Nilai Ekonomi Air Resapan Hutan Lindung Gunung Sinabung dan TWA Deleng Lancuk untuk Kebutuhan Sektor Rumah Tangga

Abstract

DEDEK WAHYUNI: The Economic Values of Watersheds Protection Forestry on Sinabung Mountain and TWA Deleng Lancuk for Domestic Uses. Supervised by SITI LATIFAH and AGUS PURWOKO. The main functions of forests are protected as watersheds, so that water availability can be maintained at all times. But people still do not understand the function of these forests. Benefits of SDH did not all have market prices, making it necessary to use these approaches to quantify the economic value. This study aims to determine the economic value of water absorption and the protection forestry Mountain Sinabung TWA Deleng Lancuk around the village of Kuta Gugung and Sigarang Garang. The research was conducted in December 2011 to March 2012 with quantifying the economic value of water based on the cost of procurement and contingency methods. Determination of the number of samples in the study by the method of stratification. The results showed that total economic value of water catchment forests and protected forests Sinabung TWA Deleng Lancuk the village of Kuta Gugung and Sigarang Garang is Rp. 76.586.602, - per year with an average value of the benefits perceived by each household of Rp. 129.151. The cost of total household water consumption is equal to Rp. 5.141.369.3, - per year at a cost of household water consumption by an average of Rp.8.670.1, - per year. Total consumer surplus of Rp.71.445.233, - per year with a surplus of consumers who felt by each household of Rp. 120.481, - per year. Based on the research results can be seen that the water catchment forests and protection forestry Sinabung and Deleng Lancuk TWA has given a considerable contribution to the community to meet the water needs of households.