
Physical monitoring
Colour and appearance – cloudy
Smell – nil
Vegetation – field grass
Animals – Lizard (biawak), otter(memberang) and snake (ular)
Activities – recreation area with a suspension bridge and several chalets in dilapidated conditions, a rubbish /plastic bottle scavenger spotted nearby and seen salvaging at the rubbish site near the river bank whilst several anglers seen fishing there.
Chemical monitoring
Variables
PH – 7
Dissolved oxygen (DO) – 8 ppm
Turbidity – 40 JTU
Phosphate – 4 ppm
Nitrate – 5 ppm
Temperature – 29 C
Coliform bacteria – positive
Name of waterway
Site 2 – Parit 4 near PETRONAS petrol station at Bukit Tengah Industrial Area along the Federal Route about 11.5 km south-east of Butterworth town
Date 18/8/2007
Time 5.00 pm
Weather : Fair / cloudy . No rain for the past 24 hours.
By Friends of Sungai Juru
Contact 012-4285453
Crew Size : 2 persons
View of the Site 2 at Parit 4.
Close up view of Site 2 where floating algae spotted, indicating that the water is contaminated with nutrient pollution, possibly from sewerage discharge…
Whislt we were conducting the test at Site 2, we spotted a man harvesting moina..
He showed us his catch, Moina, a single cell organism used for feeding fish fry….. Learn more about moina.
Here are the results of the test at Site 2
Physical monitoring
Colour and appearance – brownish, cloudy
Smell – smelly
Vegetation – weeds along river bank of concrete embankment, growth of algae
Animals – Nil
Activities – road expansion works in progress, concrete drain along the Bukit Tengah Industrial area. Numbers of factories sited along the concrete drain. Spotted a man harvesting for moina.
Chemical monitoring
Variables
PH – 8
Dissolved oxygen (DO) – 8 ppm
Turbidity – 40 JTU
Phosphate – 4 ppm
Nitrate – 5 ppm
Temperature – 30C
