BeritaBali.com reports that Bali's Environmental Protection
Agency (BLH) has recorded salt water intrusion into the ground
water supply at distances between 39 and 330 meters from the
shore line. The BLH is blaming this development on the high
usage of ground water, particularly by the hotel sector. The
worst affected areas are in Sanur, Kuta, Candi Dasa and Nusa
Dua. Meanwhile, the use of ground water in Denpasar is now
approaching 3 million cubic meters per month. The head of the
technical laboratory division of BLH, Gede Surjana, said he is
concerned by the degree of salt water intrusion into Bali's
water supply and the level of salinity measured in ground water
samples. He further warned that if something is not done soon to
limit the over-use of ground water, Bali will face a clean water
crisis by 2020. He estimates the maximum permissible use of
ground water for all of Bali stands as 300 million cubic meters
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