A Community Establishment for Achieving Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management and Sustainable Agriculture at Saba River Basin Level, Northern Bali, Indonesia.

A COMMUNITY ESTABLISHMENT FOR ACHIEVING
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AT SABA RIVER BASIN LEVEL, NORTHERN BALI, INDONESIA
I Wayan Budiasa, Satyanto Krido Saptomo, Yudi Chadirin, Chusnul Arif
Budi Indra Setiawan, Hisaaki Kato, Agnes Rampisela, Jumpei Kubota
Corresponding authors: wba.agr@unud.ac.id

ISSAAS 2015

Research Collaboration between Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) - Japan
Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) & Udayana University (UNUD) – Indonesia
2012-2016

Introduction

 RIHN (C-09-Init) research project on Designing Local Frameworks for IWRM is in Saba watershed,
Northern Bali
 Saba watershed across Buleleng and Tabanan Regencies  1 of 391 watersheds within BaliPenida River Basin. Its area is 14,019 haa including 4,156.82 ha irrigated rice field, managed by 56
subaks system and supported by more than 8 sub-rivers
 IWRM: “a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water,

land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an
equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems” (GWP 2000)
 Integration in IWRM = natural system management + human system interaction

 Natural system mgt: freshwater+coastal zone, land+water, surface+ground water, water quantity
+ quality, integration of upstream and downstream watershed
 Human system interaction: integration of all stakeholders in the planning and decision process,
integrating water and wastewater management, and cross-sectors integration (water for
people, water for food, water for nature, water for industries and other uses)

Introduction (continue)

 Titab Dam construction (2011-2015) for supporting 1,800 irrigated area, 350 l/s of
domestic water supply, 1,5 MW of electricity reserve, fishery and tourism
developments, and conservation

 A number of research by RIHN-IPB: water availability & quality, assessing climate &
land use, water productivity, field monitoring station network development for IWRM,
improving water management in SRI paddy field, fields water balance analysis,
predicting GHGs emission of SRI paddy fields, the role of subak system in irrigation

water distribution and land use changes, etc
 Gap understanding between local people and other stakeholders (government,
private sectors, and scientists) with the existing conditions and issues
 Limited interaction and communication among them  miss understanding and bias
analyses  the research results may not useful in implementing IWRM concept

Multi stakeholders meetings  Saba Watershed Forum (SWF) Establishment

Objectives

A brief history of Saba Watershed Forum
(SWF) establishment

A brief description of the SWF uniqueness

Methods
Study area

: Saba watershed is belong to Saba-Daya
management unit within Bali-Penida River Basin


Data collection

: 



Data analysis

Primary data by participatory approach 
Multi Stakeholders Meeting (SHM), SWF
establishment committee meeting, Final
meeting since September 8th, 2013 to
October 22nd, 2015
Secondary data by literature studies

: Descriptive qualitative analysis

History of SWF Establishment
Meeting


Venue

Date

Participant

Results

SHM I

GSH, Seririt

08/09/2013

Local community, govt,
scientist





Presentation: research in 2012-2013
Identification: general issues within Saba watershed

SHM II

GSH, Seririt

24 /10/2014

Local community,
government, private
business, scientist






Presentation: Central BMKG, Indonesia Water Partnership, Forestry Agency, FKDC, PT. KTI

Identification: SWOT and key development issues
Agreement: Saba Watershed Forum (SWF) establishment
Formation: SWF establishment committee

Preparation
Meeting I

Bappeda Office,
11/12/2014
Buleleng Regency

17 SWF establishment
committee members




Draft of SWF vision
Key words: Roles and function of SWF (Communication, Coordination, Implementation,
Promotion and Education)

Identification: related stakeholders


Preparation
Meeting II

District Office,
Seririt

20/02/2015

17 SWF establishment
committee members



Agreement: Vision Realizing the sustainable Saba watershed, community welfare based on
Tri Hita Karana philosophy ; Saba watershed community inform of SWF; Detail role and
function of SWF


Preparation
Meeting III

District Office,
Seririt

24/03/2015

17 SWF establishment
committee members






Agreement: key development issues priority; 2 draft action plans in 2015: garbage control and
soil & water conservation; organization structure of SWF
Draft of basic rule (AD/ART), executive board members, and management board by Team 7
Press release in Bali Post


Executive
Board
Meeting

District Office,
Seririt

23/09/2015

30 Executive board
members





Agreement: Management Board, additional executive board member, 2 action plans
Decision: basic rule of SWF and launching schedule
Press release in Bali Post


Assembly
Meeting &
Launching

GSH, Seririt

22/10/2015

159 representative
stakeholders




Agreement: management board, executive board, logo, secretariat, program, and action plans
Press release in Bali Post and Bali TV show

Uniqueness of SWF
 Bottom up process establishment

 Cover 4 group stakeholders within Saba watershed:
local community, government, private business,
scientist
 Simple organization structure
 Based on local (Tri Hita Karana) philosophy
 Implement the principle: one watershed, one plan,
one management

Organization structure

External Parties
(Government, University, Private
Business)

Protector

HEAD

Adviser
Board

VICE HEAD
SECRETARY

Management
board meeting

TREASURER

EXECUTIVE BOARD
TASK FORCEs

Executive board meeting

ASSEMBLY
MEETING

Coordinator and
members

STAKEHOLDERS

Management Board of SWF
Head

:

Vice Head

:

Secretary

:

Treasurer

:

I Putu Nesa, SH (Head Majelis Alit of Customary Village at Seririt District
level)
I Gusti Putu Redana (Head Majelis Alit of Customary Village at Gerokgak
District level)
I Putu Darsana (Secretary Majelis Alit of Customary Village at Banjar District
level)
I Gusti Bagus Putra Yasa (Head Subak Karangsari, Patemon Village)

:

Ir. Gede Pariawan (Head Customary Village of Sulanyah)

:

Gede Degdeg (Head Subak Tinggarsari)

:
:

Putu Witaya (Head Majelis Alit of Customary Village at Busungbiu District
level)
Nyoman Sudarma, S.Kep. (Head Majelis Alit of Subak at Seririt District level)

:

Dr. I Wayan Budiasa, SP, MP (Universitas Udayana)

Coordinator
1. Garbage and Environmental Impact
Control
2. Natural resources conservation and
Environmental services
3. Local product development and
promotion
4. Land use changes control and
irrigation asset inventory
5. Training, partnership, and
collaboration development

Key development issues and priority
KEY ISSUES

LOCATION

YEAR
PRIORITY

ACTION PLAN

Dropping garbage into river

Open access at upstream,
cenral, downstream

I / 2015

Garbage control

Land cover change and soil erosion

Upstream (Desa Pujungan,
Pupuan, Kedis), Central (Desa
Subuk), Downstream (Desa
Ularan)

2 / 2015

Land and water
conservation

Sedimentation and broken of irrigation network

Downstream

3 / 2016

Claim to irrigation bank as individual asset

Downstream

4 / 2016

Land use change from paddy field to non
agriculture

Downstream

5/ 2016

Direct use of spring water for domestic water supply

Upstream and central

6

Agro-tourism development

Upstream (Munduk, Gobleg,
Pujungan),
Cetral (Tinggarsari),
Downstream: Umeanyar (Subak
Ponjokcukli, Bendungan Titab)

7 / 2017

Local commodity and promotion

Upstream: local red rice, bali
coffee
Downstream: Haten wine, melon,
dragon fruit

8 / 2017

Task Force 1: Garbage Control Action Plan
Location 1: every bridge across the rivers within Saba watershed

Location 2. Titab Dam

Garbage control
Activities

Funding

 Insert traditional white flag and
yellow flag at every bridge and
Titab dam indicate that the river
and dam are the holly water
sources
 Supply 30 garbage baskets in
each village within Saba
watershed
 Collaborate with appropriate
agency to move and process
the garbage for income
generation

 Included in Environmental
Board Agency, Clean and
Landscape Agency project
 CSR of Domestic Water Supply
Company
 Indonesia Water Partnership
 Global Water Partnership (GWP)
 Other donation

Task Force 2: Soil and water conservation
Location 1: Green Belt Titab
Dam (44.67 ha)

Location 2: based on erosion
level Udayana University results

Conclusion
 SWF has been established under great awareness of
local people and other stakeholders through
participatory approach
 SWF may be useful in implementing IWRM concept
supported by simple and flexible organization structure
based on annual action plans