The research area is a high karst area composed of carbonate rocks, where drought occurred almost every year. This study aimed to determine water availability in aquifer rocks by analyzing the surface geology and subsurface layers (geophysical method). We used the Schlumberger configuration in the geoelectric method at four locations in the study area to determine the resistivity value of the rocks beneath the surface. The results revealed that the site comprises tuff, crystalline limestone, layered limestone /chalky, and gravel to clay deposits. An aquifer was only found in Asem Lulang Village, which has a wedge layer with a thickness of 59 meters and thinned down to 5 meters towards the village of Ngalas Ombo. The value of the resistivity aquifer ranges from 0.18 to 9.18 ohm.m. The existence of that aquifer could indicate that the aquifer is only found in weakly undulated geomorphic units with a height difference of 12.5 meters and a slope of 5.86%.
INTRODUCTIONThe water resource is the center of our lives. The supply of water is related to our daily living, either for domestic uses and for other purposes such as agriculture and industry. Water from groundwater sources requires good storage, that is, the aquifer.Gunung Kidul area has problems of drought and reduced water supply. BPBD Gunung Kidul recorded that 15 of its sub-districts suffer from water shortages. The drought has caused a deficit in both surface water and groundwater. The surface water in the karst area is found in some dry and wet dolinas (Damayanti et al., 2018), while the groundwater resides in the aquifer rocks. The debits of groundwater and spring in Ponjong area are very small and highly dissolved (Afitha et al., 2013). The poor aquifer condition causes a problem in the water supply. The aquifer condition in Gunung Kidul was studied by Uligawati et al. (2020) who found a deep aquifer.