Asian Review of Environmental and Earth Sciences

Southern part of Kalimantan is wetland area that included the groundwater basin of Palangkaraya-Banjarmasin. The assessment of the potential of ground water in wells includes the quantity of water use on artesian wells, the physical quality of artesian well water and the groundwater uses. The method used in this study is a survey method with the number of wells drilled studied is 17 wells and 46 wells users. Analysis of the data is the percentage obtained from questionnaires distributed to the artesian well. Field measurements obtain the water quality data artesian well. The results showed that the quantity of water is good quantity. The water in wells is never dry despite the dry season. Artesian well water quality is not good for consumption. Based on interviews with residents and the results of field measurements, water color will be red when boiled, so that the water is only used for washing and bathing.