WWP- PBA River and Water Awareness Education Program 14th March 2015
Date: 14th March 2015 (Saturday)
School: SRJT Ladang Alma (Standard 4 to 6)
Venue: Hutan Rimba Bukit Mertajam
Time: 8.00am – 12.00pm
Number of Participant: 37 students and 4 teachers
Water Watch Penang (WWP) invited students and teachers from SJKT Ladang Alma to our River and Water Awareness Educational Program on 14th March 2015. This time, 27 students were participated in this programme. The objective of this programme is to increase knowledge and raise awareness on the current issues pertaining water, river and environment as well as discovering and learning about importance of river and water education.
Students arrived at Taman Rimba Bukit Mertajam at 8.10 o’clock in the morning. The programme starts with the briefing by Mr. Hong Chern Wern about some Penang water issues and what are the physical, chemical and biological properties of river water. The students were also taught on the water cycle, source of Penang water and the importance of river protection in Penang. After that, students were taught how to conduct physical water samplings and carry out checks on micro-organisms found in the river during biological water samplings. Physical water sampling includes the calculation of river flow rate, observation on water clarity, water colour, water odour, sediment colour, algae abundance and algae colour. Chemical part include the test of water pH (acidity/alkalinity), dissolved oxygen, temperature and turbidity. After chemical test, students are given a short break and have their refreshment provided by WWP. After short break, activities continue on the biological section which is the most looked-forward, where students were taught how to capture aquatic life and identify them according to a chart which indicates the level of cleanliness of the river.
“River & Water” Environmental Education Programme
General Information: Facilitators:
River’s name : Taman Rimba Bukit Mertajam 1. Hong Chern Wern
Date : 14 March 2015 2. Quah Yee Ling
Time : 8am -12 noon 3. Phang Wai Leng
Weather : Sunny day 4. Ong Siew Lu
5. Lee Chooi Wen
6. Yeong Hui Ling
7. Chong Yeung Ling
Physical conditions of the river: Chemical assessments of the river:
Measurements Observation / Reading Measurements Reading / Result
Flow rate 0.094m/s pH 7
Water clarity Clean Turbidity 40JTU
Water colour Transparent Temperature 25 Degree Celsius
Water Odour No Dissolved oxygen 4ppm
Sediment colour Brownish
Algae abundance Yes
Algae colour Green
Biological assessments of the river:
List down the macro invertebrates found in the river.
No Name of Macro invertebrates Score
1 Pagoda snail 6
2 River prawn 8
3 Shrimp 4
4 River crab 3
5 Water boatman 5
6 Pond skater 5
Average Score per Taxon (ASPT)
Total Score 31
= —————————————— = ———————————— = B (rather clean-clean water)
Number of Macro invertebrates 6