WATER RESOURCES SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSED BASED ON VILLAGERS AND VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS ENGAGEMENT IN WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
Suryatri Darmiatun1, Harsuko Riniwati2

1 BBPPMPV BOE Malang
2 Brawijaya University, Malang

Abstract

The source of drinking water for most of the villagers in Malang Regency, East Java comes from springs. 60 springs in Malang Regency- 3 points for surface water, 41 springs, and 16 points for deep wells- experience shrinkage. Protection / conservation of water resources by the government and non-government is a prerequisite for the sustainability of access to drinking water for rural communities. Research has not been carried out on a water resources sustainability model, based on water resources conservation by villagers and village institutions. Research objectives are knowing the magnitude of the villagers and village institutions effects on water conservation and formulating a sustainable, community-based rural water conservation model. Methods of data collection are surveys, interviews, and document studies. Data were analyzed using WarpPLS. These are the main findings. The sustainability of water resources in rural areas is directly affected by the implementation of water conservation (f2 = 0.250). The implementation of water conservation mediates the effect of community-village institution collaboration (f2 = 0.134) and the performance of village institutions (f2 = 0.189) on the sustainability of water resources. Meanwhile, the social (f2 = 0.092) and economic conditions of the community (f2 = 0.024) have a direct effect on the performance of village institutions, but they do not have a significant effect on the implementation of water conservation.
The research implication is being the recommendation for Malang Regency government. The government must ensure the effectiveness of water conservation, through strengthening the performance of village institutions. The HRD of village institutions is the main key in determining local water conservation regulations and assisting the community to implement them.

Keywords: Conservation- Water resources- village- structural model

Topic: Other Social Sciences and Humanities