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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan
BOD mg/l 0.66 0.54 0.68 0.69 0.50 1.42 0.90 0.66 0.84 0.88 0.40 0.92
COD mg/l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 6 1 1
NH3N mg/l 0.02 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
NO 3N mg/l 3.6 5.4 3.1 4.2 1.7 5.0 3.2 2.5 1.4 1.4 4.0 5.0
NO 2N mg/l 0.00
2
0.00
3
0.00
6
0.01
1
0.01
1
PO 4 mg/l 0.46 0.07 0.67 0.44 0.20 0.23 0.58 1.19 0.42 0.60 0.23 0.29
SO 4 mg/l 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 5 2 1 1
Cu mg/l 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.54 0.08 0.00 0.01 0.09 0.09 0.01 0.05
E. coli MPN/
100ml
0.00
1
0.00
4
0.00
4
0.00
5
0.00
7
0.00
6
365 148 365 866 488 980 1,733 2,419 260 980 64 411
TSS Mg/l 1.4 1.6 6.2 1.6 1.6 2.7 7.0 4.3 1.5 0.5 11 0.5
WQI 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Class I I I I I I I I I I I I
Source: Mohd Kamil et al. (2005)
All the waters sampled at the points S1 to S12 exhibited INWQS Class I characteristics,
indicative of excellent water quality, especially in relation to its neutral pH, high dissolved
oxygen (DO), low turbidity, low total suspended solids (TSS), low carbon oxygen demand
(COD) and biological oxygen demand (BOD), and low levels of nitrates, phosphates,
sulphates, and copper. Nevertheless, an area of concern is the level of E. coli at certain
sampling stations, indicative of fecal contamination, especially at S8 (2,419/100ml), S7
(1,733/100ml), S10 (980/100ml), S6 (980/100ml), and S4 (866/100ml). Except for S10, all
the sites are at or near human habitations, especially in the resort area, dwelling units, and the
Baha Camp.
Regular monitoring is a must, in order to determine the water (sewage) quality patterns and
trends, in view of the fact that the Sg. Jeri is a source of potable water for the Jelawang
community. Discharge of raw sewage may be the limiting factor in additional infrastructural
construction for accommodation at the resort or at Baha Camp, unless a proper sewage
treatment facility is made available for mitigating the additional sewage load into the Sg. Jeri.
2.7 Land Use
The study area is heavily forested, with some 80% under Permanent Forest Reserves,
followed by agricultural land under rubber, fruits and oil palm, and settlements (refer to
Appendix 4 for the land use map). Federal and state agricultural agencies (FELCRA,
KESEDAR, RISDA, PKENK) play a major role in conversion of forest to agricultural
smallholdings, as a land-reform programme for the poor and landless.
Land use for the Kuala Krai district (as described in Table 2.4 below) could be representative
of the area surrounding GSSP.
Table 2.4: Land Use of the District of Kuala Krai
No Land Use Area (ha) Percentage
(%)
1. Forest Reserves 112,779.6 47.8
2. Reserves/Roads/Others 71,670.0 30.4
3. Rubber 25,959.0 11.0
4. Orchards and others 18,169.2 7.5
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