Abstract
Water is the most important resource for human life. Not only for households, but water also has an important role in agricultural activities. An irrigation system with the local wisdom of the local community is present to support the sustainability of rice fields which has been known for a long time. But today, water is becoming an expensive commodity that is always commercialized. Water has also been a source of conflict in some places. In Temanggung Regency, local people know the existence of ili-ili, an informal institution that plays a role in regulating the irrigation for rice fields during the dry season. Not only for agricultural rice fields, but ili-ili also regulates the distribution of water to households fairly and without conflict. However, recently no more young people have continued these democratic and fair water management systems. This article uses the historical method, which emphasizes sources analysis and observations. This study proposes a solution to support the continuity of the traditional institution. The local government needs to support by making the water regulators part of the village government so that each community are able to enjoy the water together without causing new conflicts.
Highlights
Throughout their life, humans are always dependent on the nature where they live
Despite having a long history, only a few researchers were interested in studying the irrigation system
Since the Old Mataram Kingdom era, the Temanggung Regency area has played an important role because this region was close to a holy region, Dihyang, which is currently known as Dieng, located in Wonosobo Regency [10]
Summary
Throughout their life, humans are always dependent on the nature where they live. One of the resources provided by nature that has humans are addicted to is water. With regard to farm irrigation management, local society knows ili-ili, an informal institution assigned to regulate water distribution to farms during the dry season. Based on the objective condition, there were two interesting problems in this study, that the water management system in Temanggung is commercialized and may potentially cause conflict in the society. The existence of ili-ili as the society’s local wisdom in water resource management for irrigation farms in Temanggung Regency is very important to ensure the conservation of the environment and society’s needs. A study on water resource management based on local wisdom has been conducted by Lubis et al (2018). This study shows the urgency of local traditional values to be maintained and preserved It provides a contextual description of the implementation of traditional values in the management of water resources today
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