Background : Urinary tract stones is a common urinary tract disease in the world and occurs primarily in peopleliving around the mining of limestone, or areas with high hardness of water. Based on the results of the types of water sources by the number of respondents who examined 34 samples showed that the calcium levels e†100 mg / liter of 4 people (11.8%), mangaan levels e†0.5 mg / liter of 15 people (44.1 %), whereas the Magnesium levels e†30 mg / liter of 14 people (41.2%).The purpose this study was to determine the association between mineral content of calcium , magnesium, mangaanin the water with the incidence of urinary tract stones on community the living in the karst area Songgom districBrebes regency.Methode : The study design was a case-control study. With the population of the whole community in SonggomBrebes regency. Sampling using random sampling techniques. The number of 68 people. Data obtained from interviews with respondents, and examination of urine and water resources.Result: The results showed there was a significant association between length of stay with the incidence of urinary tract stones with the results of statistical analysis stating the value of p = 0.015 and OR = 3.833 with 95% CI = 1.403
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