Community-Based Conservation in Perwitosari Spring, Gondangan, Sleman, Indonesia

One of the main aspects of water resource conservation based on Law 17/2019 is the protection of water resources. This law stipulates that water resources, including springs, must be protected by maintaining their quantity and quality through catchment area restoration activities, maintaining and rehabilitating forests in watersheds, and controlling land use around springs so as not to deteriorate the spring's quality and quantity. This study aims to determine the typology of the Perwitosari Spring and identify the community-based conservation efforts that have been and will be carried out at the Perwitosari Spring. This study is important because the Perwitosari Spring is used as a water source to meet the daily needs of the surrounding community. The study method used was a field survey to measure water discharge quality and determine the spring typology, as well as interviews with a key community figure. The study results show that the Perwitosari Spring has a regional groundwater system as a contact spring. The spring is protected by broncaptering by residents assisted by the village government. In addition, the community also carries out routine maintenance using voluntary money from visitors who come to the spring to perform rituals. Several people from various regions perform the ritual every Tuesday Kliwon and Thursday Kliwon by meditating and soaking in a water reservoir. Shortly, a "Spring Observer Association"or "Paguyuban Pemerhati Mata Air"will be formally formed, which will be inaugurated by the granting of Surat Keputusan (SK) from a Village Head (Lurah). The next Perwitosari spring development plan is one of the Sleman area's tourist destinations. Community activities around the spring are indirectly a conservation step that can protect the spring source and maintain its quality. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.