Abstract
Groundwater is one of water resources that can be exploitated to supply human being basic need because
of its quality and quantity. Groundwater overexploitation can give negative impact to environmental
equilibrium. Human activities such as groundwater overexploitation, civilization problems, coast
reclamation and industrial area developments can give groundwater problems in urban area. Groundwater
problems that can be happened such as surface flooding, sea water intrusion, land subsidence and
groundwater pollution as the impact of human activities. Mitigations that can be conducted to minimize
negative impact of groundwater overexploitation are by technical and nontechnical programs.
Key words: urban area, groundwater, groundwater overexploitation,