THE WATER QUALITY STATUS AND TROPHIC STATUS OF TOBA LAKE ARE NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL TOURISM MOREOVER INTERNATIONAL TOURISM, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GERMADAN TOBA AS A POLICY OF ZONE PLANNING
Anggiat Sinurat(a*), Muhammad Yusrizal Adi Syaputra (b), Robert Tua Siregar (c), Risma Nuraini Munthe (a), Bilson Panjaitan (a)

a. Universitas Simalungun, Jalan Sisingamangaraja Barat, Pematangsiantar, Indonesia
*angginoer[at]gmail.com
b. Universitas Medan Area, Jalan Kolam Nomor 1 Medan Estate, Medan
c. STIE Sultan Agung, Jalan Surabaya Nomor 19, Pematangsiantar

Abstract

This article is the result of development for the implementation of the Study on Development and Management Methods for Lake Toba Water Quality, which was funded by the Environment Agency of North Sumatra Province, in 2019. Analyzing the implementation of Regional Planning policies in the development and management of sustainable Lake Toba water quality needs to be done. GERMADAN Toba is very important in the management of lake water quality, as a planning document, this movement has been carried out for 5 years by integrating programs and activities by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, Provinces, Regencies and Villages, so that activities do not overlap between government agencies. With the qualitative descriptive analysis method and critical analysis of water quality and the implementation of the GERMADAN Toba program, it is known that there are still many dominant sources of water pollution and GERMADAN Toba^s performance is not yet effective in controlling water quality. This study recommends an important concept in controlling the water quality of Lake Toba which is predicted to be effective in the future in strengthening the Lake Toba area as a national strategic area in the tourism sector.

Keywords: Toba Lake, Water Quality, Trophic Status, GERMADAN Toba, National Strategic Tourism Area, Zone Planning

Topic: Engineering and Technology