Penegakan Hukum terhadap Pencemaran Lingkungan Limbah Domestik dan Industri Sungai Bango Malang

Abstract

This research outlines the pressing issue of pollution in the Bango River in Malang City due to domestic waste and small-scale industrial waste, which threatens the ecosystem and the community's water source. Based on this research focus, the problem formulations include: To what extent is the effectiveness of environmental law enforcement against the pollution of the Bango River, and what are the inhibiting factors in the implementation of this law enforcement (institutional aspects, coordination, and community participation)? The study uses a normative juridical method to examine the effectiveness of law enforcement based on Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and Government Regulation Number 82 of 2001 concerning Water Quality Management and Water Pollution Control. Substantively, the research results reveal that although the legal framework has provided administrative, civil, and criminal instruments, their implementation remains weak. Law enforcement tends to stop at minor administrative sanctions, regional institutional capacity is limited, and coordination among agencies is not yet optimal. This condition leads to continuous water quality degradation. In conclusion, solving this problem demands a multi-dimensional approach, including more assertive law enforcement, strengthening institutional capacity, implementing waste treatment technology, and empowering the community, in order to realize environmentally sound sustainable development.